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ARTICLE 10 AS AMENDED
RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2023

     SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained
in this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to
section § 35-4-22 and Chapter chapter 41 of Title title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For
the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and
directed to draw his or her the controller’s orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of
such sums or such portions thereof as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or
her the controller of properly authenticated vouchers.
Administration
Central Management
General Revenues 4,896,389 302,285 5,198,674
     Provided that $2,000,000 shall be allocated to support a state workforce compensation and
classification study, of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal
year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same
purposes.
Federal Funds 108,998,500 0 108,998,500
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Nonprofit Assistance 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
Public Health Response Warehouse
Support 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
Health Care Facilities 77,500,000 0 77,500,000
Ongoing COVID-19 Response 73,000,000 (73,000,000) 0
Total - Central Management 286,394,889 (72,697,715) 213,697,174
Legal Services
General Revenues 2,374,193 (282,893) 2,091,300
Accounts and Control
General Revenues 5,211,103 (108,798) 5,102,305
Federal Funds
Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
CPF Administration 349,497 413,541 763,038
     Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Pandemic Recovery Office 4,948,839 917,703 5,866,542
Restricted Receipts –
OPEB Board Administration 137,905 51,458 189,363
Restricted Receipts –
Grants Management Administration 2,130,371 189,986 2,320,357
Total - Accounts and Control 12,777,715 1,463,890 14,241,605
Office of Management and Budget
General Revenues 8,354,324 (472,085) 7,882,239
Federal Funds 101,250 0 101,250
Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000
Other Funds 1,228,111 229,890 1,458,001
Total - Office of Management and Budget 9,983,685 (242,195) 9,741,490
Purchasing
General Revenues 3,830,668 (488,977) 3,341,691
Restricted Receipts 381,474 3,404 384,878
Other Funds 550,989 26,241 577,230
Total - Purchasing 4,763,131 (459,332) 4,303,799
Human Resources
General Revenues 755,922 30,482 786,404
Personnel Appeal Board
General Revenues 143,059 (184) 142,875
Information Technology
General Revenues 721,340 20,000 741,340
Restricted Receipts 54,589,160 8,815,928 63,405,088
     Provided that of the total available in the Information Technology Investment Fund as of
July 1, 2022, $22.4 million shall be made available for the development and implementation of an
electronic medical records system for the state hospitals, $19.4 million for the replacement and
modernization of the legacy department of labor and training mainframe system, $6.7 million for
RIBridges Mobile and Childcare Tracking, $2.5 million for Blockchain Digital Identity, $2.2
million to support implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System, $5.8 million for
the department of environmental management’s online permit and licensing systems for fish and
wildlife, commercial fishing, and boating registrations, $3.3 million for Wi-Fi wi-fi and
Technology technology at the Adult Correctional Institutions adult correctional institutions, and
$2.3 million for the tax modernization system.
Total - Information Technology 55,310,500 8,835,928 64,146,428
Library and Information Services
General Revenues 1,796,514 1,027 1,797,541
Federal Funds 2,088,205 223,141 2,311,346
Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990
Total – Library and Information Services 3,891,709 224,168 4,115,877
Planning
General Revenues 840,855 (87,128) 753,727
Federal Funds 3,050 0 3,050
Other Funds
Air Quality Modeling 24,000 0 24,000
Federal Highway –
PL Systems Planning 3,813,016 (627,630) 3,185,386
State Transportation Planning Match 592,033 (237,789) 354,244
FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,340,126 313,871 1,653,997
Total-Planning 6,613,080 (638,676) 5,974,404
General
General Revenues
Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 130,000 0 130,000
     Provided that this amount be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child
Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students.
Torts - Courts/Awards 675,000 125,000 800,000
Wrongful Conviction Awards 0 1,464,379 1,464,379
Resource Sharing and State
Library Aid 10,991,049 0 10,991,049
Library Construction Aid 1,859,673 0 1,859,673
Historic Tax Credits 28,000,000 0 28,000,000
RICAP Transfer 15,000,000 242,395,000 257,395,000
Federal Funds
Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Aid to the Convention Center 5,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000
Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
Municipal and Higher Ed
Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 (30) 23,360,065
RIC Student Services Center 5,000,000 (5,000,000) 0
Restricted Receipts 700,000 0 700,000
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Security Measures State Buildings 500,000 205,557 705,557
Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,250,000 710,807 1,960,807
Cranston Street Armory 750,000 0 750,000
State House Renovations 2,083,000 1,021,916 3,104,916
Zambarano Buildings and Campus 6,070,000 1,267,784 7,337,784
Replacement of Fueling Tanks 680,000 983,189 1,663,189
Environmental Compliance 400,000 356,336 756,336
Big River Management Area 427,000 173,600 600,600
Shepard Building Upgrades 1,500,000 1,907,272 3,407,272
RI Convention Center Authority 7,350,000 0 7,350,000
Pastore Center Power Plant Rehabilitation 0 783,726 783,726
Accessibility - Facility Renovations 1,000,000 400,000 1,400,000
DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 3,300,000 (2,750,000) 550,000
BHDDH MH & Community Facilities
- Asset Protection 750,000 141,341 891,341
BHDDH DD & Community Homes
- Fire Code 325,000 276,335 601,335
BHDDH DD Regional Facilities
- Asset Protection 1,700,000 0 1,700,000
BHDDH Substance Abuse
Asset Protection 500,000 164,471 664,471
BHDDH Group Homes 1,250,000 178,690 1,428,690
Statewide Facility Master Plan 1,700,000 169,021 1,869,021
Cannon Building 1,150,000 (1,150,000) 0
Old State House 100,000 272,427 372,427
State Office Building 100,000 80,054 180,054
State Office Reorganization
& Relocation 250,000 1,512,000 1,762,000
William Powers Building 2,700,000 834,000 3,534,000
Pastore Center Non-Hospital
Buildings Asset Protection 6,250,000 842,253 7,092,253
Washington County Government
Center 500,000 (495,289) 4,711
Chapin Health Laboratory 500,000 291,377 791,377
560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 150,000 (150,000) 0
Arrigan Center 825,000 (825,000) 0
Dunkin Donuts Civic Center 8,150,000 0 8,150,000
Pastore Center Building Demolition 1,000,000 (1,000,000) 0
Veterans Auditorium 765,000 0 765,000
Pastore Center Hospital Buildings
Asset Protection 500,000 (500,000) 0
Pastore Campus Infrastructure 11,050,000 (11,050,000) 0
Community Facilities Asset Protection 450,000 180,000 630,000
Zambarano LTAC Hospital 1,177,542 0 1,177,542
Medical Examiners New Facility 4,500,000 (4,500,000) 0
Total - General 162,368,359 234,316,216 396,684,575
Debt Service Payments
General Revenues 153,991,095 (2,627,703) 151,363,392
     Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer general
treasurer is authorized to make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission
redevelopment district commission loan up to the maximum debt service due in accordance with
the loan agreement.
