On Thursday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services voted in support of the Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary’s recent action to reject the Governor’s jail construction funding proposal.
The Governor’s jail construction funding proposal as outlined in both the January 2016-17 proposed Budget and May Revision includes $250 million in General Fund monies for counties that have applied for previous jail construction funding programs and have either not received an award or only received a partial award. However, the Senate Subcommittees have endorsed an alternative proposal, which calls for roughly $110 million to fund a variety of health and human services programs. RCRC will continue our advocacy efforts in support of the $250 million as proposed by the Governor.