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Committee adopts amendment to transfer funds to public‑safety recruitment and retention program; votes 5‑0
Summary
In executive session Oct. 12 the Senate Education Committee adopted an amendment to SB 59 that transfers existing funds into a public‑safety recruitment and retention account; the committee approved the amendment and the amended bill by voice votes, 5‑0.
The Senate Education Committee moved into executive session Oct. 12 and adopted an amendment that replaces section 6 of SB 59 to transfer existing program funds into a recruitment and retention account for public safety training. Committee action was unanimous.
Committee discussion described the underlying account as a $2 million appropriation originally intended to support a program providing free community‑college courses and training to first responders; the amendment redirects a portion of that existing appropriation. Committee members indicated the amendment uses a transfer from funds already appropriated so no new appropriation would be required for the next two years. Committee members stated the transfer amount as $100,000 in discussion.
The committee adopted the amendment (identified in the transcript as amendment 20250224s) by voice vote; the transcript records the committee vote on the amendment as 5‑0. The underlying bill as amended was then approved by the committee 5‑0 and placed on consent. The transcript shows no roll‑call names for the motions; the committee recorded the tally as unanimous.
The committee left executive session and adjourned. The transcript indicates the committee's action was procedural to reallocate funds already available in the program rather than to create a new appropriation.