Other Funds
Transportation Debt Service 40,548,738 0 40,548,738
Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 0 100,000
Total - Debt Service Payments 194,639,833 (2,627,703) 192,012,130
Energy Resources
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 981,791 974,647 1,956,438
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
Restricted Receipts 14,779,659 15,969,878 30,749,537
Other Funds 0 800,000 800,000
Total - Energy Resources 20,761,450 17,744,525 38,505,975
Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange
General Revenues 4,077,880 (645,136) 3,432,744
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 12,392,493 32,711 12,425,204
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Auto-Enrollment Program 1,288,710 0 1,288,710
Restricted Receipts 15,010,294 303,966 15,314,260
Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits
Exchange 32,769,377 (308,459) 32,460,918
Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity
General Revenues 1,508,606 (189,270) 1,319,336
Other Funds 119,807 (17,956) 101,851
Total - Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity 1,628,413 (207,226) 1,421,187
Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
General Revenues 9,810,315 255,700 10,066,015
Statewide Personnel and Operations
General Revenues
FEMA Contingency Reserve 15,000,000 (10,000,000) 5,000,000
     Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to
the Federal Emergency Management Agency Contingency Reserve are hereby reappropriated to
the following fiscal year.
General Officer Transition Costs 350,000 (350,000) 0
Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 15,350,000 (10,350,000) 5,000,000
Grand Total - Administration 820,335,630 175,056,526 995,392,156
Business Regulation
Central Management
General Revenues 3,801,190 202,608 4,003,798
Banking Regulation
General Revenues 1,942,687 (169,682) 1,773,005
Restricted Receipts 63,000 0 63,000
Total - Banking Regulation 2,005,687 (169,682) 1,836,005
Securities Regulation
General Revenues 863,630 (23,279) 840,351
Restricted Receipts 15,000 0 15,000
Total - Securities Regulation 878,630 (23,279) 855,351
Insurance Regulation
General Revenues 4,419,316 93,106 4,512,422
Restricted Receipts 2,041,662 (159,146) 1,882,516
Total - Insurance Regulation 6,460,978 (66,040) 6,394,938
Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
General Revenues 3,777,735 (32,173) 3,745,562
     Provided that $1,500,000 is used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all state licensed
and contracted social and human service providers, to include review of rates, eligibility, utilization,
and accountability standards pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 42-14.5-3(t).
Federal Funds 372,887 113,906 486,793
Restricted Receipts 532,817 (52,340) 480,477
Total - Office of the Health
Insurance Commissioner 4,683,439 29,393 4,712,832
Board of Accountancy
General Revenues 5,490 0 5,490
Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing
General Revenues 1,167,550 (1,416) 1,166,134
Restricted Receipts 914,932 (46,972) 867,960
Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming
and Athletics Licensing 2,082,482 (48,388) 2,034,094
Building, Design and Fire Professionals
General Revenues 8,852,699 523,803 9,376,502
Federal Funds 318,300 0 318,300
Restricted Receipts 2,200,455 (263,530) 1,936,925
Other Funds
Quonset Development Corporation 69,727 0 69,727
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Fire Academy Expansion 675,000 (675,000) 0
Total - Building, Design and Fire Professionals 12,116,181 (414,727) 11,701,454
Office of Cannabis Regulation
General Revenues 1,440,464 (1,440,464) 0
Restricted Receipts 5,021,772 (12,708) 5,009,064
Total - Office of Cannabis Regulation 6,462,236 (1,453,172) 5,009,064
Grand Total - Business Regulation 38,496,313 (1,943,287) 36,553,026
Executive Office of Commerce
Central Management
General Revenues 2,356,175 (196,810) 2,159,365
Housing and Community Development
General Revenues 1,522,293 2,867,036 4,389,329
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 16,124,699 7,788,516 23,913,215
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
OHCD Predevelopment and Capacity Fund 500,000 421,391 921,391
Development of Affordable
Housing 30,000,000 259,175 30,259,175
Homelessness Assistance Program 7,000,000 1,500,000 8,500,000
Site Acquisition 3,000,000 6,000,000 9,000,000
Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
Workforce Housing 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
Affordable Housing
Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
Home Repair and Community
Revitalization 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
Statewide Housing Plan 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
Homelessness Infrastructure 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
Restricted Receipts 7,664,150 7,551,960 15,216,110
Total - Housing and Community
Development 122,311,142 26,388,078 148,699,220
Quasi-Public Appropriations
General Revenues
Rhode Island Commerce
Corporation 7,947,778 0 7,947,778
Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 0 1,010,036
     Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be
distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the
total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%)
of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2022
at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport,
T.F. Green Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
commerce corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport
is located based on this calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is
located shall receive at least $25,000.
