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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6863
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3991
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
Request of the Governor Pursuant
to Joint Rule 9
AN ACT MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated 1
from the GENERAL FUND for the purposes herein specified for the 2
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 3
T1 GENERAL FUND 2024-2025
T2
T3 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
T4 Personal Services 133,426
T5 Other Expenses 1,000,000
T6
T7 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T8 Other Expenses 1,000,000
T9 W. C. Administrator 562,120
T10
T11 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
T12 Witness Protection 140,000
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T13 Medicaid Fraud Control 120,000
T14 Cold Case Unit 50,000
T15
T16 MILITARY DEPARTMENT
T17 Other Expenses 100,000
T18
T19 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
T20 Other Expenses 500,000
T21
T22 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
T23 Housing/Homeless Services 5,500,000
T24
T25 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T26 Local and District Departments of Health 18,801
T27
T28 DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
T29 Personal Services 8,332,216
T30 Other Expenses 1,200,000
T31
T32 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION SERVICES
T33 Personal Services 18,479,461
T34 Other Expenses 9,000,000
T35 Professional Services 8,000,000
T36 Behavioral Health Medications 2,100,000
T37 Discharge and Diversion Services 350,000
T38
T39 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T40 Personal Services 1,053,257
T41 Medicaid 239,282,000
T42 Old Age Assistance 850,000
T43 Aid To The Disabled 2,200,000
T44 State Administered General Assistance 5,000,000
T45
T46 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
T47 Adult Education 876,000
T48
T49 TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM
T50 Other Expenses 12,600,000
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T51
T52 OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
T53 Birth to Three 1,400,000
T54
T55 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
T56 Retirees Health Service Cost 9,800,000
T57
T58 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
T59 Other Expenses 16,350,000
T60 Inmate Medical Services 3,750,000
T61
T62 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
T63 Other Expenses 1,750,000
T64
T65 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
T66 Personal Services 2,028,097
T67 Other Expenses 5,697,000
T68
T69 STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T70 Higher Education Alternative Retirement System 70,000,000
T71 Pensions and Retirements - Other Statutory 35,000
T72 Retired State Employees Health Service Cost 34,700,000
T73 Other Post Employment Benefits 17,700,000
T74
T75 WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS -
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T76 Workers Comp Claims – UConn 150,000
T77 Workers Comp Claims – DOC 5,000,000
T78
T79 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND 486,807,378
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 4
following agencies in section 1 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 5
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 6
T80 GENERAL FUND 2024-2025
T81
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T82 LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
T83 Personal Services 5,000,000
T84
T85 AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
T86 Personal Services 150,000
T87
T88 COMMISSION ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, SENIORS,
EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY
T89 Personal Services 175,000
T90
T91 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
T92 Personal Services 1,000,000
T93
T94 SECRETARY OF THE STATE
T95 Personal Services 500,000
T96
T97 ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION
T98 Elections Enforcement Commission 650,000
T99
T100 OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS
T101 Office of State Ethics 25,000
T102
T103 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
T104 Freedom of Information Commission 325,000
T105
T106 STATE TREASURER
T107 Personal Services 325,000
T108
T109 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES
T110 Personal Services 4,466,000
T111
T112 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY
T113 Personal Services 200,000
T114
T115 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T116 Personal Services 3,600,000
T117 Other Expenses 500,000
T118 Distressed Municipalities 1,500,000
T119 Municipal Restructuring 31,885,000
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T120
T121 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T122 Rents and Moving 1,000,000
T123
T124 ATTORNEY GENERAL
T125 Personal Services 2,000,000
T126
T127 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
T128 Personal Services 3,830,000
T129 Other Expenses 330,000
T130 Shooting Taskforce 350,000
T131
T132 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
PUBLIC PROTECTION
T133 Fleet Purchase 500,000
T134 Criminal Justice Information System 250,000
T135
T136 DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
T137 Personal Services 2,850,000
T138 Other Expenses 325,000
T139
T140 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
T141 Healthcare Apprenticeship Initiative 500,000
T142
T143 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
T144 Other Expenses 500,000
T145
T146 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
T147 Personal Services 400,000
T148 Senior Food Vouchers 150,000
T149 WIC Coupon Program for Fresh Produce 100,000
T150
T151 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
T152 Other Expenses 5,300,000
T153
T154 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
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T155 Personal Services 300,000
T156 Various Grants 500,000
T157
T158 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
T159 Personal Services 150,000
T160
T161 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T162 Personal Services 2,200,000
T163 Gun Violence Prevention 2,500,000
T164
