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Joint Budget Committee trims and retools several K‑12 programs in Department of Education figure setting
Summary
During figure setting, the Joint Budget Committee approved staff‑initiated cuts, directed bill drafting on transfers tied to Healthy School Meals for All and the State Education Fund, and requested RFIs on online education and BEST planning grants.
The Joint Budget Committee spent a full day on figure setting for Department of Education programs outside school finance, approving a series of staff‑initiated adjustments and asking for more analysis on several areas.
Committee staff presented a detailed packet summarizing recommended adjustments to general fund and cash fund line items, ranging from small administrative efficiencies to programmatic…
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