Bill > HB1545

This bill appropriates funds for the expenses of state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, covering the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, state aid, capital outlay, public debt service, and emergency funds. * **Legislative Branch:** $63,753,500 for the General Assembly, including support services, the House of Representatives, the Senate, Legislative Administration Services, the Tennessee Code Commission, and the Fiscal Review Committee. * **Judicial Branch:** $184,290,200 for appellate and trial courts, child support referees, guardian ad litem services, indigent defendants' counsel, civil legal representation, court interpreter services, verbatim transcripts, state law libraries, judicial programs, and administrative offices of the courts. * **Executive Branch:** $455,160,600 for constitutional offices, including the Attorney General and Reporter ($51,961,200), District Attorneys General Conference ($129,400,700), Secretary of State ($46,065,900), District Public Defenders Conference ($80,479,200), Comptroller of the Treasury ($117,096,300), and the Treasury Department ($6,844,900). * **Department of Correction:** $1,293,600,500 for administration, probation and parole, community corrections, state prosecutions, and various correctional facilities. * **Department of Economic and Community Development:** $887,220,000 for administration, business development, innovation programs, and significant funding for FastTrack Infrastructure and Job Training Assistance ($130,488,200) and Broadband Accessibility ($170,601,400). * **Department of Health:** $597,835,000 for administration, public health policy, laboratory services, health-related boards, community health services, and health services. * **Department of Human Services:** $4,292,061,400 for administration, family assistance services (including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at $3,359,112,700), and community and rehabilitative services. * **Department of Transportation:** $1,498,290,000 for administration, operations, and engineering. * **Department of Environment and Conservation:** $399,530,600 for administrative services, state parks, environmental protection, and various environmental funds. * **Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services:** $166,841,700 for administrative services, community mental health services, and community substance abuse services. * **Department of Safety:** $83,139,300 for administration, driver licensing, highway patrol, and the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. * **Department of Children's Services:** $784,318,300 for administration, family support services, custody services, adoption services, and child and family management. * **Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities:** $226,057,400 for administration, community services, and various regional offices. * **Bureau of TennCare:** $9,786,406,000 for administration, medical services, supplemental payments, intellectual disabilities services, and Medicare services. * **General Assembly:** $63,753,500 for its operations and expenses. * **Debt Service:** Various appropriations are made for debt service on state bonds, funded from different revenue sources. * **Earmarked Appropriations:** Numerous specific appropriations are made for various purposes, including grants to non-governmental entities, specific programs within departments, and operational costs. * **Supplemental Appropriations:** Additional appropriations are made for the 2022-2023 fiscal year for various departments, including significant amounts for the Department of Economic and Community Development ($340,000,000) and the Department of Health ($916,000,000). * **Salary Increases:** Funds are appropriated for salary increases and market rate adjustments for state and higher education employees. * **Education Lottery-Funded Programs:** Appropriations are made for higher education scholarships and after-school programs from lottery revenues. * **Capital Outlay:** Funds are appropriated for various capital projects across state agencies, including prisons, university facilities, and park improvements.