OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5431
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING RECEIVED BY THE STATE
UNDER THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
Primary Analyst: ES 4/25/22
Contributing Analyst(s): LD, CG
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See Below
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
Sections 1-2 of the bill transfer the administration of the Community
Health Worker Grant Program and associated American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) funds totaling $6 million from the Department of Public
Health (DPH) to the Department of Social Services (DSS). The bill also
(1) specifies grants are provided per community health worker
employed by a community action agency (CAA), (2) increases the grant
amount from $30,000 to $40,000 per worker, (3) increases the total grants
that can be distributed to CAAs from $6 million to $8 million, and (4)
extends the date by which grants must be distributed.
Section 3 requires the Governor to submit proposed allocations of
federal funding received pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act to
the General Assembly and requires the General Assembly to approve
the plan. This has no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
Grant funds must be issued by June 30, 2024.