HB4345 Summary

• Appropriates $709,938,700 total for the Department on Aging's ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, comprised of $620,281,600 in General Funds, $9,435,900 in Other State Funds, and $80,221,200 in Federal Funds.

• Allocates funds across six departmental divisions: Executive Office ($1,297,200), Finance and Administration ($5,014,500), Home and Community Services ($2,812,000), Planning Research and Development ($959,600), and Communications and Outreach ($1,007,000).

• Funds major grant programs including Community Care Program ($490,367,200), Comprehensive Care Coordination ($45,428,600), and nutrition and senior services grants distributed to 13 Area Agencies on Aging ($3,062,300 for community-based services).

• Appropriates funding for specific aging initiatives including Elder Abuse and Neglect Act enforcement ($11,042,000), Alzheimer's programs ($104,700), Senior Helpline ($1,753,000), and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program ($336,500).

• Establishes appropriations for the Senior Citizens Circuit Breaker and Pharmaceutical Assistance Program ($44,196,000 from General Revenue Fund and $6,490,900 from Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund) and includes additional federal recovery funds pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.