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Subcommittee advances omnibus budget changes with childcare funding and contested Medicaid edits
Summary
The subcommittee adopted LFO recommendations and moved House Bill 5204 (omnibus budget reconciliation) to the full committee after testimony praising $67 million for childcare subsidies and raising concerns about deep cuts to the Medicaid quality incentive program and other human services adjustments.
The Joint Committee moved House Bill 5204 as amended to the full Ways and Means committee after an extended public hearing and LFO presentation covering statewide budget adjustments.
Advocates from early childhood organizations thanked the committee for a $67,000,000 federal fund limitation for childcare subsidies and additional allotments for Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), but urged…
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