HB 1132 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 1,782 regular employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations for fiscal year 2016-2017, with positions ranging from General Physician to Administrative Specialist I

• Appropriates $123,099,006 for operations including $59,024,939 in regular salaries, $22,736,256 in personal services matching, and $25,147,460 in operational expenses

• Appropriates $34,870,186 in federal grant funds for Shelter Plus Care Program ($2,008,800), Emergency Food Program ($729,295), Low Income Energy Assistance Program ($29,470,000), Refugee Resettlement ($24,000), and Homeless Assistance Grant ($2,638,091)

• Appropriates $28,404,031 for grants including TANF Block Grant ($18,277,650), Community Service Block Grant ($9,783,146), and SNAP ($343,235)

• Allows Chief Fiscal Officer to approve up to $3,640,650 in State General Revenue transfers from Department of Workforce Services to support TANF programs; permits exemptions from temporary help hour limits during state or federal disasters