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MS HB1561

Bill

Status

Passed

4/18/2015

Primary Sponsor

Herb Frierson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $24,951,325.00 from the State General Fund to the Department of Rehabilitation Services for fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016).

  • Appropriates $221,350,531.00 from special funds available to the department, including $3,681,802.00 from the Health Care Expendable Fund allocated for federal matching funds, Independent Living Programs, and services for the deaf and hard of hearing.

  • Authorizes 988 permanent full-time and 8 permanent part-time positions, plus 188 time-limited full-time and 2 time-limited part-time positions for the department.

  • Allocates $100,000.00 for the National Federation for the Blind News line service and $187,000.00 for the AmeriCorp Northtown Family Readiness Program.

  • Establishes performance targets for fiscal year 2016 including 100,000 disability determination dispositions, 2,390 blind and visually impaired persons served, and 19,972 vocational rehabilitation clients served.

Legislative Description

Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/18/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/16/2015

Full Bill Text

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