Legislature Adjourns for King Holiday and Joint Budget Hearings

The House and Senate adjourned after brief sessions for the beginning of the King Holiday events and for next week's joint budget hearings.  Advocates will be watching as legislators seek further explanations of budget items from Department Heads.  Rep. Jeff Brown, Chair of the House Appropriations Health Subcommittee, has invited advocates to provide questions to the committee, saying he knows how frustrating it is to sit in the audience knowing there is an important question that is not being asked.  

Coming Events:

Joint House-Senate Hearings on the FY 2006 Amended and FY 2007 Budgets

Room 341 Capitol

Tuesday, January 17th:  Revenue (10:20 am), DHR (10:55 am), Community Health (1:30 pm), Education (2:45 pm)

Wednesday, January 18th:  University System (10:05 am), Technical and Adult Education (11:05 am), Juvenile Justice (3:00 pm); on adjournment of the joint hearings, the House Appropriations Health Subcommittee will hear from the Department of Community Health on the 2006 budget; this presentation was postponed from the January 12th meeting.

Thursday, January 19th:

Senate Judiciary Committee, 10:00 am, Room 307 CLOB - SB 382 (This bill would enact changes proposed by the Child Support Commission to last year's legislation

Senate Appropriations Human Development Subcommittee, 2:00 pm, Room 450 Capitol.  Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver issues.  There is a sign-up sheet for those who want to testify on the door of Room 234 in the Capitol

Monday, January 23rd:

House and Senate convene at 1:00 pm