HB 6091 Summary

• Appropriates $192,000,000 in supplemental funding for various state departments and agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, with $96,000,000 from federal coronavirus relief funds and $96,000,000 from state general fund.

• Provides $192,000,000 in one-time state employee recognition bonuses through the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget to be distributed as $2,000 bonuses to qualified state employees.

• Defines "qualified state employee" as individuals currently employed in classified state civil service who have been employed there since March 10, 2020, recognizing work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• If funds are insufficient to provide full $2,000 bonuses, payments shall be prorated equally among all qualified state employees; state general fund moneys may only be used if federal revenues are unavailable or insufficient.

• Establishes the appropriation as a work project with funds available through September 30, 2023, and requires the state budget director to report monthly on fund status to legislative appropriations committees until funds are exhausted.