SB94 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 890 regular employees for the Department of Workforce Services for fiscal year 2019-2020 with detailed position classifications and salary grades.

• Appropriates $76,011,701 from the Department of Workforce Services Trust Fund for personal services, operating expenses, overtime, maintenance, conferences, travel, professional fees, and capital outlay.

• Appropriates $473,000,001 for unemployment benefit payments including disaster relief ($4,000,000), federal employees benefits ($45,000,000), and UI benefits for taxable and reimbursable employers ($400,000,000 and $20,000,000 respectively).

• Authorizes additional appropriations totaling approximately $563 million across multiple fund sources for programs including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ($39,879,079), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ($40,000,000), and training/development programs.

• Includes special language provisions authorizing up to 380 temporary/part-time employees, allowing appropriation transfers with legislative approval, and requiring federal waivers for TANF program spending restrictions; effective July 1, 2019.