Appropriates $52,029,400 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 413.

This bill appropriates $52,029,400 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for FY 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 413.00. For program maintenance, the bill provides fortheemployer'sshareofincreasedbenefitcosts,inflationaryadjustments,replacementitems,andaccounts for decreases for statewide cost allocation. The bill also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. Five line items are included, which provide $484,100 to match instructor pay with public school teachers; a net-zero program/object transfer for community program grant administration; a net-zero object transfer and 1.00 FTP to hire a vocational program instructor; a net-zero program transfer of 3.00 FTP and associated personnel costs to realign three office specialist positions; and $3,600 for cybersecurity insurance.