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JBC approves transfer from Disability Support Fund and rolls forward some grants
Summary
Staff recommended a $7 million transfer from the Disability Support Fund; the committee approved staff recommendations and separately approved a roll-forward to avoid creating administrative burdens on grantees.
Phoebe Kanagaraja, JBC staff, outlined Department of Labor supplemental requests focused on the Disability Support Fund. The department asked to transfer $5 million to the general fund; staff recommended sweeping $7 million based on fund‑balance projections and the department’s planned special-purpose authority changes. The committee approved the staff recommendation to include the transfer in the larger cash-fund transfer bill.
Staff also reviewed two grant programs supported by the cash fund and recommended denying a requested roll-forward on the grounds it did not meet supplemental criteria; committee members noted that grantees historically had not fully expended awards and that denying roll-forward would force reapplication. After discussion the committee approved the department’s S2 roll-forward request to avoid administrative burden for current grantees and to allow continuity of grants through FY26–27.
Members emphasized sensitivity to disability-service clients and asked staff to ensure the special purpose authority and fee flow changes do not reduce support for critical services. The committee recorded unanimous support for the transfer motion and for the roll-forward motion as reflected in the transcript.