STAC Research Alliance 900,000 0 900,000
Innovative Matching
Grants/Internships 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
I-195 Redevelopment
District Commission 961,000 0 961,000
Polaris Manufacturing Grant 450,000 0 450,000
East Providence Waterfront
Commission 50,000 0 50,000
Urban Ventures 140,000 0 140,000
Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 0 476,200
Municipal Infrastructure
Grant Program 2,500,000 5,500,000 8,000,000
     Provided that $5,500,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
infrastructure bank for the creation of a Municipal Matching Grant Pool municipal matching
grant pool for cities and towns that apply for federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds,
but lack matching funds.
OSCAR Program
– Infrastructure Bank 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Port of Davisville 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 805,000 235,048 1,040,048
Quonset Point Davisville Pier 0 20,274 20,274
Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 26,240,014 5,755,322 31,995,336
Economic Development Initiatives Fund
General Revenues
Innovation Initiative 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 13,500,000 0 13,500,000
Small Business Promotion 300,000 0 300,000
Small Business Assistance 650,000 0 650,000
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
Assistance to Impacted Industries 0 4,801,001 4,801,001
Total - Economic Development Initiatives
Fund 36,950,000 4,801,001 41,751,001
Commerce Programs
General Revenues
Wavemaker Fellowship 3,200,000 0 3,200,000
Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000 0 2,250,000
Main Streets Revitalization 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Minority Business Accelerator 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
Blue Economy Investments 10,000,000 (10,000,000) 0
Bioscience Investments 5,000,000 (5,000,000) 0
South Quay Marine Terminal 12,000,000 (12,000,000) 0
Small Business Assistance 0 13,257,568 13,257,568
Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping 0 230,800 230,800
Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
Broadband 15,383,000 0 15,383,000
Total - Commerce Programs 54,833,000 (13,511,632) 41,321,368
Grand Total - Executive Office of Commerce 242,690,331 23,235,959 265,926,290
Labor and Training
Central Management
General Revenues 1,065,747 (20,807) 1,044,940
Restricted Receipts 379,215 (25,494) 353,721
Total - Central Management 1,444,962 (46,301) 1,398,661
Workforce Development Services
General Revenues 1,103,105 404,814 1,507,919
     Provided that $200,000 of this amount is used to support Year Up.
Federal Funds 19,464,609 15,466,895 34,931,504
Other Funds 8,026 (8,026) 0
Total - Workforce Development Services 20,575,740 15,863,683 36,439,423
Workforce Regulation and Safety
General Revenues 4,240,619 (89,841) 4,150,778
Income Support
General Revenues 3,949,058 21,148 3,970,206
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 57,711,996 (32,426,193) 25,285,803
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
Contribution 100,000,000 0 100,000,000
Restricted Receipts 2,076,599 1,528,729 3,605,328
Other Funds
Temporary Disability
Insurance Fund 215,049,696 29,262,655 244,312,351
Employment Security Fund 177,075,000 (39,500,000) 137,575,000
Total - Income Support 555,862,349 (41,113,661) 514,748,688
Injured Workers Services
Restricted Receipts 11,403,127 (1,467,862) 9,935,265
Labor Relations Board
General Revenues 452,822 91,680 544,502
Governor’s Workforce Board
General Revenues 12,031,000 0 12,031,000
     Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care
and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care
needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments
pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Section § 23-17.5-36.
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
Restricted Receipts 18,443,377 2,467,174 20,910,551
Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 40,474,377 2,467,174 42,941,551
Grand Total - Labor and Training 634,453,996 (24,295,128) 610,158,868
Department of Revenue
Director of Revenue
General Revenues 2,257,475 (16,812) 2,240,663
Office of Revenue Analysis
General Revenues 970,638 (26,967) 943,671
Lottery Division
Other Funds 435,992,155 (46,890,162) 389,101,993
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Lottery Building Enhancements 850,000 (850,000) 0
Total - Lottery Division 436,842,155 (47,740,162) 389,101,993
Municipal Finance
General Revenues 1,738,044 (31,593) 1,706,451
Federal Funds 131,957,594 0 131,957,594
Total - Municipal Finance 133,695,638 (31,593) 133,664,045
Taxation
General Revenues 34,793,050 (1,602,397) 33,190,653
Restricted Receipts 2,156,890 7,120 2,164,010
Other Funds
Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 155,000 20,000 175,000
Total - Taxation 37,104,940 (1,575,277) 35,529,663
Registry of Motor Vehicles
General Revenues 39,062,598 (37,719) 39,024,879
     Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to
license plate reissuance are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.
Federal Funds 220,000 209,496 429,496
Restricted Receipts 3,494,403 0 3,494,403
Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 42,777,001 171,777 42,948,778
State Aid
General Revenues
Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458 0 12,384,458
Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt
Properties 48,433,591 0 48,433,591
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 230,954,881 (337,089) 230,617,792
Property Revaluation Program 414,947 205,216 620,163
Restricted Receipts 995,120 0 995,120
Total - State Aid 293,182,997 (131,873) 293,051,124
Collections
General Revenues 887,668 58,826 946,494
Grand Total - Revenue 947,718,512 (49,292,081) 898,426,431
Legislature
General Revenues 48,542,952 8,492,654 57,035,606
Restricted Receipts 1,919,241 108,522 2,027,763
Grand Total - Legislature 50,462,193 8,601,176 59,063,369
Lieutenant Governor
General Revenues 1,353,568 13,205 1,366,773
Secretary of State
Administration
General Revenues 4,049,383 (71,295) 3,978,088
Corporations
General Revenues 2,687,784 (40,010) 2,647,774
State Archives
General Revenues 178,651 6,816 185,467
Restricted Receipts 520,197 6,178 526,375
Total - State Archives 698,848 12,994 711,842
Elections and Civics
General Revenues 3,439,462 180,739 3,620,201
Federal Funds 1,621,565 0 1,621,565
Total - Elections and Civics 5,061,027 180,739 5,241,766
State Library
General Revenues 825,475 (13,603) 811,872
     Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society
pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 29-2-1 and $18,000 be allocated to support the
Newport Historical Society, pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 29-2-2.
