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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 3, 2013 09:46 AM |
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| From: | Representative Gene DiGirolamo |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Cosponsor Human Services Supplemental Funding |
| TO: All House Members FROM: Gene DiGirolamo, Majority Chairman Human Services Committee DATE: January 3, 2013 SUBJECT: Cosponsorship of Human Services Supplemental Funding In the near future, I intend to introduce a supplemental appropriation bill to restore $84M in funding for Human Services. The 10% cut that was part of the budget is severely impacting services for people with mental illness, intellectual disabilities and addictions. Increasingly, we are also hearing about layoffs, closings and the resulting loss of services for people who need them so badly. Families are scrambling to find alternative arrangements for their loved ones. Funding for these services must be a priority. This legislation will return the line items to their funding levels from FY 11/12. There is sufficient money on the balance sheet for this fiscal year that allows us to make these badly needed restorations without adversely affecting our cushion for the current year or impeding the carry over for next fiscal year. Attached is a chart outlining the changes that would be made in this legislation: Human Services 2012/13 Supplemental Need – State Appropriations (Dollars in Thousands)
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Introduced as HB315