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Secretary of State briefs committee on vacant positions, urges retention of business-administration role for upcoming software transitions
Summary
Secretary of State David Scanlon told the Senate Finance Committee the House budget abolishes some vacant positions and that he supports most changes but asked that a securities bureau assistant and a corporations business-administrator role be preserved to support future software transitions and operations.
Secretary of State David Scanlon and staff summarized the Department of State’s FY26–27 budget for the Senate Finance Committee, noting the House abolished some vacant positions and the department supports most of the proposed changes but seeks to retain two roles to manage near‑term operational needs.
Scanlon said the House eliminated some positions but that most were already vacant; the department asked the committee to preserve one assistant secretary of state position in the securities bureau and a business administrator position in the corporations division. The business administrator role, Scanlon said, would be important to support a planned transition of corporations and financial software systems.
Why it matters: The corporations division oversees business filings and systems changes in that division can affect services to business filers and the department’s financial operations.
Details
- Positions: Scanlon requested keeping the securities bureau assistant secretary position (which could be unfunded for the biennium if necessary) and restoring funding for the business administrator position in corporations to help manage an upcoming software conversion and financial-system work.
- Other changes: Scanlon said a deputy secretary position was vacant and should be abolished because the deputy moved into another director role; otherwise the department was generally willing to accept the House‑adopted budget reductions.
Quote from the record
- “I think that that position, could be very important to help that project go smoothly,” Scanlon said of the corporations business‑administrator role.
Next steps
Scanlon said the department is willing to work with the committee and to accept adjustments but recommended the two roles be retained or at least held available to support transition work.
