senate✓ Signed
Appropriates an additional $14,900 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council; increases the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions by 1.0 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council; and appropriates an additional $1,349,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Indirect Support Services for a total of $1,364,700 for fiscal year 2016.
This is a fiscal year 2016 supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council and Indirect Support Services. Thebillprovidesanadditional1.00FTPand$14,900fortheDomesticViolenceCounciltoprovide additional oversight for programs that receive funds related to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). VOCAfundsareawardedtolocalcommunity-basedorganizationsandpublicagenciesthatprovide services directly to victims of crime, throughout the state. Thebillalsoprovidesanadditional$1,349,800infederalfundsforone-timeoperatingexpenditures toreducetheneedforGeneralFundsandexpendfederalfundsthatthestatereceivedforITprojects. The department has been receiving an enhanced earned revenue rate (ERR) for various IT projects. This ERR provides 90% federal funding, which is significantly higher than the traditional 50% of federal match. Projects include the Medicaid Readiness Initiative and system modernization. Of the total appropriation bill, $13,900 is ongoing and the remainder is one-time.