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Appropriations panel scrutinizes Job Service budget, H-2A housing inspections and technology requests
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed Job Service budget changes that include a one-time funding swap, an IT request and a proposed H-2A housing-inspector position. Agency officials said federal funding for the inspections program has not kept pace with workload; they reported about 1,800 inspections last year and asked for an additional FTE.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division reviewed Job Service’s revised executive budget, focusing on technology funding, a salary adjustment and an additional H-2A housing-inspection position.
Grant Gator, fiscal analyst with the Legislative Council, walked members through the purple sheet comparing the Bergam and Armstrong budgets and highlighted the bolded changes. He said the comparison shows a salary-change reduction of $256,811 and a health-insurance increase of $6,006 tied to the new agricultural worker position. Gator also noted a one-time funding change: $210,000…
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