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Department of Public Safety outlines non‑law‑enforcement budget pressures; concealed‑weapons fund runs short
Summary
The Department of Public Safety briefed the committee on its broad budget and flagged a projected $1.8 million shortfall in the concealed‑weapons restricted account, plus a multi‑line package of requests for emergency medical services transferred into DPS and other programs.
Gary Seifetz of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Office and Commissioner Jess Anderson of the Department of Public Safety presented a broad overview of DPS’s budget and several program‑level concerns to the appropriations subcommittee.
Seifetz said DPS’s roughly $433 million total budget includes substantial federal funds and restricted accounts and noted volatility from previously received COVID‑era federal funding. He drew attention to several restricted accounts that merit committee review, including the concealed weapons permit account. Seifetz and Commissioner Anderson said a statutory provision that sweeps half of any year‑end balance from the concealed weapons restricted account into the suicide‑prevention fund,…
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