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Appropriations bill reported with disaster relief, teacher bonuses and scholarship funding; committee approves HB 6005
Summary
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee reported the special-session appropriations bill, House Bill 6,005, on Jan. 28, a package described by sponsors as roughly $910.4 million in spending that bundles hurricane recovery, local disaster relief, teacher bonuses and education-related allocations.
House Bill 6,005, the special-session appropriations measure, was reported by the Finance, Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 28 after the committee considered a series of related bills and untimely amendments. Leader Peter Lambert described the bill as containing approximately $910.39 million in spending to cover emergency relief and education measures considered elsewhere in the committee.
Key appropriations described by the sponsor included:
- Approximately $910,390,700 in total spending included within the appropriations bill as described in…
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