Bill > H47

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2023 to provide additional funding for certain existing appropriations and other activities and projects. The key provisions include: 1. Appropriating $44.9 million for the Department of Housing and Community Development's Emergency Assistance Family Shelters and Services program, $65 million for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's School Breakfast Program, and $40.1 million for a reserve to address the needs of homeless families and individuals, including providing supplemental funding to school districts for additional student enrollments. 2. Appropriating $130 million for emergency allotments to households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to address food needs and increased food costs, and $2 million for reimbursements to SNAP recipients whose benefits were stolen through fraudulent methods. 3. Allowing the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development to transfer funds between two housing and homelessness-related appropriation items, with a requirement to notify the legislature of any such transfers.