SB189 Summary

• Establishes 2,725 regular employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for fiscal year 2011-2012, with salary grades ranging from N917 to C102

• Authorizes up to 200 temporary or part-time employees ("Extra Help") to be paid at rates not exceeding those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act

• Appropriates $164,651,124 total for operations including $81,682,658 for regular salaries, $30,519,067 for personal services matching, and $2,310,000 for overtime

• Appropriates additional funds for Special Olympics grants ($178,768), community programs ($50,000), grants to community providers ($16,971,245), and autism treatment coordination ($1,492,500)

• Prohibits closure of state-administered Human Development Centers and requires continued acceptance of clients needing therapy and residential services; restricts transfer of community service funds unless they directly benefit those programs