Bill > H0374

This bill appropriates $250,100 to the Agricultural Research and Extension Service for fiscal year 2026. * **Personnel Costs:** $19,300 from the General Fund. * **Operating Expenditures:** $230,800 from the General Fund. * **Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions:** An increase of 0.43 FTE positions for fiscal year 2026. * **Partnership Plan:** The Agricultural Research and Extension Service must submit a long-term financial operations plan for the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee by December 31, 2025. This plan should focus on strengthening partnerships with agricultural industries to potentially reduce future General Fund expenditures.