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Legislators urge closer HHS budget oversight after lapse projection shifts; committee to add discussion to next agenda
Summary
Committee members raised concerns that projected state lapse amounts are less than expected and suggested the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee add targeted budget oversight of DHHS to a future meeting; no formal reallocation action was taken, but members agreed to place the topic last on next month’s agenda.
Several legislators raised concerns about the state’s projected budget lapse and the Department of Health and Human Services’ role in that projection during the Feb. 21 Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs meeting.
A senator told the committee the statewide lapse is projected to be about $47 million less than…
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