HB 2841 Summary: General Appropriations Act 2022-2023

• Appropriates $16,062,406,400 in state general fund revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023, including onetime revenues, with a forecasted beginning balance and other funding sources

• Allocates major funding to K-12 education ($6.5+ billion), health and human services ($17+ billion), corrections ($1.3+ billion), and public safety ($364+ million) among numerous state agencies and departments

• Establishes specific reporting requirements for agencies on expenditures, FTE positions, capitation rates, federal funding use, and program outcomes, with many reports due to the joint legislative budget committee by specified dates

• Includes provisions for payment deferrals (deferring $865.7 million in school district state aid to fiscal year 2023-2024), supplemental appropriations for prior-year obligations, and statewide adjustments for retirement, health insurance, and administrative costs

• Imposes restrictions on use of appropriated funds for specific purposes (e.g., prohibiting certain university spending on medical marijuana research, animal feed research, and student newspapers) and requires legislative review for various transfers and policy changes