Members of Republican legislative leadership joined the governor Wednesday in outlining plans for the special session, which will begin at 9 a.m. Aug. 2 and is expected to last at least three days.
The move was an unusual step; before today only 14 special sessions have been called in state history.
“We all believe a combination of some targeted, short-term budget adjustments and the use of some contingency funds offers the best path forward to ensure that the budget is balanced on June 30, 2017,” Dalrymple said at a press conference in the state Capitol.
The decision is in response to an updated budget revenue forecast released Wednesday showing a general fund shortfall for the biennium just shy of $310 million. General fund revenues for 2015-17 are projected to be at $4.25 billion.
