HB1017 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 978 regular employees for Department of Workforce Services with total regular salaries appropriation of $33,679,388 for fiscal year 2016-2017

• Appropriates $78,224,398 for department operations including personal services, extra help ($3,300,000), matching funds ($12,724,828), professional fees ($4,000,000), and capital outlay ($2,419,001)

• Appropriates $825,000,001 for unemployment benefit payments and expenses including disaster relief ($5,000,000), federal employee benefits ($175,000,000), and UI benefits for reimbursable and taxable employers ($630,000,000)

• Provides additional appropriations totaling $1.173 billion across multiple funding sources including $60,000,000 for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, $38,500,000 for Reed Act Funds, $40,000,000 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs, and $5,000,000 each for Training and Unemployment Insurance Administration

• Requires Department of Workforce Services to request federal waiver by October 1, 2016 to restrict TANF financial assistance to essential goods/services and limit electronic benefit transfer card cash withdrawals