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Joint Finance staff preview program-maintenance packets and ‘clear language’ for appropriations
Summary
Legislative Services Office staff walked the Joint Finance committee through the program-maintenance packet format and 'clear language' used in appropriations bills, explaining reappropriation authority for ARPA projects, exemptions to transfer limitations and the committee's discretion over maintenance numbers and language.
Legislative Services Office staff briefed the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 about the program-maintenance packets members will use to set maintenance budgets this week, explaining new “clear language” sections and how reappropriation authority and transfer exemptions will be presented to the committee.
Keith Bybee, division manager of Budget Policy Analysis, walked members through the packet format the committee will use when it sets maintenance budgets: comparative analyses of agency bases, governor recommendations and a third column prepared for the committee’s recommendation. He explained the committee will vote on the baseline and then add statewide…
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