Bill > HB6005

This bill appropriates funds for various state government expenses for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, with a total of $657,195,500 in new appropriations. * **Education Freedom Scholarships:** $208,627,800 (recurring) and $2,700,000 (earmarked from Department of Education funds, recurring) are appropriated for this program, with $145,920,000 from the General Fund and $62,707,800 from the privilege tax. This appropriation is contingent on the passage of Senate Bill 1 / House Bill 4. * **Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund and Governor's Response and Recovery Fund:** $210,000,000 (nonrecurring) is appropriated, with $110,000,000 to the Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund and $100,000,000 to the Governor's Response and Recovery Fund. This is contingent on the passage of Senate Bill 3 / House Bill 3. * **Disaster Relief Grants:** $240,000,000 (nonrecurring) is appropriated to the Department of Military, TEMA Disaster Relief Grants, for non-federal cost share obligations for disaster recovery. * **Hampton High School Reconstruction and Relocation:** $20,000,000 (nonrecurring) is appropriated to the Department of Finance and Administration for a grant to Carter County for the reconstruction and relocation of Hampton High School. Unexpended funds will be reappropriated for the subsequent fiscal year. * **High-Performing LEA Incentives:** $17,000,000 (recurring) is appropriated to the Department of Education for direct payments to high-performing Local Education Agencies (LEAs). * **Immigration Enforcement:** $5,563,700 ($545,700 recurring and $5,018,000 nonrecurring) is appropriated for the implementation of Senate Bill 2 / House Bill 1. This appropriation is contingent on the passage of that bill. * **Disaster Relief:** $2,319,700 (nonrecurring) is appropriated for the implementation of Senate Bill 7 / House Bill 7. This appropriation is contingent on the passage of that bill. * **Active Tourism Development Zones:** $6,200,000 (recurring) is appropriated to the Department of Education for distributions to LEAs related to active tourism development zones. * **First Extraordinary Session Expenses:** A sum sufficient is appropriated to the General Assembly to cover expenses for the First Extraordinary Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly.