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BILL SUMMARY For CONSIDERATION OF FIGURE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE/ ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE/ OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES)

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Date Feb 12, 2026       Location JBC

Consideration of Figure Setting Recommendations for the Department of Human Services (Executive Director’s Office/ Administration and Finance/ Office of Children, Youth, and Families) - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)


02:02:22 PM  
Emily Pope, JBC Staff, presented the figure setting recommendations for the relevant sections of the Department of Human Services.

02:06:03 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R9 - Reduce Department Administration
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:09:43 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriations for the Executive Director's Office.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:16:45 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for staff-initiated reversion reductions in the Administration and Finance Division
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:17:23 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Administration and Finance.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
02:17:24 PM  
The Committee asked to flag both of the items in the Staff-initiated Revision Reductions item on page 23 of the document (Health Information Management Systems and 2-1-1 Human Resources Referral Service) for further discussion and potential additional reductions.

02:21:52 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R1 Youth Services Radios
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:35:20 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R2 - Autism Facility Licensing - to deny the request.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
02:35:24 PM  
The Committee expressed interest in returning to the discussion of R2 at a later date for consideration of a placeholder for non-JBC legislation.

02:42:38 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R12 - Reduce Tony Grampsas.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown No
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:59:56 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R13 - Reduce Collaborative Management
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

03:03:22 PM
Motion Approve drafting of legislation to return the CMP funding allocation back to the previous performance-based allocation model.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile No
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:06:49 PM  
The Committee is not moving forward with drafting legislation related to Collaborative Management Programs at this time.

03:08:43 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R14 Reduce Foster Training
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:20:08 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R16 - Reduce Child Abuse Hotline, including funding realignment and a restriction to the Child Welfare transfer authority.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:21:40 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for Statewide R6 Child Welfare Administration Reduction.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:35:35 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for BA4 Adoption and RGAP Assistance, including the component to fund the Long Bill under current law and move forward with drafting legislation for cost containment.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:37:10 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for BA7 Staff Training Cash Fund Spending Authority
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:45:02 PM  
The Committee took no action on Staff-initiated Adoption Cash Fund Spending Authority, pending further discussions of potential legislative options.

04:01:47 PM
Motion Partial approval of staff recommendation for Staff-initiated Kinship Foster Care to develop legislation to improve the program and contain General Fund costs.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

04:03:31 PM
Motion Staff recommendation line item detail and base appropriation for the Office of Children, Youth, and Families, including the requested permission to adjust spending authority based on the Impacts Driven by Other Agencies note on page 72.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

04:05:02 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for Long Bill footnotes and requests for information.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

04:06:15 PM
Motion Reduce the EDO personal services line item by $340,000 General Fund.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile No
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS