The Joint Finance Committee conducted FY27 budget orientations for the Department of Correction, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, DELGIS, and the Department of Justice, with no votes taken on any budget items. The DOC hearing drew the most scrutiny, with members challenging the governor's recommended budget for omitting domestic violence treatment expansion, a reentry planning unit, and raising alarm over medical costs far exceeding Medicaid rates.
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Representative Griffith argued that the governor's office not including domestic violence treatment for New Castle County was 'somewhat disturbing,' stating she 'had hoped that they wouldn't have to move funds around, but they could cover it, that it would have been supported by our governor,' and called offender reentry programs 'a priority.' Commissioner Taylor explained the program would instead be funded by shifting unused recruitment incentive funds, since vacancy levels had dropped significantly.
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“Kylie. Yeah. Just, , quick observation. The Department of Corrections really did a commendable job in finding some savings, but, my God, the healthcare costs and pharmacy costs are just killing”
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Sign in to subscribeFive. We're going to start with orientation. First up, we're going to have Corrections. Then Safety in Homeland and Delges. And then Department of Justice. We have at the table, Ms. Kylie Thompson. This is your first appearance at the table during this joint finance, correct? It sure is. Wow. Good morning. Wow, how exciting. Well, if you would please call the roll. Representative Bolden. Present. Representative Bolden. Present. Senator Brown. Senator Brown? Absent. Senator Buxon. Senator Buxton. Present. Representative Chuquocha. Representative Chuquocha. Absent. Representative Griffith. Here. Representative. This new mic. Is this a new mic? It is longer, yes. Thank you. Senator Hanson. Senator Hanson. Present. Senator Lawson. Senator Lawson. Present. Senator Pardee. Present. Senator Pardee. Present. Representative Postols. Present. Representative Postals. Present. Representative Short. Representative Short. Present. Senator Sturgeon. Here. Senator Sturgeon. Here. Representative Williams. Representative Williams? Present. Mr. Chair. Ten members. Present. Two absent. Wonderful. Okay, Ms. Thompson, if you would get this started. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So we will be under week two of the binder tab 38 with Department of Correction at the top. We have the fiscal year 2026 base budget, which is. Which includes nine ASF FTEs, 2,632 general fund FTEs, an…
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