Relates to the appropriation to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It appropriates a total of $5,409,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 41.12. Forbenefitcosts, thebillincreasestheappropriatedamountforhealthinsuranceby$850to$12,500pereligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers' compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation.