HB 06438 Summary

• Appropriates $120.6 million from the General Fund for fiscal year 2021-2022, including $50 million for private health and human services providers, $50 million for UConn Health Center operating expenses, and funding for mental health services, corrections, and education.

• Appropriates $15 million from the Tourism Fund for statewide marketing by the Department of Economic and Community Development in fiscal year 2021-2022.

• Reduces Medicaid appropriations by $128 million for fiscal year 2021-2022, but allows up to $128.26 million in unexpended Medicaid balances to carry forward for fiscal years 2022-2023.

• Carries forward Medicaid funds for higher education support (debt-free community college, university operating expenses), grants to community organizations, airport authority funding, and parks access programs for fiscal years 2022-2023.

• Designates carried-forward funds for specific grants to nonprofits addressing youth services, violence intervention, housing assistance, and education programs across fiscal years 2022-2023.