CT HB06863

Appropriates $554,791,379 from the General Fund for FY 2024-2025 deficiency spending, with largest allocations to Medicaid ($284 million), Higher Education Alternative Retirement System ($69 million), Department of Correction personal services ($40.6 million), and retired state employee health costs ($35 million)

Reduces previously appropriated General Fund amounts by $88.65 million, including cuts to Municipal Restructuring ($30 million), Magnet Schools ($14 million), Early Care and Education ($12 million), and Sheff Settlement/Transportation ($10.5 million combined)

Adds three new body parts to the workers' compensation schedule effective July 1, 2025: intestinal tract (347 weeks), esophagus (180 weeks), and cervical spine (increased from 117 to 208 weeks)

Changes workers' compensation law to require (rather than permit) administrative law judges to award proportionate compensation for partial permanent disability, and allows injured employees at maximum medical improvement to continue receiving total incapacity benefits if still unable to work

Establishes a working group to study rehabilitation services for injured employees, with preliminary report due February 1, 2026 and final report due January 1, 2027; creates supplemental benefits of up to 60 weeks for injured employees engaged in vocational rehabilitation