HB 1264 Summary

• Establishes a maximum of 1,494 regular employees for the Department of Community Correction for fiscal year 2015-2016, with detailed position classifications and salary grades.

• Appropriates $89.3 million from the Department of Community Correction Fund Account for state operations including regular salaries ($47.3 million), personal services matching ($17.7 million), maintenance and operations ($16.1 million), and professional fees ($6.5 million).

• Appropriates additional funds from special revenue, federal, cash, and other sources totaling $14.6 million for operations, community correction programs ($5.4 million), federal programs ($438,493), residents services ($2.4 million), county jail reimbursement ($3.1 million), best practices ($4 million), court accountability grants ($2.8 million), and pay-for-success programs ($3 million).

• Authorizes 54 contingent medical services positions and grants the Director discretionary transfer authority between budget line items with prior approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer and Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.

• Contains multiple special provisions including motor vehicle purchase authorization, utility rate increase transfer authority, holiday compensation for certain classifications, and contingent funding for medical services contracting through professional recruitment services.