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Committee holds proposal to create small legislator-directed appropriation fund for more work
Summary
Representative Shelley presented HJR14 proposing a small, legislator-directed fund (1% of post-base transfers, split between chambers and capped at $10 million). The committee expressed concerns about accountability and potential earmark-like outcomes and voted to hold the resolution for further refinement.
Representative Shelley outlined House Joint Resolution 14 to create a small legislator-directed appropriation fund, funded by 1% of certain transfers after base budgets are met, split 50/50 between the Senate and House. She estimated the current-year amount might yield roughly $60,000 per House member, with a total-legislature cap of…
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