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JFAC approves $14.1M supplemental and $21.2M FY2026 package for child welfare; committee adopts transfer exemptions and performance language
Summary
The committee approved a $14,126,900 supplemental to cover foster care trustee and benefit payment shortfalls, exempted the Division of Youth Safety and Permanency from certain transfer limits, and approved a FY2026 enhancement package that adds 63 FTE and funding tied partly to performance measures.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal‑year 2025 supplemental of $14,126,900 for the Division of Youth Safety and Permanency (child welfare) and later approved a FY2026 enhancement package that adds staff and program funding to expand prevention, licensing and foster‑care supports.
Supplemental: Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst, said the supplemental is a population forecast adjustment to cover trustee and benefit payment shortages in FY2025 caused by congregate care costs. Senator Nicole Wintrow moved the supplemental, describing the caseload as complex and costly; the motion provided $8,868,200 from the General Fund and…
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