House Republicans Offer Plan to Balance FY25 Budget

In lieu of the lack of budgetary action from the majority members of the Appropriation Committee, my House Republican colleagues and I have released a plan to adjust the $25.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 (which would become effective on July 1).

This plan keeps a promise to our residents by honoring the fiscal guardrails, pursuing structural reforms, focusing on affordability, and increasing funding for local education.

This includes:

• $236 million more in local education funding, including an additional $79 million more for surging special education costs.
• $12 million in increased reimbursement rates ($120 per hour to $167) to Birth to Three child services providers.
• $12 million (match Gov’s proposal) for the Care4Kids program.
• Eliminates the “Truck Tax.”
• $7 million more in Medicaid rates to behavioral health providers, mental health services for kids ($7m)
• $3.6 million more to municipalities to assist with the implementation of early voting.
• Keep a scheduled $42m deposit to the Teachers’ Retirement Fund that Democrats would forgo
• Provide CT Foodshare allocation (H.B. 5011) ($2million)
• Supply $1 million allocation for homeless shelter needs

Our budget does not tap into any remaining federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, leaving at least $200 million available for acute needs – such as funding for non-profit service, social providers, childcare investments, or higher education.

For more details, click https://www.cthousegop.com/…/hand-outs-final-all-docs.pdf