Bill > H0251

This bill appropriates a total of $17,293,600 to the Division of Human Resources for fiscal year 2024. * **Personnel Costs:** $16,049,900 from the Division of Human Resources Fund for salaries and wages. * **Operating Expenditures:** $1,239,200 from the Division of Human Resources Fund for day-to-day operational expenses. * **Capital Outlay:** $4,500 from the Division of Human Resources Fund for the purchase of capital assets. The bill also authorizes the Division of Human Resources to maintain up to 160 full-time equivalent positions and mandates an average 8.5% upward shift in salary structures, with specific provisions for public safety positions and a $1.20 per hour allocation for permanent employees to be used for merit-based distribution, recruitment, and retention in hard-to-fill positions. All funds are subject to accountability reports and management reviews.