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Appropriations staff present 'clear language' maintenance packets to make budget intent explicit across agency bills
Summary
Legislative budget staff presented maintenance‑budget packets to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that include standardized intent language, reappropriation authority for certain federal funds and conditions limiting transfers; co‑chairs said the language is intended to function as enforceable direction rather than mere guidance
Legislative Services Office staff briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 about a new, standardized approach to the language the legislature attaches to maintenance appropriations, designed to make legislative intent and conditions explicit in agency appropriation bills.
Keith Bybee, Division Manager of Budget Policy Analysis, displayed example packets for each functional area and said the packets include a comparative analysis (agency request, governor recommendation, and a committee column for the committee’s recommended numbers). Bybee and committee leaders described three primary categories in the…
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