Senate Bill 1433 Summary

• Reduces appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare for Independent Councils by $18,400 for fiscal year 2010, affecting the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ($10,000), Developmental Disabilities Council ($7,500), and Domestic Violence Council ($900).

• Appropriates $350,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for Trustee and Benefit Payments to the Domestic Violence Council for fiscal year 2010.

• Appropriates $4,324,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Independent Councils for fiscal year 2011, including $758,500 for the Developmental Disabilities Council and $3,565,500 for the Domestic Violence Council.

• Limits the Department of Health and Welfare to no more than 10 full-time equivalent positions for Independent Councils during fiscal year 2011, with transfers between programs authorized and reported in the next budget.

• Directs the Department to suspend education stipend payments (except IV-E funding) during fiscal year 2011 due to budgetary shortfalls and permits transfers between operating expenditures and personnel costs with State Board of Examiners approval.

• Declares that the Department shall provide authorized or mandated services only to the extent of funding and available resources appropriated for each program.