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Committee approves Health & Welfare budget realignment, adds Idaho Childcare program unit; one lawmaker objects
Summary
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 17 approved Department of Health and Welfare budget reorganization that realigns appropriation units and adds a new Idaho Childcare appropriation unit. Representative Petzke said she would vote no, citing insufficient information.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 17 approved a departmental reorganization and base-realignment requested by the Department of Health and Welfare that renames and realigns appropriation units and creates a new appropriation unit for the Idaho Childcare program.
Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst, told the committee the realignment reflects a department reorganization that staff had reviewed in recent hearings and that the dollar and FTP movements are included as base adjustments. "The pages on 4 and 5 match what we discussed during the budget…
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