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DCYF: Legislature passes budget with cuts, new investments as state faces multibillion-dollar shortfall
Summary
The Department of Children, Youth and Families briefed partners May 14 on the conference budget passed by the Legislature, describing a mix of program reductions, eliminations and targeted investments while the governor considers final signature and vetoes.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) told partners on May 14 that the state budget passed by the Legislature assumes large revenue changes and includes both cuts to services and new targeted investments as the governor considers final action.
The update matters because the budget sets Washington’s operating priorities for the next two fiscal years and begins July 1; DCYF programs serving children, youth and families will be reshaped by those choices. "The state is currently faced with a $15,000,000,000 budget deficit over the next 4 years," Renee Newkirk, DCYF chief financial officer, told webinar attendees.
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