House Bill 327 Summary

• Appropriates $147,978,600 to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014) across Service Integration ($5,187,300), Welfare Division ($142,655,300), and Medically Indigent Administration ($136,000).

• Authorizes 653.65 full-time equivalent positions: Service Integration (36.00), Welfare (616.55), and Medically Indigent Administration (1.10), with Governor approval required for increases.

• Prohibits transfer of trustee and benefit payments funds to other expense classes during fiscal year 2014 and requires the State Controller to make periodic General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund.

• Requires the Division of Welfare to submit quarterly Self-Reliance Programs Forecast reports to the Legislative Services Office and Division of Financial Management with caseload and expenditure details for TANF, Child Care, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Aid to Aged/Blind/Disabled, and Child Support programs.

• Directs Medicaid Readiness funding to support only mandatory Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act changes, maintains Head Start appropriations from federal TANF funds at fiscal year 2007 levels, and encourages use of salary savings for merit increases and compensation adjustments.