OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
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sHB-5037
AN ACT ADJUSTING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM
ENDING JUNE 30, 2023.
Primary Analyst: NA 4/25/22
Contributing Analyst(s): MM, CP, AS, RJW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See below
Municipal Impact: See below
Explanation
The budget bill includes appropriations in nine funds totaling $24.2
billion in FY 23 as summarized in the table below.
Gross Appropriations by Fund
FY 23 Original
$
FY 23 Committee
Revised
$
FY 23
Revisions $
General Fund 21,661,537,548 22,184,927,842 523,390,294
Special Transportation Fund 1,921,830,975 1,938,161,303 16,330,328
Banking Fund 29,521,021 29,710,671 189,650
Insurance Fund 122,471,874 123,015,429 543,555
Consumer Counsel and Public Utility
Control Fund
30,976,441 32,319,563 1,343,122
Workers' Compensation Fund 26,955,096 27,257,008 301,912
Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan
Fund
51,472,796 51,499,796 27,000
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund 2,934,088 2,934,088 -
Tourism Fund 13,069,988 13,434,253 364,265
Total Gross Appropriations 23,860,769,827 24,403,259,953 542,490,126
General Fund Lapses
Unallocated Lapse (48,715,570) (48,715,570) -
Unallocated Lapse - Judicial (5,000,000) (5,000,000) -
CREATES Savings Initiative Lapse (73,487,242) (73,487,242) -
Total General Fund Lapses (127,202,812) (127,202,812) -
Transportation Fund Lapses -
Unallocated Lapse (12,000,000) (12,000,000) -
Temporary Federal Support for
Transportation Operations
(100,000,000) (100,000,000) -
Total Transportation Fund Lapses (112,000,000) (112,000,000) -
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Gross Appropriations by Fund
FY 23 Original
$
FY 23 Committee
Revised
$
FY 23
Revisions $
General Fund 21,534,334,736 22,057,725,030 523,390,294
Special Transportation Fund 1,809,830,975 1,826,161,303 16,330,328
Banking Fund 29,521,021 29,710,671 189,650
Insurance Fund 122,471,874 123,015,429 543,555
Consumer Counsel and Public Utility
Control Fund
30,976,441 32,319,563 1,343,122
Workers' Compensation Fund 26,955,096 27,257,008 301,912
Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan
Fund
51,472,796 51,499,796 27,000
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund 2,934,088 2,934,088 -
Tourism Fund 13,069,988 13,434,253 364,265
Total Net Appropriations 23,621,567,015 24,164,057,141 542,490,126
Spending Cap
The budget is under the spending cap by $0.2 million in FY 22 and
$4.6 million in FY 23. These calculations assume a deappropriation of
$22 million in FY 22 from the Debt Service account.
Growth Rate
The FY 23 growth rate for all appropriated funds is 6.2% over FY 22
appropriations. The FY 23 growth rate is 2.3% over FY 23 original
appropriations. See the table below for details.
FY 23 Budget Growth Rates (by fund – in millions)
Fund
FY 22 FY 23 FY 23 FY 23 FY 23
Approp.
Original
Approp.
Change to
Original
Approp.
Change from
FY 22
$ $ $ % $ $ %
General 20,746.4 21,534.3 523.4 2.4% 22,057.7 1,311.3 6.3%
Transportation 1,721.8 1,809.8 16.4 0.9% 1,826.2 104.4 6.1%
Other Appropriated 275.1 277.4 2.8 1.0% 280.2 5.1 1.8%
TOTAL 22,743.3 23,621.6 542.5 2.3% 24,164.1 1,420.8 6.2%
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The following table provides a brief description of the funds being
carryforward from the balance available from funds pursuant to PA 21-
1 (JSS), Section 308(a) and from anticipated balances from certain
accounts in FY 22 for initiatives in FY 23.
