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JFAC approves Department of Labor FY2026 funding shift; requested intent language on immigration and disability reports fails in committee
Summary
Committee approved a net $161,000 increase for the Department of Labor by shifting federal and dedicated funds, but two pieces of non‑monetary language requesting reports on the impact of illegal immigration and on state versus federal disability determinations failed to secure a House majority and will be referred to the House.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved an adjustment to the Department of Labor’s FY2026 budget that shifts authority between federal and dedicated funds and reduces 15.58 full‑time positions from the federal grant fund while adding $5 million from a dedicated administration fund.
Senator Cook moved the budget adjustment, which the committee recorded as a net increase of $161,000 for FY2026. Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the request reflects lower expected federal grant…
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