Restore IALR

Item 249.05 #1h

Language
Page 254, line 40, strike "($656,060)" and insert "($416,060)".
Page 254, strike line 44.
Page 255, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert:
"Appropriation reductions in this item are guided by, but not mandated in, the items listed in § 4-1.08 of this act.  The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research may initiate other reduction strategies other than those listed in § 4-1.08 with the approval of the Governor and after having reported such changes to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees."

Explanation
(This amendment restores a portion of the budget reductions to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The language provides that the remaining reductions are guided by the list of reduction strategies in §4-1.08 with flexibility to initiate different reduction strategies as necessary. This restoration equalizes the reductions for this institution with other higher education centers.)