Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, the money in the
educator licensure cash fund (cash fund) is continuously appropriated through fiscal year 2023-24. The bill extends the continuous appropriation authority to fiscal year 2029-30. On or before November 1, 2029, the department of education shall report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint budget committee concerning the revenue credited to, and expenditures from, the cash fund and shall make a recommendation whether the continuous appropriation authority should be maintained.