The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on the first day of hearings voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2025 base budget as the starting point for the 2027 biennium education budget process.

Representative Beatty, chair of the subcommittee, called for adoption of the starting-point budget after fiscal staff presented their analysis. Vice Chair Fuller moved to "adopt the fiscal year 2025 based budget as detailed in for section e on education as the starting point," and the chair took a voice vote. "All those in favor, say aye," the chair said; members answered, "Aye." The chair declared the motion adopted unanimously.

The committee recorded proxies during the vote. The clerk noted that Senator Regier and Representative Jones each registered aye by proxy. The chair asked the clerk to follow up after the meeting so proxy forms could be completed.

Why it matters: The starting-point adoption establishes the baseline from which the legislature will track present-law adjustments and any new proposals for the 2027 biennium. Adopting a base budget is a procedural step that determines which fiscal year 2025 appropriations are carried forward as the default for subsequent adjustments.

What the record shows: The motion was moved by Vice Chair Fuller and adopted by voice vote with no recorded nays. Proxy votes were recorded for Senator Regier and Representative Jones. The clerk was asked to confirm proxy forms after the meeting.