Delaware General Assembly Joint Finance Committee hearings begin

A collective group of state Senate and House lawmakers, the committee is in charge of “writing the annual appropriations (operating budget) and grant-in-aid acts,” according to the Delaware General Assembly website.

On Feb. 4, the 12 members of the JFC – six from the state Senate Finance Committee and six from the state House Appropriations Committee – are scheduled to hold their first meeting of the 153rd legislative session.

Typically taking place around late January and February, these meetings are when the JFC hears several statewide agencies, organizations and departments present their respective requests “as presented in the Governor’s Recommended Budget,” according to the website.

In addition to orientation and a statewide financial overview, the JFC will hear the respective cases of the Delaware Office of Management and Budget, the Delaware Department of Human Resources and the Delaware Department of Finance later today.