Office of Public Information
General Revenues 686,260 10,528 696,788
Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000
Total - Office of Public Information 711,260 10,528 721,788
Grand Total - Secretary of State 14,033,777 79,353 14,113,130
General Treasurer
Treasury
General Revenues 2,709,016 25,259 2,734,275
Federal Funds 350,752 (18,555) 332,197
Other Funds
Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 289,491 (36,334) 253,157
Tuition Savings Program - Administration 404,401 73,625 478,026
Total -Treasury 3,753,660 43,995 3,797,655
State Retirement System
Restricted Receipts
Admin Expenses –
State Retirement System 12,382,831 (80,456) 12,302,375
Retirement –
Treasury Investment Operations 2,000,963 (135,266) 1,865,697
Defined Contribution – Administration 314,124 7,828 321,952
Total - State Retirement System 14,697,918 (207,894) 14,490,024
Unclaimed Property
Restricted Receipts 2,570,182 (4,710) 2,565,472
Crime Victim Compensation Program
General Revenues 849,616 21,559 871,175
Federal Funds 422,493 0 422,493
Restricted Receipts 555,000 0 555,000
Total - Crime Victim Compensation Program 1,827,109 21,559 1,848,668
Grand Total - General Treasurer 22,848,869 (147,050) 22,701,819
Board of Elections
General Revenues 6,249,463 (279,652) 5,969,811
Rhode Island Ethics Commission
General Revenues 2,035,145 2,336 2,037,481
Office of Governor
General Revenues
General Revenues 7,002,280 446,987 7,449,267
Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000
Grand Total - Office of Governor 7,152,280 446,987 7,599,267
Commission for Human Rights
General Revenues 1,744,334 116,491 1,860,825
Federal Funds 408,411 (13,197) 395,214
Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,152,745 103,294 2,256,039
Public Utilities Commission
Federal Funds 582,689 (58,971) 523,718
Restricted Receipts 12,987,076 209,563 13,196,639
Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 13,569,765 150,592 13,720,357
Office of Health and Human Services
Central Management
General Revenues 49,502,266 (1,221,659) 48,280,607
     Provided that $250,000 $30,000 shall be for the children’s cabinet, established under
Rhode Island General Law, Chapter chapter 42-72.5 of title 42, to assist with the planning for an
early childhood governance structure of and for the transition of established early childhood
programs to such an office.
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 167,520,158 (16,957,721) 150,562,437
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Butler Hospital Short Term
Stay Unit 8,000,000 0 8,000,000
Pediatric Recovery 7,500,000 1,534,900 9,034,900
Early Intervention Recovery 5,500,000 1,448,785 6,948,785
Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinics 30,000,000 0 30,000,000
Restricted Receipts 56,342,012 (20,945,192) 35,396,820
Total - Central Management 324,364,436 (36,140,887) 288,223,549
Medical Assistance
General Revenues
Managed Care 407,943,888 (41,714,198) 366,229,690
Hospitals 86,155,276 3,384,097 89,539,373
     Of the general revenue funding, $2.5 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical
Education programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated as a Level I Trauma Center,
$1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care and $0.5 million
is for the new residential training program at Landmark Hospital.
Nursing Facilities 137,967,876 (17,439,676) 120,528,200
Home and Community
Based Services 61,054,127 (11,406,087) 49,648,040
Other Services 145,886,477 (6,924,567) 138,961,910
Pharmacy 87,283,555 (7,314,725) 79,968,830
Rhody Health 221,113,381 (33,363,951) 187,749,430
Federal Funds
Managed Care 552,913,884 41,018,438 593,932,322
Hospitals 128,123,193 6,058,782 134,181,975
Nursing Facilities 173,656,008 7,815,792 181,471,800
Home and Community
Based Services 76,711,843 (1,959,883) 74,751,960
Other Services 865,746,927 (42,005,836) 823,741,091
Pharmacy 116,445 414,725 531,170
Rhody Health 275,851,622 3,698,948 279,550,570
Other Programs 44,798,580 (11,183,332) 33,615,248
Restricted Receipts 24,750,000 (4,297,873) 20,452,127
Total - Medical Assistance 3,290,073,082 (115,219,346) 3,174,853,736
Grand Total –
Office of Health and Human Services 3,614,437,518 (151,360,233) 3,463,077,285
Children, Youth and Families
Central Management
General Revenues 14,033,990 407,655 14,441,645
     The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker
of the house and president of the senate at least every sixty (60) days beginning September 1, 2021,
a report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with Rhode Island
General Law, Section § 42-72-5.3 and any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The
report shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts including
attaining and maintaining a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated
positions, and progress towards reducing worker caseloads.
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 5,222,426 (570,813) 4,651,613
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
Provider Workforce Stabilization 2,500,000 5,672,204 8,172,204
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
DCYF Headquarters 250,000 (250,000) 0
DCYF Transitional Housing 500,000 (500,000) 0
Total - Central Management 24,006,416 4,759,046 28,765,462
Children's Behavioral Health Services
General Revenues 8,684,693 (958,658) 7,726,035
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 9,445,069 (867,236) 8,577,833
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Psychiatric Residential Treatment
Facility 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 30,129,762 (1,825,894) 28,303,868
Juvenile Correctional Services
General Revenues 22,098,188 20,363 22,118,551
Federal Funds 416,972 (222,483) 194,489
Restricted Receipts 317,386 (172,400) 144,986
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Training School Asset Protection 250,000 5,500 255,500
Total - Juvenile Correctional Services 23,082,546 (369,020) 22,713,526
Child Welfare
General Revenues 161,584,128 (1,815,468) 159,768,660
     Provided that up to $2,000,000 of unexpended funding shall be available for vehicles in
the following fiscal year for which a purchase was initiated prior to June 30, 2023.
