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Committee advances My LEAP budget with targeted increases for child care caseloads and new restrictions on signage/pronouns
Summary
House H‑1 substitute for My LEAP (lifelong learning department) was advanced with modest net reductions in positions, an increase for child development caseloads, TriShare benchmark reporting and new boilerplate restricting pronouns and signatures on department materials.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance the H‑1 substitute to House Bill 45 78, the appropriations bill for the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (My LEAP). Committee members heard a brief fiscal overview and asked questions about staffing and program administration.
Analysts Perry Zielak and Noel Benson of the House Fiscal Agency told the committee the House proposal has a gross appropriation of about $640.5 million and 281 FTEs, a small gross decrease (about $3.5 million) and a reduction of roughly 62 FTEs (about an 18% staffing reduction). The presentation…
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