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Legislators press for clarity on pretrial supervision funding and encumbrances
Summary
Members asked why line‑item spreadsheets showing what is encumbered versus unspent for pretrial supervision were not available to the committee; testimony noted $660,000 was added previously, giving $1.3 million over two years, and the administration proposed $200,000 more but staffing deployment details were requested before further action.
Montpelier — During the Feb. 20 House Corrections & Institutions Committee meeting, legislators pressed staff and agency liaisons for clearer accounting of pretrial supervision funds and how new staffing would be deployed across the state.
Committee members said they knew "there was a cost" when pretrial supervision was first discussed and that previous action put $660,000 in the base budget;…
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