January 13, 2017

House Appropriations Committee Releases Budget Hearing Schedule

The House Appropriations Committee Friday released the schedule of hearing dates on Gov. Wolf’s FY 2017-18 budget proposal. The hearings will be held in Room 140 of the Capitol Building on these dates--
-- February 21-- 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office/Economic & Revenue Outlook; 1:00- Department of Revenue/Lottery; 3:00- Department of Aging. 
-- February 22-- 10:00- PA State Employees and School Employees Pension Funds; 1:00- Department of Labor & Industry; 3:00- Public Utility Commission. 
-- February 23-- 10:00- State Treasurer; 11:00- Auditor General; 1:30- PA State System of Higher Education; 3:30- Attorney General.
-- February 27-- 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection; 1:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; 3:00- Department of State. 
-- February 28-- 10:00- Judiciary; 1:00- Department of Corrections/Board of Probation & Parole; 3:00- Department of Health/ Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs. 
-- March 1-- 10:00- Department of Agriculture; 11:30- PA Higher Education Assistance Agency; 12:00- Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology; 1:30- Department of Transportation; 3:00- Department of General Services. 
-- March 2-- 10:00- Liquor Control Board; 1:00-- Department of Community & Economic Development; 2:30- Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. 
-- March 6-- 10:00- Department of Education. 
-- March 7-- 10:00- Department of Human Services. 
-- March 8-- 10:00- State Police/ Homeland Security. 
-- March 9-- 10:00- Budget Secretary; 1:00- House Member Testimony.
Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Joe Markosek (D-Allegheny) serves as Minority Chair.