Summary of Carryforwards and Revenue Diversions for FY 23
Section Agency Fund Title
Carryforwards
$
Revenue
Diversions $
11b(47) Secretary of the State General
Fund
Election security and public
education program
2,000,000
11(b)48 Reserve for Salary
Adjustments
General
Fund
To support wage payouts and
increase funding available for state
employee and National Guard
premium pay.
28,861,306
11(b)49 Reserve for Salary
Adjustments
General
Fund
Recruitment and retention of
healthcare, engineering, and other
difficult to recruit positions.
25,000,000
11(b)50 Workers'
Compensation Claims
- Administrative
Services
General
Fund
To settle workers'' compensation
claims
15,000,000
11(b)51 Department of
Emergency Services
and Public Protection
General
Fund
For police and public safety officer
training
500,000
11(b)52 Labor Department General
Fund
To support the restructuring of the
unemployment insurance system
459,159
11(b)53 Labor Department General
Fund
To support enhanced employee
wage record reporting
200,000
11(b)54 Labor Department General
Fund
To support the restructuring of the
unemployment insurance system
235,000
11(b)55 Commission on
Human Rights and
Opportunities
General
Fund
To support durational staff 441,320
11(b)56 Commission on
Human Rights and
Opportunities
General
Fund
To automate portions of the
affirmative action process
200,000
11(b)57 Department of Public
Health
General
Fund
For information technology costs
related to water well oversight
50,000
11(b)58 Office of Early
Childhood
General
Fund
For the Nurturing Families Network 1,000,000
11(b)59 University of
Connecticut
General
Fund
For costs of the twenty-seventh
payroll during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2023
7,991,695
11(b)60 University of
Connecticut Health
Center
General
Fund
To provide temporary operating
support
30,500,000
11(b)61 University of
Connecticut Health
Center
General
Fund
For costs of the twenty-seventh
payroll during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2023
5,129,011
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Section Agency Fund Title
Carryforwards
$
Revenue
Diversions $
11(b)62 University of
Connecticut Health
Center
General
Fund
For AHEC, for costs of the twenty-
seventh payroll during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2023
14,455
11(b)63 Connecticut State
Colleges and
Universities
General
Fund
For Community Tech College
System, for costs of the twenty-
seventh payroll during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2023
4,866,346
11(b)64 Connecticut State
Colleges and
Universities
General
Fund
For Connecticut State Colleges and
Universities, for costs of the twenty-
seventh payroll during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2023
5,026,555
11(b)65 Connecticut State
Colleges and
Universities
General
Fund
For Charter Oak State College, for
costs of the twenty-seventh payroll
during the fiscal year ending June
30, 2023
107,099
11(b)66 Department of
Economic and
Community
Development
General
Fund
To support the establishment of
nonstop air service to Jamaica
2,000,000
12 Office of Policy and
Management
General
Fund
To support cost of accrued payouts 21,138,694
13 Labor Department General
Fund
To support the costs of
administering the employment
insurance program
5,000,000
14 Department of
Administrative
Services
General
Fund
Restore Lapsed Funding for the
Firefighters Cancer Relief Fund
800,000
15 University of
Connecticut Health
Center
General
Fund
Replenish the Medical Malpractice
Trust Fund
20,000,000
16 Office of Health
Strategy
General
Fund
Examine State Agency Regulatory
Decisions
400,000
17(a) Department of
Transportation
Special
Trans.
Provide matching funds for projects
funded whole or in part by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act, P.L. 117-58
50,000,000
17(b) Department of
Transportation
Special
Trans.
