Commissioners flag possible state DD budget reductions and settlement‑agreement implications
At the Sept. 3 staff meeting commissioners heard a preliminary report from Department of Human Services staff that suggested potential 3%–10% reductions to some developmental‑disability (DD) program spending; commissioners questioned how cuts would align with an ongoing settlement agreement that requires increased services.
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The Chair (name not specified) reported on a conversation with Department of Human Services staff about budget pressures and preliminary discussions that might reduce some DD‑related program expenditures in the coming state budget cycle. Commissioners repeatedly stressed that the state is under a settlement agreement that obligates increased services for some DD populations, and they questioned whether peripheral cuts could undermine those obligations.
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