Thursday, February 17, 2011

State Senate Budget Committee Restores Some Proposed Funding Cuts

The California State Senate committee making its way through Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget cuts has put back some money into services for people with developmental disabilities. Brown proposed a whopping 750 million dollar cut. The Sacramento Bee reports that the State Senate Budget Committee reduced the hit to the Department of Developmental Services to 476 million dollars.Brian Edwards-Tiekert attended the committee hearing and filed this report.