HB 4947 Summary

• Appropriates $20,000,000 in federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery funds to the Department of State for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

• Authorizes hiring of 200.0 full-time equated classified positions for branch operations within the Department of State.

• Directs appropriated funds to be used for hiring additional employees to address the backlog of vehicle registration, license, identification card, and permit renewal cases resulting from extended deadlines that expired on March 31, 2021.

• Specifies that cases involve documents that expired on or after March 1, 2020 and were subject to extended renewal deadlines.

• Makes total state spending from state general fund sources $0.00, as the entire appropriation comes from federal coronavirus relief funds.