HB1118 Summary

• Appropriates $349,193 for the Department of Human Services Secretary's Office for fiscal year 2023-2024, including $287,042 in regular salaries and $62,151 in personal services matching.

• Appropriates $68,120,925 for DHS Secretary's Office operations for fiscal year 2023-2024, including $37,048,480 in regular salaries, $298,556 in extra help, and $13,455,690 in personal services matching.

• Authorizes 662 maximum regular employees and 27 temporary/part-time "Extra Help" employees for the DHS Secretary's Office.

• Establishes a Nursing/Direct Care Education Stipend Program providing $5,000-$7,500 annual stipends to nursing students in exchange for employment commitments with DHS or the Department of Health.

• Authorizes recruitment and retention bonuses for nursing and direct care staff, with maximum payments ranging from $1,000-$4,000 depending on position classification, paid in partial installments over two years of employment.