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	7	+	General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6438
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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	15	+	Introduced by:
	16	+	Request of the Governor Pursuant
	17	+	to Joint Rule 9
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14		-	AN ACT MAKING DEFICIENCY AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
15		-	FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, AND CARRYING
16		-	FUNDS FORWARD FOR TH E BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023.
	23	+	AN ACT MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR T HE FISCAL
	24	+	YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021.
17	25		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	26		Assembly convened:
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20	28		Section 1. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated 1
21	29		from the GENERAL FUND for the purposes herein specified for the 2
22	30		fiscal year ending June 30, 2021: 3
23	31		T1 GENERAL FUND 2020-2021
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25		-	T3 ~~OFFICE~~ OF ~~POLICY AND MANAGEMENT~~
26		-	T4 ~~Private Providers~~ 50,000,~~000~~
	33	+	T3 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
	34	+	T4 State Insurance and Risk Mgmt. Operations 1,000,0000
27	35		T5
28		-	T6 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
29		-	T7 State Insurance and Risk Mgmt. Operations 1,000,000
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31		-	T9 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
32		-	T10 American School for the Deaf 600,000
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34		-	T12 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
	36	+	T6 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
35	37		DEVELOPMENT
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37		-	T13 Capital Region Development Authority 5,600,000
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39		-	T15 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
40		-	T16 Personal Services 500,000 Substitute Bill No. 6438
	39	+	T7 Capital Region Development Authority 5,600,000
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	41	+	T9 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
	42	+	T10 Personal Services 500,000
	43	+	T11 Governor's Bill No. 6438
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48		-	T18 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
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	49	+	T12 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
49	50		ADDICTION SERVICES
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51		-	T19 Professional Services 5,900,000
52		-	T20 Discharge and Diversion Services 3,000,000
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54		-	T22 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
55		-	T23 Operating Expenses 50,000,000
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57		-	T25 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
58		-	T26 Personal Services 2,000,000
59		-	T27 Inmate Medical Services 2,000,000
	52	+	T13 Professional Services 5,900,000
	53	+	T14 Discharge and Diversion Services 3,000,000
	54	+	T15
	55	+	T16 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
	56	+	T17 Operating Expenses 50,000,000
	57	+	T18
	58	+	T19 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
	59	+	T20 Personal Services 2,000,000
	60	+	T21 Inmate Medical Services 2,000,000
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	62	+	T23 TOTAL – GENERAL FUND 70,000,000
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	64	+	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The amount appropriated to the 4
	65	+	following agency in section 1 of public act 19-117, as amended by section 5
	66	+	7 of public act 19-1 of the December special session, is reduced by the 6
	67	+	following amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021: 7
	68	+	T24 GENERAL FUND 2020-2021
	69	+	T25
	70	+	T26 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
	71	+	T27 Medicaid 70,000,000
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61		-	T29 TOTAL – GENERAL FUND ~~120~~,~~600~~,000
	73	+	T29 TOTAL – GENERAL FUND 70,000,000
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63		-	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated 4
64		-	from the TOURISM FUND for the purposes herein specified for the 5
65		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2021: 6
66		-	T30 TOURISM FUND 2020-2021
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68		-	T32 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
69		-	DEVELOPMENT
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71		-	T33 Statewide Marketing 15,000,000
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73		-	T35 TOTAL – TOURISM FUND 15,000,000
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76		-	following agency in section 1 of public act 19-117, as amended by section 8
77		-	7 of public act 19-1 of the December special session, is reduced by the 9
78		-	following amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021: 10
79		-	T36 GENERAL FUND 2020-2021
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81		-	T38 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
82		-	T39 Medicaid 128,000,000
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84		-	T41 TOTAL – GENERAL FUND 128,000,000 Substitute Bill No. 6438
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92		-	Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The amount appropriated in section 1 of 11
93		-	his act to The University of Connecticut Health Center, for Operating 12
94		-	Expenses, shall be available to reduce the operating deficit for The 13
95		-	University of Connecticut Health Center. Notwithstanding the 14
96		-	provisions of section 10a-105 of the general statutes, such amount shall 15
97		-	not be eligible for fringe benefit recovery by The University of 16
98		-	Connecticut Health Center from the Comptroller's General Fund fringe 17
99		-	benefit accounts. 18
100		-	Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 19
101		-	Management shall allocate funds appropriated in section 1 of this act to 20
102		-	the Office of Policy and Management, for Private Providers, to support 21
103		-	funding increases for private providers of health and human services 22
104		-	contracted by the state. The secretary shall transfer such funds to the 23
105		-	affected contracting agencies. Not later than July 1, 2021, the Secretary 24
106		-	of the Office of Policy and Management shall report, in accordance with 25
107		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 26
108		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 27
109		-	appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, on the amount of such 28
110		-	funds paid to each contracted provider by contracting agency and 29
