HB6147 Summary

• Appropriates $272,827,400 from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund to the Department of Employment Security for operational expenses, awards, grants, and permanent improvements for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

• Allocates $11,600,000 for workforce development including $100,000 for training programs, $7,000,000 for employment security automation, and $4,500,000 for benefit information system redefinition.

• Appropriates $37,100,000 from the Unemployment Compensation Special Administration Fund for legal assistance ($2,000,000), deposit to Title III fund ($35,000,000), and interest on refunds ($100,000).

• Provides $675,000 from Title III fund for tort claims related to workforce development grants-in-aid.

• Appropriates $27,651,000 total for unemployment compensation benefits to former state employees from multiple fund sources including the General Revenue Fund ($24,000,000), Road Fund ($1,900,000), and Title III fund ($1,734,300).

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.