SB-0777 Summary

• Appropriates $127,990,000 total ($100,990,000 from state general fund) for various state departments and agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, in response to a drinking water contamination emergency declaration.

• Allocates $33,350,000 to Department of Environmental Quality for lead service line replacement for high-risk homes and water system needs including $25,000,000 in grants to affected cities.

• Allocates $25,600,000 to Department of Education for child care expansion, nutrition programs, and fresh produce access for children ages birth to 5 in affected areas, plus $8,000,000 in federal child care development funds.

• Allocates $9,200,000 to schools for Early On services to children under age 5 in affected school districts and $8,290,000 to Department of Health and Human Services for food bank resources, home visiting programs, and child services.

• Creates $50,000,000 drinking water emergency reserve fund and authorizes an integrity oversight monitor to ensure legal compliance and detect misconduct in fund expenditures, with required reporting to the governor and legislature.