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House Appropriations Committee adopts Maryland budget, approves BRFA; restores DDA funding and adds childcare slots
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the state budget and the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act after considering a series of subcommittee reports that restored money for developmental disability services, added about 3,700 childcare scholarship slots and left an estimated surplus of roughly $250 million; the committee adopted many Senate-concurred narrative and funding changes and moved the measures to the floor.
Chair opened the committee and moved adoption of the state budget and the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (BRFA), which the committee approved after a series of subcommittee reports and roll-call votes.
The meeting began with subcommittee presentations on education and economic development, health and human services, public safety, transportation and capital spending. A staff presenter, Jacob Cash, walked members through the full-committee decision packet and the committee proceeded largely by unanimous “move to concur” actions on DLS recommendations and Senate…
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