HB 351 Summary

• Appropriates $354,157,700 to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) from multiple funds including General Fund, inmate labor, and federal grants.

• Authorizes the Department of Correction with a maximum of 2,170.85 full-time equivalent positions during the fiscal year 2024 period.

• Exempts the Department from program transfer limitations but restricts transfers between County and Out-of-State Placement and Medical Services programs unless expressly approved by the Legislature.

• Reappropriates up to $9,673,900 from the Hepatitis-C Fund for nonrecurring hepatitis-c treatment expenditures in fiscal year 2024.

• Appropriates additional funds totaling $6,288,200 for fiscal year 2023 and $2,500,000 for Correctional Alternative Placement Program, with emergency provisions making Sections 5-7 effective upon passage and remaining sections effective July 1, 2023.