HB 1694 Summary

• Appropriates $22,177,767.00 from the State General Fund and $10,611,486.00 from special funds to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

• Authorizes 94 permanent full-time positions and 240 time-limited full-time positions for the Attorney General's Office.

• Restricts salary increases and personnel actions to prevent exceeding fiscal year 2021 "Personal Services" appropriations without legislative approval or new funding.

• Allocates $5,690,346.00 from general fund court assessments to support multiple programs including Crime Victims Compensation ($1,901,332.00), State Prosecutor Education ($662,582.00), Cyber Crime Unit ($944,722.00), and other victim and law enforcement support initiatives.

• Sets performance targets for the Attorney General's Office across litigation, training, opinions, insurance fraud enforcement, and crime victim compensation programs, with quarterly reporting required to legislative appropriations committees.