HB1078 Summary

• Establishes maximum 110 regular employees for the Department of Public Safety - Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) for fiscal year 2020-2021, with positions ranging from ADEM Director to various support staff across IT, administrative, and emergency management divisions.

• Authorizes 28 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees to be paid from appropriated funds at rates consistent with the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.

• Appropriates $4,039,908 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for state operations, including $2,592,424 for regular salaries, $932,178 for personal services matching, and $490,306 for operating expenses.

• Appropriates $12,589,599 in federal funds for federal operations including $10,000,000 for First Responder and Homeland Security Grants and Aid, plus salaries and operating expenses.

• Appropriates $104,008,061 in federal disaster relief funds, including $102,347,245 in disaster relief grants and aid, plus additional appropriations for hazardous materials, emergency operations, federal surplus property, 911 programs, and wireless information network totaling approximately $23.3 million combined.