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Representative Charlotte Little presented House Bill 158 (as amended), saying the bill requires state agencies receiving appropriations from the GROW (Grow Fund) expendable trust to submit accountability and evaluation plans to the State Budget Division director and the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC). Rachel Garcia, deputy director of LFC Program Evaluation, said LFC endorses the bill and staff will review plans; the bill places plan-development and evaluation responsibilities with recipient agencies.
Senate Finance Committee considered multiple bills including GROW trust accountability (HB158), a public safety workforce fund (HB255), lottery scholarship floor changes (SB309), mosquito control grants (SB79), centralized ADA reporting (HB295), New Americans office (HB124), county relief substitutes (SB273/274) and a fuel-tax increase (SB76). Multiple bills received 'do pass' recommendations; patient compensation fund language prompted heated debate.
