House releases budget

House Ways and Means budget writers released the "first draft" of the 2012 supplemental operating budget, PSHB 2127.

Action Alert: Tell legislators - no cuts to schools; keep kids healthy and safe
Highlights:

• No additional cuts to basic education
• $400 million "delay" in school payments and levy equalization payments
• Some cuts to education reform programs, mostly to reductions in bonuses for National Board Certification
• $222.4 million in reductions in health care and human service programs

Press conference (including powerpoint)
TVW blog
Striking amendment
Overview
Agency detail

The Senate is expected to release its budget in Thursday.

- Ramona Hattendorf, government relations coordinator