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Committee reviews Job Service budget requests; backs H-2A inspector positions and weighs $2.1M salary funding swap
Summary
Committee members stressed the immediate need for additional H-2A inspection capacity after the agency reported a 30–45% rise in service use, and discussed a proposed one-time $2.1 million swap from federal to general funds to address salary shortfalls.
The committee reviewed Job Service (Armstrong) budget requests and discussed several staffing and funding adjustments, including additional H-2A inspector capacity and a proposed $2.1 million one-time swap to address salary funding gaps.
Senator Connolly summarized the agency requests and said the agency is "happy with the Armstrong budget" as presented; he identified the H-2A (foreign agricultural worker) inspection workload as a priority and said the program has experienced a roughly 30–45% increase in users, creating…
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