Federal Funds 74,035,823 3,476,288 77,512,111
Restricted Receipts 1,467,772 (103,024) 1,364,748
Total - Child Welfare 237,087,723 1,557,796 238,645,519
Higher Education Incentive Grants
General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000
Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 314,506,447 4,121,928 318,628,375
Health
Central Management
General Revenues 2,965,099 367,509 3,332,608
Federal Funds 4,322,005 1,524,737 5,846,742
Restricted Receipts 26,202,867 (484,768) 25,718,099
     Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted
in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and
Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus
Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-
136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
(P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the Director of Management
and Budget director of management and budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds
shall take place without such approval.
Total - Central Management 33,489,971 1,407,478 34,897,449
Community Health and Equity
General Revenues 1,588,431 84 1,588,515
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 81,169,548 (1,910,692) 79,258,856
Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Public Health Clinics 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
Restricted Receipts 41,511,977 1,313,788 42,825,765
Total - Community Health and Equity 128,269,956 (596,820) 127,673,136
Environmental Health
General Revenues 6,088,320 (696,472) 5,391,848
Federal Funds 8,549,060 1,418,514 9,967,574
Restricted Receipts 967,543 (106,050) 861,493
Total - Environmental Health 15,604,923 615,992 16,220,915
Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner
General Revenues 10,980,589 1,424,564 12,405,153
Federal Funds 2,756,028 783,517 3,539,545
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Health Laboratories & Medical
Examiner Equipment 400,000 176,012 576,012
Total – Health Laboratories and
Medical Examiner 14,136,617 2,384,093 16,520,710
Customer Services
General Revenues 8,198,687 (206,570) 7,992,117
Federal Funds 6,369,584 1,006,902 7,376,486
Restricted Receipts 4,024,890 2,459,043 6,483,933
Total - Customer Services 18,593,161 3,259,375 21,852,536
Policy, Information and Communications
General Revenues 958,580 34,088 992,668
Federal Funds 2,876,367 266,775 3,143,142
Restricted Receipts 1,266,247 (381,834) 884,413
Total - Policy, Information and
Communications 5,101,194 (80,971) 5,020,223
Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services
General Revenues 2,092,672 31,339 2,124,011
Federal Funds 24,921,020 (425,488) 24,495,532
Total - Preparedness, Response,
Infectious Disease & Emergency Services 27,013,692 (394,149) 26,619,543
COVID-19
General Revenues 0 156,132 156,132
Federal Funds 131,144,016 (2,936,968) 128,207,048
Total - COVID-19 131,144,016 (2,780,836) 128,363,180
Grand Total - Health 373,353,530 3,814,162 377,167,692
Human Services
Central Management
General Revenues 7,586,208 149,083 7,735,291
     Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund to provide
direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $350,000 to support Project
Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, $267,000 is for outreach and
supportive services through Day One, $450,000 is for food collection and distribution through the
Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for services provided to the homeless at Crossroads
Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute for the Study
and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy, $50,000 is to support services provided to the
immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International, and $50,000 is for services
provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center. An additional $750,000 is for enhanced
support to the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to assist students with academic, mental health,
and workforce readiness needs, and $1,400,000 is for the Community Action Fund for support to
individuals and families affected by the pandemic.
     The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house,
president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty
(60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer
serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions,
including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible
and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates
resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as
other pertinent information as determined by the director.
Federal Funds 5,425,851 1,476,532 6,902,383
Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000
Total - Central Management 13,312,059 1,625,615 14,937,674
Child Support Enforcement
General Revenues 3,678,142 516,146 4,194,288
Federal Funds 8,773,784 105,668 8,879,452
Restricted Receipts 3,575,448 38,411 3,613,859
Total - Child Support Enforcement 16,027,374 660,225 16,687,599
Individual and Family Support
General Revenues 46,264,236 (2,341,513) 43,922,723
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 123,929,840 24,880,602 148,810,442
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Child Care Support 21,283,000 (8,624,421) 12,658,579
Restricted Receipts 250,255 51,795 302,050
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 (5,214) 159,786
Total - Individual and Family Support 191,892,331 13,961,249 205,853,580
Office of Veterans Services
General Revenues 32,402,204 1,400,960 33,803,164
     Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through Veterans’ organizations.
Federal Funds 12,647,664 (236,447) 12,411,217
Restricted Receipts 759,968 50,573 810,541
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Veterans Home Asset Protection 400,000 (375,000) 25,000
Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset
Protection 200,000 201,850 401,850
Total - Office of Veterans Services 46,409,836 1,041,936 47,451,772
Health Care Eligibility
General Revenues 9,969,089 (1,988,647) 7,980,442
Federal Funds 16,052,510 (5,482,946) 10,569,564
Total - Health Care Eligibility 26,021,599 (7,471,593) 18,550,006
Supplemental Security Income Program
General Revenues 17,886,000 (1,105,460) 16,780,540
Rhode Island Works
General Revenues 8,681,937 455,544 9,137,481
Federal Funds 94,595,896 (15,778,156) 78,817,740
Total - Rhode Island Works 103,277,833 (15,322,612) 87,955,221
Other Programs
General Revenues
General Revenues 1,347,120 220,980 1,568,100
     Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments.
Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 11,500,000 (10,000,000) 1,500,000
     All unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, shall be
reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.
