Bill > SB00298

This bill reallocates certain state funds and makes various changes related to education, public safety, general government, elections, intermediate care facilities, and warehouse distribution centers. * **Labor Department:** $1,700,000 from the General Fund for Personal Services to offset declining federal funds for unemployment compensation program personnel and support IT integration. * **Department of Education:** $1,700,000 from the General Fund for Adult Education. This amount will not lapse at the end of fiscal year 2026 and will be available for fiscal year 2027. * **Department of Education to Department of Economic and Community Development:** $174,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses, transferred to the Department of Economic and Community Development for a grant to New London VFW. * **Judicial Department:** $70,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses, made available for a grant to the Village Initiative Project. * **Office of Policy and Management:** Up to $2,500,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses, made available for outdoor recreation in Hartford. * **Department of Social Services:** $1,500,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for grants to school districts in Newington, Wethersfield, Cromwell, Rocky Hill, and Middletown for high acuity, school-based mental health programming. * **Department of Economic and Community Development:** $330,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to provide a grant to Our Piece of the Pie. * **Department of Education:** $750,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for a teacher residency program operated by the Capitol Region Education Council. * **Department of Education:** $200,000 from the General Fund for Other Expenses for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, made available to provide a grant to Free Agent Now. This amount will not lapse at the end of fiscal year 2026 and will be available for fiscal year 2027. The bill also includes numerous provisions that amend existing statutes related to education, public safety, general government, and elections, including changes to school building project reimbursements, civics education, school safety drills, municipal finance, and election procedures.