Members of a legislative committee discussed a proposal to set funding for the expanded programs budget at $5,500,000, with $500,000 allocated for coordinators and up to $300,000 for moving expenses. The proposal was discussed during committee business but no formal vote or motion outcome appears in the transcript.

The discussion included disagreement about the committee’s posture toward the numbers. One committee member called the proposal “yesterday’s soup” and urged colleagues to "move our position back to 8," a remark recorded in the meeting transcript but not tied to a formal change of position or vote. The committee speaker who outlined the $5.5 million figure framed that as the Senate’s proposal for the expanded programs and presented the $500,000 and $300,000 figures as part of that package.

The transcript shows the committee returned to order and instructed the clerk to take the rules before the funding discussion. The exchange recorded in the meeting did not include a recorded motion maker, a second, or a tally of votes; the discussion appears to be preparatory budget positioning rather than a final action.

Because the meeting record does not show a formal motion or vote on the funding levels, the proposal remains a committee discussion item. The committee did not record next steps or a deadline for resolution in the provided transcript excerpt.