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Committee defers CTAHR staffing and research-station funding questions after lengthy debate
Summary
Lawmakers deferred action on Senate Bill 663, which would add positions and expand CTAHR programming, after extended questioning about vacant position counts, university budgeting, and station upkeep.
The joint committee deferred Senate Bill 663 after extended questioning about the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' staffing, vacant positions and capital priorities. The chair said the committee will take up the bill at a later meeting and requested detailed position and vacancy accounting from the university.
CTAHR witnesses, led by the college dean, described a multi-pronged request in SB663 that would add eight positions to address a long-term decline in research technicians and expand community-engaged station work. The dean told senators CTAHR is down by 34 technical positions since 2005 and requested eight new positions and four community…
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