Provide matching funds for projects
funded whole or in part by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act, P.L. 117-58
50,000,000
18 University of
Connecticut
General
Fund
For the Connecticut Veterinary
Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
250,000
19 State Department
Education
General
Fund
Study of adequacy of social workers
in LEAs
150,000
20 State Department of
Education
General
Fund
Study concerning mental health
issues in high school athletes
100,000
21 Department of
Consumer Protection
General
Fund
Comprehensive Gaming Study 1,250,000
22 Department of
Agriculture
General
Fund
Grant to Brass City Food Hub 125,000
23 Legislative
Management
General
Fund
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Section Agency Fund Title
Carryforwards
$
Revenue
Diversions $
24-31 Office of Early
Childhood
General
Fund
Early Childhood Wage Increases 74,000,000
32 Office Policy and
Management
General
Fund
Non-Union Wage Adjustments 23,000,000
33 Judicial Department General
Fund
Support a study of inmate mental
health
500,000
34 Judicial Department General
Fund
Counsel for domestic violence Unexpended
balance
35 Connecticut State
Colleges and
Universities
General
Fund
E-Commerce Training Program 65,000
37 Department of
Emergency Services
and Public Protection
General
Fund
To support police crisis intervention
training
100,000
38 Department of
Economic and
Community
Development
General
Fund
American Legion Post 85 4,000
39 Department of
Transportation
Special
Trans.
Grant to the Port Authority to
conduct a dredging study
3,000,000
Sections 9 and 10 reallocate federal American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) funding from the State and Local Fiscal Relief Fund (SLFRF)
and allocates the unallocated balance of the ARPA Capital Projects Fund
(CPF). This results in a total of $748.7 million in new ARPA ($671.3
million in SLRFR and $77.4 million in CPF) allocations for a variety of
initiatives and grant programs.
The bill reduces General Fund revenue replacement ARPA SLFRF
allocations by $809.9 million, but only reallocates $671.3 million, leaving
$137.7 million unallocated. This, combined with (1) $233 million in
previously unallocated SLFRF funding; and (2) $2 million in reallocated
FY 22 SLFRF funding, results in a total of approximately $373.7 million
unallocated.
Section 40 precludes the Office of Policy and Management from
making allotment reductions to implement budgeted lapses if there is a
projected budget surplus. This correspondingly precludes any
subsequent adjustment to such projected surpluses that would
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Section 41 transfers $20.0 million from the resources of the
community investment account (CIA) to the following: (1) $5.0 million
to the Department of Agriculture to implement a farm manure
management system program; (2) $5.0 million to the Department of
Housing for eviction prevention, including (a) $2.0 million for project
longevity housing vouchers to be issued in Hartford, Waterbury,
Bridgeport and New Haven, (b) $1.5 million for the Rent Bank, and (c)
$1.5 million for Coordinated Access Networks; (3) $5.0 million to the
Department of Economic and Community Development for historic
preservation; and (4) $5.0 million to the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection for open space. The available cash balance in
the CIA is approximately $24.6 million.
Section 42 requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
and Division of Public Defender Services to develop a plan concerning
legal representation in child protection proceedings. The section makes
the release of $150,000 contingent upon the release of this plan. These
funds are included in section 1 of this bill.
Section 43 requires DCF to develop a plan to expand coverage and
improve outcomes for youth service bureaus and juvenile review
boards. The section makes the release of $2,000,000 contingent upon the
release of this plan. These funds are included in sections 1 and 9 of this
bill.
Section 44 requires the Connecticut Port Authority to conduct a
study on dredging and to report the results of such study to the
Environment and Appropriations Committees by January 1, 2023. The
study is anticipated to cost approximately $3 million.
Section 45 requires the Department of Administrative Services to
submit a monthly report to the General assembly concerning vacancies
and hiring of state employees.
Section 46 specifies that grants to various victim services providers
will only be up to the actual amount the Victims of Crime Act Assistance
grants to the providers were reduced in FY 23 and does not result in a 2022HB-05037-R000594-FN.DOCX Page 7 of 7
fiscal impact.
The Out Years
Projected Expenditures FY 24-FY 26 (in millions)
Fund FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $
General 22,509.2 22,804.9 23,212.5
Transportation 2,014.9 2,091.3 2,157.1
Other Appropriated 250.5 250.5 250.5
Total 24,774.6 25,146.6 25,620.1