Appropriations
 Negotiations to finalize the budget have occurred all week; most of the discussion centered on higher education. Gov. Perry has threatened to veto the budget if it does not include elements of his incentive plan; it also must allow him to pull out special-item requests from universities.
Other members of the legislative leadership have pushed for additional funding in these special-item areas. On Thursday morning, an announcement was made that a budget deal had been reached by adding more than $150 million in special items for universities and funding for the Governor’s incentive plan. The bill is set for debate on Sunday.
At this point, the negotiated bill has not been released, but we understand that the additional $134 million in formula funding for community colleges remains intact. Next week, after reviewing the bill, we will provide additional details about the specific amounts that will be part of DCCCD’s allocation.
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