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Budget staff lay out 'clear language' and reappropriation rules as committee prepares maintenance votes
Summary
Legislative budget staff described the program maintenance packet and 'clear language' — standard conditions, transfer exemptions and reappropriation authority — that the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee will vote on when it sets maintenance budgets later in the week.
Keith Bybee, division manager for budget and policy analysis with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee with program maintenance packets and an explanation of the ‘clear language’ the committee will consider when setting maintenance budgets.
Bybee explained the materials summarize agency bases and show three columns — 2026 base, the governor’s recommendation and a Committee‑of‑the‑Whole (CEC) column — so the committee can see how statewide personnel benefit costs, statewide cost allocations and change‑in‑employee‑compensation (CEC) will affect each…
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