MO HB8

Summary of Missouri HB 8 (FY 2016 Department of Public Safety Appropriations)

• Total appropriation of $734,682,088 for the Department of Public Safety for fiscal year July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, comprising $69.5 million from General Revenue, $259.5 million from Federal Funds, and $405.7 million from Other Funds

• State Highway Patrol receives the largest share with funding for enforcement ($107 million), fringe benefits ($105 million), technical services ($46.8 million), crime labs ($11.3 million), and vehicle/aircraft purchases ($13 million)

• Missouri Veterans' Commission appropriated $78.2 million for Veterans' Homes operations (1,639 F.T.E.), plus $30 million transferred from Gaming Commission Fund to Veterans Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund

• Crime victim programs funded at approximately $56 million total, including $37 million for Victims of Crime Program, $11.8 million for Crime Victims' Compensation, $3.65 million for Services to Victims, and $2.99 million for Violence Against Women Program

• State Emergency Management Agency allocated $129 million, primarily for disaster relief ($100.5 million from Missouri Disaster Fund) and federal emergency assistance matching ($12.5 million from General Revenue)