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Committee debates unemployment insurance operations funding; initial request fails, later accounting corrections approved
Summary
Lawmakers questioned staffing and funding at the Department of Labor, rejected an initial request to add $7.33 million for unemployment operations, and later approved accounting transfers to correct fund balances and to move $4.87 million within unemployment funds for FY2026.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard from Brooke Dupree of the Legislative Services Office about the Department of Labor’s request for unemployment-insurance operations funding and IT replacement items.
Representative Tim Handy moved an increase of $7,330,000 (dedicated funds) and $161,001 in federal funds for unemployment-insurance operations and IT hardware. Committee debate focused on whether the dedicated funding source (interest on unemployment trust balances) and staffing levels were…
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