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Members flag budget-language problems and question capital outlay awards to private and charter entities
Summary
Members raised concerns that budget language can be altered in later finance processes, potentially undoing committee intent; the committee also questioned capital outlay entries listing private recipients and discussed differences between locally authorized and state-authorized charter schools.
Committee members used the April 30 interim meeting to press staff on how budget language and capital outlay allocations are tracked and to raise potential eligibility and legal concerns.
Representative Joey Garrett said the committee needs better oversight of budget language, citing a past instance tied to House Bill 130 that altered school scheduling rules and later had language removed. "We really need to have a grip on the language in the budget," Garrett said, arguing that members and staff must ensure policy intentions survive amendments during the appropriations process.
John Cena, staff director, acknowledged the problem and committed to…
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