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Appropriations committee reviews governor's budget adjustment, recommends separate $5M Section 8 appropriation
Summary
The Appropriations Committee reviewed the governor's budget adjustment and related letters from the secretary of administration, discussed a near-$75 million unallocated reserve proposed for education, and recommended making a $5,000,000 Section 8 voucher allocation a separate appropriation administered by DCF.
The Appropriations Committee met February 4 to review the governor's budget adjustment and two letters from the secretary of administration outlining policy and technical changes.
Committee presenters told members the governor's adjustment sets aside roughly $74,900,000 as a temporary reserve carried forward into fiscal 2027 for the education fund, and that the House's FY27 budget shows a related $115,000,000 line that incorporates that reserve. "We were very pleased," Speaker 2 said when describing the reserve but urged the committee…
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