Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. It appropriates a total of $29,370,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 151.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP,includesaone-yearholidayofunemploymentinsurance, andadjustsworkerscompensationamounts. The billalsoprovidesfundingforpermanentemployeesfortheequivalentofa3%salarystructureshiftandprovides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The bill funds one line item, which provide additional funds for an program specialist at the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.