CT HB07027

Net General Fund appropriations total approximately $18.0 billion for FY2017-2018 and $18.3 billion for FY2018-2019, with the largest allocations going to the Department of Social Services ($3.95 billion/$4.06 billion), Department of Education ($3.01 billion/$3.02 billion), and state employee fringe benefits ($3.08 billion/$3.31 billion).

The bill assumes $700 million in labor-management savings for FY2018 and $867.6 million for FY2019, authorizing the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to reduce agency allotments to achieve these targets.

Special Transportation Fund net appropriations are $1.53 billion for FY2018 and $1.64 billion for FY2019, covering Department of Transportation operations ($626 million/$663 million), Department of Motor Vehicles ($67 million/$66 million), and transportation debt service ($615 million/$680 million).

Municipal revenue sharing grants are set at $330.1 million for FY2018 and $339 million for FY2019, with the bill also specifying individual municipal sharing grant amounts for all 169 Connecticut towns and increasing grants for select municipalities such as New Haven (from $114,863 to $5,114,863) and East Hartford (from $2,036,894 to $7,036,894).

Additional unallocated lapses of $40 million (executive), $500,000 (legislative), and $3 million (judicial) are required in each fiscal year, and the bill includes various fund transfers, carry-forward provisions, and statutory amendments related to the newborn screening account, sales tax municipal revenue sharing deposits, and state employee pension cost recoveries.