HB 1023 Summary

• Increases federal Coronavirus Relief Fund allocations to counties ineligible for direct federal funding from $150 million to $300 million, with counties required to allocate at least 25% to municipalities.

• Provides $75 million to Department of Public Instruction for emergency school nutrition services and $3.9 million for free reduced-price school meals for 2020-2021 school year.

• Establishes three new COVID-19 relief programs: small meat processors assistance grants, job retention grants for businesses up to $250,000 per entity, and domestic violence prevention pilot programs using GPS monitoring devices.

• Allocates $18 million for School Business System Modernization Plan implementation including payroll, human resources, and licensure systems.

• Includes technical changes extending remote notary and video witnessing authorization deadlines to March 1, 2021, and streamlining unclaimed property claims procedures.