Bill > HB06863

This bill provides deficiency appropriations totaling $554,791,379 from the General Fund, $4,110,000 from the Special Transportation Fund, $264,997 from the Banking Fund, $587,485 from the Insurance Fund, $59,499 from the Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund, and $196,993 from the Workers' Compensation Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and also makes changes to workers' compensation laws. * **General Fund Appropriations:** * Department of Social Services: $284,000,000 for Medicaid and $350,000 for Old Age Assistance. * Department of Correction: $40,600,000 for Personal Services. * Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: $25,100,000 for Personal Services. * State Comptroller - Fringe Benefits: $69,000,000 for the Higher Education Alternative Retirement System, $5,900,000 for Employers Social Security Tax, and $35,000,000 for Retired State Employees Health Service Cost. * Department of Developmental Services: $6,416,000 for Community Residential Services. * Department of Housing: $18,000,000 for Housing/Homeless Services. * Department of Children and Families: $1,650,000 for Other Expenses. * Judicial Department: $1,951,097 for Personal Services and $5,692,000 for Other Expenses. * Department of Administrative Services: $4,000,000 for Personal Services and $1,000,000 for Other Expenses. * Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: $3,442,000 for Personal Services. * Technical Education and Career System: $4,400,000 for Personal Services. * Workers' Compensation Claims - Department of Administrative Services: $1,000,000 for Workers Comp Claims - DMHAS and $6,000,000 for Workers Comp Claims - DOC. * **General Fund Reductions:** * Office of Policy and Management: $30,000,000 reduction for Municipal Restructuring. * Department of Education: $4,500,000 reduction for Sheff Settlement and $6,000,000 for Sheff Transportation. * **Special Transportation Fund Appropriations:** * State Comptroller - Fringe Benefits: $1,500,000 for Employers Social Security Tax and $850,000 for Other Post Employment Benefits. * Workers' Compensation Claims - Department of Administrative Services: $1,300,000 for Workers' Compensation Claims. * **Special Transportation Fund Reductions:** * Department of Transportation: $4,110,000 reduction for Personal Services. * **Banking Fund Appropriations:** * Department of Administrative Services: $100,000 for Personal Services and $20,000 for Fringe Benefits. * Department of Banking: $144,997 for Indirect Overhead. * **Banking Fund Reductions:** * Department of Banking: $264,997 reduction for Personal Services. * **Insurance Fund Appropriations:** * Insurance Department: $560,635 for Indirect Overhead. * Office of the Healthcare Advocate: $26,850 for Indirect Overhead. * **Insurance Fund Reductions:** * Insurance Department: $587,485 reduction for Fringe Benefits. * **Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund Appropriations:** * Office of Consumer Counsel: $59,499 for Indirect Overhead. * **Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund Reductions:** * Office of Consumer Counsel: $59,499 reduction for Fringe Benefits. * **Workers' Compensation Fund Appropriations:** * Workers' Compensation Commission: $196,993 for Indirect Overhead. * **Workers' Compensation Fund Reductions:** * Workers' Compensation Commission: $196,993 reduction for Fringe Benefits. * **Workers' Compensation Law Changes:** * The bill modifies the calculation and duration of compensation for specific injuries, including changes to the compensation for loss of limbs, organs, and senses. * It clarifies compensation for dependents in cases of death, including provisions for parents of deceased employees. * It establishes a working group to study rehabilitation services for injured employees, with a preliminary report due by February 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2027. * It revises provisions for additional compensation benefits for partial permanent disability and introduces supplemental benefits for employees engaged in vocational rehabilitation.