​Information from Legislative Reference Bureau - Public Access Room, “Which Deadlines Apply to My Bill? (2021)."

​5/3/2021

​Legislature provides this summary of HB200 budget appropriations totals by Department.

​Bill HB 613 is sent to Governor

​Bill HB1297, HB 1298, and HB 1299 is sent to Governor.

​Budget Update report provided to DOE leadership.

Bill HB613 Floor Sessions final vote. 

After the vote, the next step for the Legislature to send the HB613 bill to the Governor.

Watch House 9am Floor Session here

House Order of the Day is here (See top of page 38)

Watch Senate 10am Floor Session here

Senate Order of the Day (SOD) will be here when posted

Conference draft of HB613 posted on Legislature’s website here.

• Directs the Department on the use of ESSER federal relief funds

Both House and Senate will have the floor vote (all members) on Tuesday, April 27th.

​House - Senate Conference Committee passes HB546 HD2SD2.

It is unknown at this time what is in the CD1 draft of this bill until it is posted on the Legislature’s website.

Five points:

1. We appreciate the total level of general funds in the SD1, being relatively close to the Department's ask.  The Senate is approximately 2.1% ($38 million) below the Department's ask.
2. We are still trying to understand the SD1, without the benefit of having access to the budget worksheets (line item details).  
3. Based on what we can see from the Committee Report and funding total by EDN, OFS has concerns that it appears: a. the Senate was unable to fully restored the DEEP budget cuts contained in the Governor's original Request, and b. there are several new spending initiatives being proposed.  NOTE: you will recall that the $41 million of Program Review cuts were developed as options for consideration due to fiscal constraints, rather than preference.  In addition, there is also the $100.2 million of one-time FY21 cuts that were likely maintained in the SD1 at least in part for FY22 and FY23, for which we have consistently contended could not be implemented at the program level without significant disruption. 
4. If the DEEP budget cuts are not addressed first, undertaking major new spending initiatives will be challenging to say the least.  
5. So in short....we VERY much appreciate the Senate's efforts to ensure the level of state support meets the federally required MOE, but it appears that in some regards we may have serious concerns about the practicality and form of some of the funding "restoration." 

​Governor’s Message #6 received in Senate and House Chambers is here.
House Floor Video is here. (Skip to 14:36 for remarks from Finance Committee Chair Luke.)

• Affects Use of School Facilities fund
• Testimony is here. (DOE testimony in opposition starts on page 10.)
  
• UPDATE: WAM decisions
  
• Amended bill by removing S-325 Use of School Facilities Fund so that no monies will be taken from this fund.
  
• SD1 version is here (when posted on Capitol’s website)
  
• This bill now goes to conference between House and Senate members.
  

• Testimony is here. (DOE testimony offering comments starts on page 21.)
  
• UPDATE: WAM decisions
  
• Technical amendments
  
• SD1 version is here (when posted on Capitol’s website)
  
• This bill now goes to conference between House and Senate members.
  

​Senate Ways and Means Committee Hearing Notice is here.

HB1298 HD1 - Transfers to the general fund the excess balances of various non-general funds from various state departments and agencies.

• Affects Use of School Facilities fund

HB 1299 HD1 - Repeals various non-general funds of several departments including the Department of Education. Implements recommendations of the auditor. Transfers most unencumbered balances to the credit of the general fund.

• Hearing notice is here.
  
• Video is here (around the 35:33 mark.)
  
• Bill is here (Pages 31-33 contain totals by EDN program code.)
  

​Meeting to update the January report on state tax revenues. The Legislature and Governor relies on this report to develop their budget plans and decisions.
The Council improved its January forecast for FY 21 by 4% which equates to roughly $268 M more in state tax revenues.
For FY 22, growth rate remains at 6%.
These projections include the injection of new federal relief funds from the American Rescue Plan.

• Video is here.
• Presentation is here.
• Final March 2021 report will be posted here.

​Deadline for bills to emerge from all their committees (with committee reports filed) and be submitted to the clerk of the originating chamber. This “decking” ensures a mandatory 48 hour opportunity for final review by the chamber’s members before they are asked to vote on the third reading.