111		-	account. 30
112		-	Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) Up to $128,260,401 of the unexpended 31
113		-	balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Social Services, for 32
114		-	Medicaid, in section 1 of public act 19-117, as amended by section 7 of 33
115		-	public act 19-1 of the December special session, shall not lapse on June 34
116		-	30, 2021, and such funds shall be transferred and made available as 35
117		-	follows: 36
118		-	(1) Up to $1,500,000 to Medicaid, for each of the fiscal years ending 37
119		-	June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, to fund the state share of an increase in 38
120		-	the personal needs allowance to seventy-five dollars; 39
121		-	(2) Up to $150,000 to Other Expenses, for each of the fiscal years 40
122		-	ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, for the following grants in each 41 Substitute Bill No. 6438
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129		-	said fiscal year: $100,000 to the Jewish Federation Association of 42
130		-	Connecticut (JFACT) and $50,000 to New Covenant Center in Stamford; 43
131		-	(3) Up to $4,000,000 to the Connecticut Airport Authority, for each of 44
132		-	the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023; 45
133		-	(4) Up to $2,500,000 for deposit into the passport to the parks account 46
134		-	established pursuant to section 23-15h of the general statutes, for each 47
135		-	of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023; 48
136		-	(5) (A) Up to $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and 49
137		-	up to $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to the 50
138		-	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, for Debt Free Community 51
139		-	College; 52
140		-	(B) Up to $21,332,962 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and up 53
141		-	to $22,165,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to the Connecticut 54
142		-	State Colleges and Universities, for Community Tech College System; 55
143		-	(C) Up to $8,052,605 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and up 56
144		-	to $8,822,583 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to the Connecticut 57
145		-	State Colleges and Universities, for Connecticut State University; 58
146		-	(D) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 59
147		-	amount transferred pursuant to this subdivision shall not be eligible for 60
148		-	fringe benefit recovery by The Connecticut State Colleges and 61
149		-	Universities from the Comptroller's General Fund fringe benefit 62
150		-	accounts. 63
151		-	(6) Up to $7,516,899 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and up to 64
152		-	$8,570,352 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to The University of 65
153		-	Connecticut, for Operating Expenses, provided such amounts shall not 66
154		-	be eligible for fringe benefit recovery by The University of Connecticut 67
155		-	from the Comptroller's General Fund fringe benefit accounts; 68
156		-	(7) (A) Up to $300,000 to the Department of Children and Families, 69
157		-	for Other Expenses, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and 70 Substitute Bill No. 6438
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164		-	June 30, 2023, for the following grants in each said fiscal year: $100,000 71
165		-	to True Colors, Inc., $100,000 to ‘r kids Family Center, and $100,000 to 72
166		-	Madonna Place; 73
167		-	(B) Up to $500,000 to the Department of Children and Families, for 74
168		-	Youth Service Bureaus and Juvenile Review Boards, for each of the fiscal 75
169		-	years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023; 76
170		-	(8) Up to $100,000 to the Department of Correction, for Community 77
171		-	Support Services, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and 78
172		-	June 30, 2023, for a grant in each said fiscal year to EMERGE 79
173		-	Connecticut, Inc.; 80
174		-	(9) Up to $50,000 to the Department of Housing, for Housing 81
175		-	Homeless Services, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and 82
176		-	June 30, 2023, for a grant in each said fiscal year to House of Bread; 83
177		-	(10) Up to $100,000 to the Labor Department, for Other Expenses, for 84
178		-	each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, for a 85
179		-	grant in each said fiscal year to Stamford Cradle to Career; 86
180		-	(11) Up to $800,000 to the Judicial Department, for Other Expenses, 87
181		-	for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, for 88
182		-	the following grants in each said fiscal year: $150,000 to RYASAP 89
183		-	Bridgeport, $250,000 to Upper Albany Neighborhood Collaborative, 90
184		-	$100,000 to the Connecticut Violence Intervention Program, $100,000 to 91
185		-	Hartford Communities That Care, $100,000 to Street Safe Bridgeport, 92
186		-	and $100,000 to the Prudence Crandall Center; 93
187		-	(12) Up to $250,000 to the Office of Policy and Management, for 94
188		-	Project Longevity, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and 95
189		-	June 30, 2023; and 96
190		-	(13) Up to $1,150,000 to the Department of Education, for Other 97
191		-	Expenses, for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 98
192		-	2023, for the following grants in each said fiscal year: $100,000 to Color 99
193		-	a Positive Thought Bridgeport, $250,000 to Wilson-Gray YMCA, 100 Substitute Bill No. 6438
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200		-	$100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, $150,000 to Reach Out 101
201		-	and Read, $100,000 to the Walter Luckett Foundation, $100,000 to 102
202		-	Andover, Hebron and Marlborough (AHM) Youth and Family Services, 103
203		-	$100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of New London and $250,000 to Youth 104
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	75	+	Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The amount appropriated in section 1 of 8
	76	+	this act to The University of Connecticut Health Center, for Operating 9
	77	+	Expenses, shall be available to reduce the operating deficit for The 10
	78	+	University of Connecticut Health Center. Notwithstanding the 11
	79	+	provisions of section 10-105a of the general statutes, such amount shall 12
	80	+	not be eligible for fringe benefit recovery by The University of 13
	81	+	Connecticut Health Center from the Comptroller's General Fund fringe 14
	82	+	benefit accounts. 15
205	83		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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215		-	APP Joint Favorable Subst.
	95	+	Statement of Purpose:
	96	+	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
	97	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	98	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	99	+	underlined.]
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