Appropriations committee advances budget substitute with targeted K–12, higher-ed, and pilot program funding
The committee reviewed and adopted the budget substitute (HB238), moving multiple line items for K–12, higher education, workforce development and pilot programs; members discussed broadband funding, school mental-health positions, robotics grants and other line-item changes before giving the substitute a favorable report (15 ayes, 1 abstention).
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The Senate appropriations committee worked through the budget substitute (House Bill 238), reviewed line-item adjustments and approved the substitute for the Senate floor. The Chair distributed spreadsheets and explained changes made in collaboration with the House and agency chairs, noting small PHIP-related reductions in some agencies and a reorganization of several education-related pots into pilot, innovation and teacher-recruitment categories.
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