The first spending targets are set by the House and Senate leadership in late February or early March immediately following the release of the February Forecast. The Finance Divisions of both bodies must then work within their respective spending targets to develop the companion bills.
Once the committee deadlines have passed in mid-April and the conference committees have been determined, the House and Senate leadership set the "Joint Spending Targets" for the conference committees to work within.
These spending target decisions set the parameters for providing sufficient and predictable funding for Minnesota public schools.
Example: House Budget Resolution 2010 - House targets adopted March 17, 2010.
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January 6, 2009 - Session begins…let’s talk targets - Maybe it seems early to be talking about targets, but if we wait too long, it will be too late to talk about them. So, let’s celebrate the start of session with a little target tutorial, Minnesota Budget Bites.
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