AR HB1127

Establishes maximum of 979 regular employees for Department of Workforce Services for fiscal year 2012-2013, with salary ranges from $60,000 to $142,872 depending on position classification

Appropriates $86,702,884 from Department of Workforce Services Trust Fund for personal services and operating expenses, including $37,706,317 for regular salaries, $4,093,000 for extra help, and $12,778,334 for personal services matching

Appropriates $981,250,000 from cash funds for unemployment benefits and expenses, including $600,000,000 for UI benefits to taxable employers and $100,000,000 for UI advance repayment

Appropriates $300,000,000 from cash funds for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 costs and expanded unemployment benefits

Appropriates additional funds for Workforce Investment Act ($60,000,000), TANF programs ($64,501,053), Reed Act Funds ($38,500,000), and various specialized programs, with total appropriations exceeding $1.5 billion