"When we first started as appropriators a little over a year ago or almost a year ago, we did the long term forecast and at that time, four years out, education funding and school foundation program looked to be about $686 million in the hole in the red. And we're looking at where we're at today with [public school funding] recalibration and increased expenditures, not increasing revenues, and now we're looking at a four year out forecast being $800 million in the hole,"
"ETS is asking for $15.7 million on top of the roughly $130 million needed to run the agency. The biggest bucket of the extra request money is to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, meaning the agency will update state webpages with assistive services like screen readers, keyboard navigators and captions. ETS is also asking for funds to make systems more secure. One example: maintain its "statewide messaging system.""
Lawmakers wore red jackets during budget hearings to draw attention to a growing projected shortfall in education funding. A four-year forecast moved from a $686 million deficit to an $800 million deficit due to recalibration and increased expenditures without increased revenues. Lawmakers expressed intent to work through the budget and appropriations work to return finances to the black. Several representatives from both parties participated in the red-jacket action. The committee also heard from Enterprise Technology Services, which requested $15.7 million additional to improve ADA compliance on state webpages and to bolster system security, including maintaining the statewide messaging system.
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