HI HB1562

Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture operating budget for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Allocates $7,500,000 in general funds for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 to Financial Assistance for Agriculture (AGR101).

Provides funding across seven agriculture programs including Agricultural Resource Management, Quality and Price Assurance, Aquaculture Development, Agricultural Development and Marketing, General Administration, and Measurement Standards.

Authorizes position ceilings for various programs, including 2.50 permanent full-time equivalent positions for Agricultural Resource Management and 4.00 positions for Measurement Standards in both fiscal years.

Takes effect on July 1, 2019.