Posts Tagged ‘appropriations committee’

LOOKING AT OPTIONS

Friday, March 11th, 2011

The Appropriations Committee working on the state education budget now is looking at options to trim $1.4 billion from operations of public schools, community colleges and the university system. These cuts would offset the loss of revenue from the one-cent sales tax that expires June 30. Some of the public school options:

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MAKING THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Republican leaders in the General Assembly are setting a fast-paced agenda. This week the majority released a calendar that has the state budget being adopted by June 1. Subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee were given rules and deadlines this week. The House is to approved the 2011-12 spending plan by April 22; the Senate on May 13, and final approval June 1. This would be the earliest the state budget has been approved in recent memory.

Committees have been told that no expansion items (new programs) are permitted. There is to be no “management flexibility” allowed. And there will be no special provisions that involve spending or policy changes. (more…)