Federal Funds 435,426,342 63,027,402 498,453,744
Restricted Receipts 8,000 0 8,000
Total - Other Programs 448,281,462 53,248,382 501,529,844
Office of Healthy Aging
General Revenues 12,996,855 (1,067,373) 11,929,482
     Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the
Diocese of Providence, $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long-
Term Care in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter chapter 42-66.7 of title 42,
$85,000 is for security for housing for the elderly in accordance with Rhode Island General Law,
Section § 42-66.1-3, and $1,000,000 is for Senior Services Support and $580,000 is for elderly
nutrition, of which $530,000 is for Meals on Wheels.
Federal Funds 21,375,702 643,882 22,019,584
Restricted Receipts 61,000 0 61,000
Other Funds
Intermodal Surface Transportation
Fund 4,593,213 (323,663) 4,269,550
Total - Office of Healthy Aging 39,026,770 (747,154) 38,279,616
Grand Total - Human Services 902,135,264 45,890,588 948,025,852
Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Central Management
General Revenues 4,900,015 (1,985,248) 2,914,767
Federal Funds 609,732 80,884 690,616
Total - Central Management 5,509,747 (1,904,364) 3,605,383
Hospital and Community System Support
General Revenues 2,791,946 (989,701) 1,802,245
Federal Funds 796,646 (733,323) 63,323
Restricted Receipts 261,029 173,143 434,172
Total - Hospital and Community System
Support 3,849,621 (1,549,881) 2,299,740
Services for the Developmentally Disabled
General Revenues 173,368,833 (20,738,738) 152,630,095
     Provided that of this general revenue funding, $15,170,870 $13,826,656 shall be expended
on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and
hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct
care service worker raises and associated payroll cost costs as authorized by BHDDH. Any
increases increase for direct-support staff and residential or other community-based setting must
first receive the approval of BHDDH.
     Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $4,748,600 $4,469,600 shall be
expended on a Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported
employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which a
total of $2,000,000 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional
service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 $779,493 shall be
expended on technology acquisition for individuals within the developmental disabilities system
Developmental Disabilities System developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100
shall be expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An
additional $450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on
recruiting, creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of general revenue
funding, all unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be
reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose.
Federal Funds 208,693,092 13,436,726 222,129,818
     Provided that of this federal funding, $19,105,835 $19,765,802 shall be expended on
certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and
hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct
care service worker raises and associated payroll cost costs as authorized by BHDDH. Any
increases increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting must
first receive the approval of BHDDH.
     Provided further that of this federal funding, $4,748,600 $3,530,400 shall be expended on
a Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment
services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall
be expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement
models and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 $1,114,319 shall be expended on
technology acquisition for individuals within the developmental disabilities system Developmental
Disabilities System developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be expended
on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional $450,000
shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting, creating
pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of federal funding, all unexpended or
unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal
year and made immediately available for the same purpose.
Restricted Receipts 1,275,700 106,265 1,381,965
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
DD Residential Support 100,000 100,000 200,000
Total - Services for the Developmentally Disabled 383,437,625 (7,095,747) 376,341,878
Behavioral Healthcare Services
General Revenues 2,969,495 2,009,726 4,979,221
Federal Funds 45,702,498 (4,237,498) 41,465,000
     Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The
Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery for its support and services
program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000 0 550,000
9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000 0 1,875,000
Restricted Receipts 3,640,116 7,127,898 10,768,014
     Provided that $500,000 from the Opioid Stewardship Fund is distributed equally to the
seven Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces to fund priorities determined by each
Task Force.
Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 54,737,109 4,900,126 59,637,235
Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services
General Revenues 88,307,069 (10,005,554) 78,301,515
Federal Funds 30,232,988 (1,293,386) 28,939,602
Restricted Receipts 25,000 2,183,330 2,208,330
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Hospital Equipment 300,000 314,000 614,000
Total - Hospital and Community
Rehabilitative Services 118,865,057 (8,801,610) 110,063,447
State of RI Psychiatric Hospital
General Revenue 30,662,874 (1,180,222) 29,482,652
Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,
Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 597,062,033 (15,631,698) 581,430,335
Office of the Child Advocate
General Revenues 1,494,065 (9,005) 1,485,060
     The Department of Administration department of administration shall hold a public
hearing, in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Sections §§ 36-4-16 and 36-4-16.2, by
September 1, 2022, to consider revisions to the Office’s office’s unclassified service classification
and pay plan consistent with the additional appropriation provided.
Federal Funds 0 12,000 12,000
Grand Total – Office of the Child Advocate 1,494,065 2,995 1,497,060
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
General Revenues 716,876 24,369 741,245
Restricted Receipts 100,000 5,599 105,599
Grand Total - Commission on the Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing 816,876 29,968 846,844
Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
General Revenues
General Revenues 766,858 (35,341) 731,517
Livable Home Modification
Grant Program 985,743 118,372 1,104,115
     Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to
construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community settings.
This will be in consultation with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services executive
office of health and human services. All unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the
fiscal year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for
the same purpose.
Federal Funds 378,658 (20) 378,638
Restricted Receipts 84,235 (28,662) 55,573
Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on
Disabilities 2,215,494 54,349 2,269,843
Office of the Mental Health Advocate
General Revenues 973,329 (72,835) 900,494
Elementary and Secondary Education
Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy
General Revenues 26,401,820 (285,449) 26,116,371
     Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s
Hospital pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated
to support child opportunity zones through agreements with the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education department of elementary and secondary education to strengthen
education, health and social services for students and their families as a strategy to accelerate
student achievement.
