HB 5522 Summary

• Appropriates $368,500,000 in supplemental funding for fiscal year 2022, including $212,750,000 from state general fund and $155,750,000 from federal sources (primarily American Rescue Plan Act funds).

• Allocates funds across five departments: Attorney General ($1,000,000), Department of Corrections ($13,000,000), Department of Health and Human Services ($7,500,000), Department of State Police ($309,000,000), and Department of Treasury ($38,000,000).

• Provides funding for public safety initiatives including body-worn camera programs, community policing, school resource officers, police and firefighter recruitment/retention bonuses, training academies, and narcotic task force equipment.

• Includes support for first responder mental health services, corrections officer signing and retention bonuses, absconder tracking, and electronic monitoring pilot programs.

• Designates most unexpended funds as work project appropriations extending through September 30, 2026, with detailed quarterly reporting requirements to legislative committees.