T165 OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T166 Personal Services 178,000
T167 Covered Connecticut Program 75,000
T168
T169 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
T170 Personal Services 100,000
T171
T172 DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
T173 Behavioral Services Program 4,500,000
T174 Supplemental Payments for Medical Services 450,000
T175 Employment Opportunities and Day Services 23,977,000
T176 Community Residential Services 7,800,000
T177
T178 DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION SERVICES
T179 Home and Community Based Services 1,000,000
T180
T181 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T182 HUSKY B Program 11,500,000
T183 Temporary Family Assistance - TANF 6,300,000
T184 Connecticut Home Care Program 500,000
T185 Community Services 500,000
T186
T187 DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES
T188 Personal Services 715,000
T189 Other Expenses 150,000
T190 Educational Aid for Children - Blind or Visually
Impaired
200,000
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T191 Employment Opportunities – Blind & Disabled 150,000
T192 Special Training for the Deaf Blind 100,000
T193
T194 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
T195 Personal Services 3,900,000
T196 Other Expenses 1,000,000
T197 Aspiring Educators Diversity Scholarship Program 8,000,000
T198 Charter Schools 432,188
T199 Magnet Schools 11,000,000
T200
T201 OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
T202 Personal Services 1,650,000
T203 Early Care and Education 1,500,000
T204
T205 STATE LIBRARY
T206 Personal Services 700,000
T207
T208 OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
T209 Personal Services 300,000
T210 Other Expenses 300,000
T211 Health Care Adjunct Grant Program 240,000
T212
T213 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
T214 Operating Expenses 2,400,000
T215
T216 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
T217 Operating Expenses 1,350,000
T218
T219 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
T220 Personal Services 175,000
T221 Other Expenses 50,000
T222 Municipal Retiree Health Insurance Costs 1,400,000
T223
T224 CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
T225 Charter Oak State College 40,000
T226 Community Tech College System 2,350,000
T227 Connecticut State University 2,000,000
T228
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T229 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
T230 Board of Pardons and Paroles 1,300,000
T231 Community Support Services 3,000,000
T232
T233 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
T234 Personal Services 7,135,349
T235 Board and Care for Children - Adoption 1,200,000
T236 Board and Care for Children - Foster 2,200,000
T237 Board and Care for Children - Short-term and
Residential
2,400,000
T238 Juvenile Review Boards 4,200,000
T239
T240 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
T241 Alternative Incarceration Program 500,000
T242 Juvenile Alternative Incarceration 250,000
T243 Workers' Compensation Claims 250,000
T244 Youth Violence Initiative 750,000
T245 Youth Services Prevention 100,000
T246 Juvenile Justice Outreach Services 375,000
T247 Board and Care for Children - Short-term and
Residential
375,000
T248
T249 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES COMMISSION
T250 Assigned Counsel - Criminal 1,706,097
T251
T252 STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T253 Unemployment Compensation 1,000,000
T254 State Employees Retirement Contributions 2,180,602
T255 Insurance - Group Life 950,000
T256 State Employees Health Service Cost 30,000,000
T257 SERS Defined Contribution Match 7,500,000
T258
T259 WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS -
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T260 Workers' Compensation Claims 1,800,000
T261 Workers Comp Claims – UCHC 200,000
T262 Workers Comp Claims – CSCU 450,000
T263 Workers Comp Claims – DCF 1,200,000
T264 Workers Comp Claims – DMHAS 850,000
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T265 Workers Comp Claims – DDS 2,750,000
T266
T267 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND 245,940,236
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated 7
from the SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND for the purposes herein 8
specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 9
T268 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 2024-2025
T269
T270 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
T271 Other Expenses 8,600,000
T272
T273 STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T274 Employers Social Security Tax 1,100,000
T275 Other Post Employment Benefits 925,000
T276
T277 WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS -
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T278 Workers' Compensation Claims 1,500,000
T279
T280 TOTAL - SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 12,125,000
Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 10
following agencies in section 2 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 11
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 12
T281 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 2024-2025
T282
T283 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T284 Personal Services 600,000
T285
T286 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
T287 Personal Services 8,000,000
T288 DMV Modernization 2,000,000
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T289
T290 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
T291 Other Expenses 10,000,000
T292
T293 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
T294 Personal Services 12,500,000
T295
T296 STATE COMPTROLLER - FRINGE BENEFITS
T297 Unemployment Compensation 90,000
T298 Insurance - Group Life 25,000
T299 State Employees Health Service Cost 4,000,000
T300 SERS Defined Contribution Match 350,000
T301
T302 TOTAL - SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 37,565,000
Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) The following sum is appropriated from 13
the BANKING FUND for the purposes herein specified for the fiscal 14
year ending June 30, 2025: 15
T303 BANKING FUND 2024-2025
T304
T305 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
T306 Indirect Overhead 144,997
T307
T308 TOTAL - BANKING FUND 144,997
Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 16
following agencies in section 4 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 17
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 18
T309 BANKING FUND 2024-2025
T310
T311 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T312 IT Services 100,000
T313
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T314 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
T315 Personal Services 787,000
T316 Fringe Benefits 700,000
T317
T318 TOTAL - BANKING FUND 1,587,000
Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated 19
from the INSURANCE FUND for the purposes herein specified for the 20
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 21
T319 INSURANCE FUND 2024-2025
T320
T321 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
T322 Indirect Overhead 560,635
T323
T324 OFFICE OF THE HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE
T325 Indirect Overhead 26,850
T326
T327 TOTAL - INSURANCE FUND 587,485
Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 22
following agencies in section 5 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 23
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 24
T328 INSURANCE FUND 2024-2025
T329
T330 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T331 Personal Services 50,000
T332 Fringe Benefits 60,000
T333
T334 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T335 Fringe Benefits 70,000
T336
T337 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
T338 Personal Services 1,000,000
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T339 Fringe Benefits 3,250,000
T340
T341 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
T342 Immunization Services 15,000,000
T343
T344 OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY
T345 Personal Services 623,000
T346 Fringe Benefits 965,000
T347
T348 DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES
T349 Fall Prevention 130,000
T350
T351 TOTAL - INSURANCE FUND 21,148,000
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) The following sum is appropriated from 25
the CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL FUND 26
for the purposes herein specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 27
T352 CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC UTILITY
CONTROL FUND
2024-2025
T353
T354 OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL
T355 Indirect Overhead 59,499
T356
T357 TOTAL - CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC
UTILITY CONTROL FUND
59,499
Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 28
following agencies in section 6 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 29
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 30
T358 CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC UTILITY
CONTROL FUND
2024-2025
T359
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T360 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T361 Personal Services
10,000
T362 Fringe Benefits
40,000
T363
T364 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T365 Personal Services
10,000
T366 Fringe Benefits
10,000
T367
T368 OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL
T369 Personal Services
150,000
T370 Fringe Benefits
450,000
T371
T372 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
T373 Fringe Benefits
2,000,000
T374 Indirect Overhead
203,340
T375
T376 TOTAL - CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC
UTILITY CONTROL FUND
2,873,340
Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) The following sum is appropriated 31
from the WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND for the purposes herein 32
specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 33
T377 WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND 2024-2025
T378
T379 WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
T380 Indirect Overhead 196,993
T381
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T382 TOTAL - WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND 196,993
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 34
following agencies in section 7 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 35
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 36
T383 WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND 2024-2025
T384
T385 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T386 Personal Services 90,000
T387 Fringe Benefits 180,000
T388
T389 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
T390 Fringe Benefits 170,000
T391
T392 WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
T393 Personal Services 970,000
T394 Fringe Benefits 2,500,000
T395
T396 DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES
T397 Personal Services 60,000
T398 Rehabilitative Services 300,000
T399 Fringe Benefits 160,000
T400
T401 TOTAL - WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND 4,430,000
Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the 37
following agencies in section 12 of public act 23-204, are reduced by the 38
following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 39
T402 CANNABIS REGULATORY FUND 2024-2025
T403
T404 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES
T405 Personal Services 400,000
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T406
T407 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
PUBLIC PROTECTION
T408 Personal Services 500,000
T409
T410 DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
T411 Personal Services 750,000
T412
T413 TOTAL - CANNABIS REGULATORY FUND 1,650,000
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) The amount appropriated to the 40
following agency in section 13 of public act 23-204, is reduced by the 41
following amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: 42
T414 MUNICIPAL REVENUE SHARING FUND 2024-2025
T415
T416 OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
T417 Motor Vehicle Tax Grants 18,182,000
T418
T419 TOTAL - MUNICIPAL REVENUE SHARING FUND 18,182,000
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 from passage New section
Sec. 10 from passage New section
Sec. 11 from passage New section
Sec. 12 from passage New section
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Sec. 13 from passage New section
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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