HB 1398 Summary

• Appropriates $180,156,830 in general funds and $1,409,849,773 in special funds to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022).

• Appropriates $111,828,255 in general funds and $118,999,222 in special funds to the Division of Child Protection Services, with authorization for fund transfers between departments to comply with Olivia Y. lawsuit agreements with the U.S. District Court.

• Authorizes 1,672 permanent full-time and 1 part-time positions for Department of Human Services; 1,537 permanent full-time positions for Division of Child Protection Services, with restrictions on salary increases limited to 3% annually under the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan.

• Establishes specific performance targets for fiscal year 2022 including child support enforcement collections of $378 million, SNAP benefits for 225,000 households, home-delivered meals of 2.2 million, and TANF work program participation rate of 60%.

• Requires competitive procurement for TANF subgrant agreements, monthly reporting from subgrantees, and provides $1.5 million in grants to three regional food banks and $250,000 for human trafficking services.