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 291,417,789 44,373,422 335,791,211
     Provided that $684,000 from the Department’s department’s administrative share of
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on
Disabilities to support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Adult Education Investment Providers 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
Restricted Receipts
Restricted Receipts 2,271,670 732,204 3,003,874
HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive
Ed. Strategy 325,591,279 44,820,177 370,411,456
Davies Career and Technical School
General Revenues 14,774,827 320,065 15,094,892
Federal Funds 1,872,920 1,354,632 3,227,552
Restricted Receipts 4,525,049 98,277 4,623,326
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Davies School HVAC 1,150,000 (1,150,000) 0
Davies School Asset Protection 500,000 0 500,000
Davies School Healthcare Classroom
Renovations 6,500,000 (6,400,000) 100,000
Total - Davies Career and Technical School 29,322,796 (5,777,026) 23,545,770
RI School for the Deaf
General Revenues 7,940,337 76,645 8,016,982
Federal Funds 420,053 93,619 513,672
Restricted Receipts 605,166 13,034 618,200
Other Funds
School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000 0 59,000
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 250,000 350,000
Total - RI School for the Deaf 9,124,556 433,298 9,557,854
Metropolitan Career and Technical School
General Revenues 9,790,163 0 9,790,163
Federal Funds 4,125,711 (2,200,782) 1,924,929
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
MET School Asset Protection 800,000 0 800,000
Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical
School 14,715,874 (2,200,782) 12,515,092
Education Aid
General Revenues 1,063,437,756 396,153 1,063,833,909
     Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize
prekindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one
hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities
with higher concentrations of low performing schools.
Federal Funds 200,042,202 61,546,120 261,588,322
Restricted Receipts 36,719,278 (1,694,753) 35,024,525
Other Funds
Permanent School Fund 300,000 0 300,000
Total - Education Aid 1,300,499,236 60,247,520 1,360,746,756
Central Falls School District
General Revenues 48,961,338 0 48,961,338
Federal Funds 20,845,329 (10,845,329) 10,000,000
Total - Central Falls School District 69,806,667 (10,845,329) 58,961,338
School Construction Aid
General Revenues
General Revenues
School Housing Aid 88,536,507 (3,839,206) 84,697,301
School Building Authority
Capital Fund 50,000,000 3,839,206 53,839,206
Total – School Construction Aid 138,536,507 0 138,536,507
Teachers’ Retirement
General Revenues 130,855,471 0 130,855,471
Grand Total – Elementary and
Secondary Education 2,018,452,386 86,677,858 2,105,130,244
Public Higher Education
Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
General Revenues 18,597,940 (1,342,754) 17,255,186
     Provided that $355,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island College Crusade pursuant to
the Rhode Island General Law, Section § 16-70-5, $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies
Rhode Island to support its programs for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities,
and $200,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support
access to higher education opportunities for teachers of color. It is also provided that $7,900,543
$6,567,542 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program and $147,000 shall
be used to support Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education.
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 3,604,422 82,488 3,686,910
Guaranty Agency Administration 400,000 0 400,000
Guaranty Agency Operating Fund
- Scholarships & Grants 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
Restricted Receipts 4,045,406 33,320 4,078,726
Other Funds
Tuition Savings Program - Dual Enrollment 2,300,000 0 2,300,000
Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships and Grants 5,595,000 0 5,595,000
Nursing Education Center - Operating 2,891,398 (33,992) 2,857,406
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Higher Education Centers 2,932,500 763,656 3,696,156
     Provided that the state fund no more than 50.0 percent of the total project cost.
Total - Office of Postsecondary
Commissioner 44,366,666 (497,282) 43,869,384
University of Rhode Island
General Revenues
General Revenues 91,270,252 93,063 91,363,315
     Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development,
$700,000 shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center, $100,000 shall be allocated
to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research and that $50,000 shall be allocated to Special
Olympics Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Debt Service 29,049,378 253,084 29,302,462
RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,516,015 0 1,516,015
Other Funds
University and College Funds 707,626,466 15,693,989 723,320,455
Debt - Dining Services 999,983 (3,000) 996,983
Debt - Education and General 5,402,219 70,000 5,472,219
Debt - Health Services 991,794 (1,000) 990,794
Debt - Housing Loan Funds 12,965,597 1 12,965,598
Debt - Memorial Union 2,053,787 98,848 2,152,635
Debt - Ryan Center 2,375,073 1 2,375,074
Debt - Parking Authority 1,294,923 2,501 1,297,424
URI Restricted Debt Service
- Energy Conservation 546,271 0 546,271
URI Debt Service
- Energy Conservation 2,071,504 0 2,071,504
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Asset Protection 11,350,000 0 11,350,000
Mechanical, Electric, and
Plumbing Improvements 4,694,533 (4,400,000) 294,533
Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,706,802 0 1,706,802
Bay Campus 6,000,000 (6,000,000) 0
Total - University of Rhode Island 881,914,597 5,807,487 887,722,084
     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby
reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
Rhode Island College
General Revenues
General Revenues 62,341,287 28,375 62,369,662
Debt Service 6,002,565 216,936 6,219,501
Other Funds
University and College Funds 108,584,424 (2,787,513) 105,796,911
Debt - Education and General 879,474 699,575 1,579,049
Debt - Housing 371,105 (2,026) 369,079
Debt - Student Center and Dining 155,000 0 155,000
Debt - Student Union 208,800 0 208,800
Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,640,931 0 1,640,931
Debt - Energy Conservation 699,575 0 699,575
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Asset Protection 9,618,000 885,000 10,503,000
Infrastructure Modernization 4,900,000 2,944,910 7,844,910
Total - Rhode Island College 195,401,161 1,985,257 197,386,418
     Notwithstanding the provisions of section § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to Rhode Island College are hereby
reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
Community College of Rhode Island
General Revenues
General Revenues 55,693,282 17,202 55,710,484
Debt Service 1,405,299 36,180 1,441,479
Federal Funds 1,818,835 1,478,001 3,296,836
Restricted Receipts 804,787 (913) 803,874
Other Funds
University and College Funds 121,625,011 (11,700,420) 109,924,591
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Asset Protection 3,246,000 1,096,001 4,342,001
Knight Campus Renewal 2,896,182 0 2,896,182
Data, Cabling, and
Power Infrastructure 1,803,000 (1,300,000) 503,000
Flanagan Campus Renovations 1,982,000 (1,782,000) 200,000
CCRI Renovation and
Modernization Phase I 5,000,000 (3,000,000) 2,000,000
Knight Campus Lab Renovations 0 53,790 53,790
Total - Community College of RI 196,274,396 (15,102,159) 181,172,237
     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to the Community College of Rhode Island
are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,317,956,820 (7,806,697) 1,310,150,123
RI State Council on the Arts
General Revenues
Operating Support 1,033,276 (12,355) 1,020,921
Grants 1,165,000 0 1,165,000
     Provided that $375,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire
Providence art installations.
