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DE HCR61
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/25/2018
Primary Sponsor
Charles Postles
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AI Summary
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Request that the Joint Finance Committee restore Grants-in-Aid funding to FY 2017 levels for the FY 2019 appropriation
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FY 2018 Grants-in-Aid was cut by 20% ($8.64 million) to help close a $364 million state budget gap
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Grants-in-Aid funds hundreds of non-profit organizations providing services including fire companies, senior centers, veterans groups, and youth sports clubs
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Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council forecasts the state will begin the next fiscal year with a surplus exceeding $80 million
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Restoration of funding is contingent on sufficient surplus state revenue being available and represents a non-binding request to the budget committee
Legislative Description
Requesting That The Joint Finance Committee Prioritize The Restoration Of Grants-in-aid Funding In The Fy 2019 Appropriation To The Levels That Existed In The Fy 2017 Appropriation.
Last Action
Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
1/25/2018