Bill > H4460

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024, totaling $255,000,000, to address various needs including housing assistance, settlements, and workforce development programs. * **Emergency Housing Assistance Program:** $245,000,000 from the Transitional Escrow Fund is appropriated to support shelters and services for families in the emergency housing assistance program. This includes funding for training programs, family welcome centers, supplemental staffing, resettlement agencies, and early education programs for homeless children and families. * **Settlements and Judgments:** $15,000,000 from the General Fund is appropriated for settlements and judgments. The bill also includes provisions related to: * **Workforce Development and Tax Credits:** It establishes and modifies programs and tax credits for businesses that offer training to individuals receiving emergency housing assistance or residing in overflow emergency shelter sites, aiming to help them enter the workforce. The total tax credits authorized are capped at $10,000,000 annually. * **Alcohol Sales:** It allows establishments licensed for on-premises consumption to sell mixed drinks and wine/malt beverages for off-premises consumption under specific conditions, effective April 1, 2024. * **Remote Participation:** It amends laws to allow for participation in certain meetings or proceedings via video conference or telephone. * **Shelter Operations and Reporting:** It outlines requirements for the operation of state-funded overflow emergency shelter sites and mandates detailed reporting on shelter services, occupancy, and program participation. * **Work Authorization for Migrants:** It directs the governor to seek federal approval for expedited work authorizations for newly arriving migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. * **Repeals:** Several sections related to training programs and reporting are repealed at different future dates, contingent on the end of the emergency housing assistance program's capacity limitations.