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Committee hears refresher on deficiency warrants, supplementals and emergency clause
Summary
Legislative staff explained deficiency warrants (statutory authority for certain agencies to spend against the general fund), the purpose and limits of supplemental appropriations, and the constitutional emergency clause that allows current‑year changes to take effect immediately.
Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, briefed the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 7 about deficiency warrants, supplementals, rescissions and how the Idaho Constitution’s emergency clause applies to current‑year adjustments.
Deficiency warrants McGurkin explained that deficiency warrants are a statutory authority allowing certain agencies to spend money against the general fund for specified purposes without a prior appropriation; agencies later come to the committee to have those expenditures appropriated so the agency’s outstanding balance is cleared. Typical authorized uses include dam…
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