An agency appropriation of local interest

is HB1313, which provides funding for the Dept. of Workforce Ed. Amendment No. 5 was adopted in Joint Budget yesterday, and the bill itself remains in that committee. This department includes the Governor's Commission on Adult Literacy and Adult Education, both of which are active in Texarkana. Arkansas is a leader in adult literacy programs, and Sen. Broadway will add some GIF money to help them achieve their request. Still, the agency appropriation for the literacy councils (see p. 10, line 32) will actually be interpreted as a cut and provides funding for $675,000 (they received $750,000 in the last cycle). The proposal before JBC for the full Commission is $768,831 for FY1 and $769, 493 for FY2.