SB 295 Summary

• Appropriates $45,894,566 in grants-in-aid for fiscal year 2017, including $23,228,686 for government units and senior centers, $16,470,687 for community agencies, $5,889,906 for fire companies, and $305,287 for veterans organizations.

• Establishes eligibility criteria for grant recipients including non-profit incorporation for two years, active volunteer board of directors, non-discrimination policies, annual audits, and prohibition on using funds for child daycare or capital equipment purchases.

• Requires quarterly payment installments with authority for the State Treasurer to withhold payments for non-compliance, including failure to submit expenditure statements, unauthorized fund use, unpaid employment taxes, or agency closure.

• Creates a State/County Finance and Revenue Committee to suggest efficiencies and cost savings related to programs assumed by the State, with recommendations due January 15, 2017.

• Specifies procedures for fire company appropriations, senior center funding coordination with federal Older Americans Act requirements, and audit requirements for grant recipients.