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DLS flags SDAT budget shifts, CRIS IT cost growth; agency director outlines staffing and modernization steps
Summary
The Department of Legislative Services told the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee that the Department of Assessments and Taxation’s fiscal 2026 allowance decreases by about $7.6 million to $168.9 million and includes contingent reductions tied to proposed BRFAA cost-share changes that would shift local–state responsibilities.
The Department of Legislative Services told the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee that the Department of Assessments and Taxation’s fiscal 2026 allowance decreases by about $7.6 million to $168.9 million and includes contingent reductions tied to proposed provisions in the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act that would change a 50/50 state–local cost share to 90/10 for certain real property, business personal property and IT expenses.
DLS analyst David said the BRFAA provision would shift roughly $20.9 million in general funds to special funds under the department’s accounting, but DLS recalculated the contingent reduction as $21.2 million and recommended SDAT and the Department of Budget and Management introduce a supplemental budget item to correct the amounts.
DLS also highlighted major program funding in the allowance: tax credit programs account for 51 percent of the agency’s spending in the allowance ($85.1 million),…
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