Federal Funds 1,331,719 189,729 1,521,448
Restricted Receipts 50,000 500 50,500
Other Funds
Art for Public Facilities 585,000 0 585,000
Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,164,995 177,874 4,342,869
RI Atomic Energy Commission
General Revenues 1,146,763 (45,174) 1,101,589
Federal Funds 0 206,742 206,742
Restricted Receipts 25,036 0 25,036
Other Funds
URI Sponsored Research 314,597 0 314,597
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Asset Protection 50,000 0 50,000
Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,536,396 161,568 1,697,964
RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
General Revenues 1,572,452 (320,782) 1,251,670
     Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration
activities.
Federal Funds 1,359,283 (250,246) 1,109,037
Restricted Receipts 424,100 0 424,100
Other Funds
RIDOT Project Review 156,901 (49,998) 106,903
Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and
Heritage Comm. 3,512,736 (621,026) 2,891,710
Attorney General
Criminal
General Revenues 20,115,052 142,945 20,257,997
Federal Funds 2,884,123 (34,771) 2,849,352
Restricted Receipts 603,772 (37,903) 565,869
Total - Criminal 23,602,947 70,271 23,673,218
Civil
General Revenues 6,778,199 71,791 6,849,990
Restricted Receipts 1,431,698 32,438 1,464,136
Total - Civil 8,209,897 104,229 8,314,126
Bureau of Criminal Identification
General Revenues 2,042,239 40,259 2,082,498
Federal Funds 0 238,000 238,000
Restricted Receipts 1,187,466 71,392 1,258,858
Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,229,705 349,651 3,579,356
General
General Revenues 4,570,478 (30,475) 4,540,003
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Building Renovations and Repairs 1,890,000 153,196 2,043,196
Total - General 6,460,478 122,721 6,583,199
Grand Total - Attorney General 41,503,027 646,872 42,149,899
Corrections
Central Management
General Revenues 20,060,213 2,381,334 22,441,547
Parole Board
General Revenues 1,438,337 (77,296) 1,361,041
Custody and Security
General Revenues 141,448,395 23,778,105 165,226,500
Federal Funds 1,149,582 264,791 1,414,373
Total - Custody and Security 142,597,977 24,042,896 166,640,873
Institutional Support
General Revenues 23,108,898 8,257,141 31,366,039
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Asset Protection 5,125,000 3,340,791 8,465,791
Correctional Facilities - Renovations 250,000 614,089 864,089
Total - Institutional Support 28,483,898 12,212,021 40,695,919
Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management
General Revenues 11,773,097 648,992 12,422,089
     Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender
discharge planning.
     The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and
president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on
efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide
data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation, changes made in programming
to more closely align with industry needs, new or terminated partnerships with employers,
nonprofits, and advocacy groups, current program expenses and revenues, and the employment
status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the
correctional industries program.
Federal Funds 625,118 224,752 849,870
Restricted Receipts 64,600 0 64,600
Total - Institutional Based
Rehab/Population Mgt. 12,462,815 873,744 13,336,559
Healthcare Services
General Revenues 28,149,588 3,560,414 31,710,002
Restricted Receipts 2,868,614 0 2,868,614
Total - Healthcare Services 31,018,202 3,560,414 34,578,616
Community Corrections
General Revenues 19,872,087 845,177 20,717,264
Federal Funds 369,417 40,654 410,071
Restricted Receipts 11,107 8,604 19,711
Total - Community Corrections 20,252,611 894,435 21,147,046
Grand Total - Corrections 256,314,053 43,887,548 300,201,601
Judiciary
Supreme Court
General Revenues
General Revenues 32,346,588 1,438,164 33,784,752
     Provided however, that no more than $1,302,057 in combined total shall be offset to the
Public Defender’s Office public defender’s office, the Attorney General’s Office attorney
general’s office, the Department of Corrections department of corrections, the Department of
Children, Youth and Families department of children, youth and families, and the Department
of Public Safety department of public safety for square- footage occupancy costs in public
courthouses and further provided that $230,000 be allocated to the Rhode Island Coalition Against
Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project pursuant to Rhode Island General
Law, Section § 12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to
provide housing and eviction defense to indigent individuals.
Defense of Indigents 5,075,432 0 5,075,432
Federal Funds 338,402 249,538 587,940
Restricted Receipts 4,051,045 766,892 4,817,937
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 750,000 866 750,866
Judicial Complexes - HVAC 1,000,000 195,532 1,195,532
Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 90,235 1,590,235
Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit
Replacements 750,000 0 750,000
Licht Judicial Complex Restoration 750,000 612 750,612
McGrath Judicial Complex 225,000 0 225,000
Total - Supreme Court 46,786,467 2,741,839 49,528,306
Judicial Tenure and Discipline
General Revenues 169,767 1,645 171,412
Superior Court
General Revenues 26,708,059 (177,584) 26,530,475
Federal Funds 236,617 (182,253) 54,364
Restricted Receipts 665,000 0 665,000
Total - Superior Court 27,609,676 (359,837) 27,249,839
Family Court
General Revenues 25,436,666 (557,653) 24,879,013
Federal Funds 3,984,190 (220,400) 3,763,790
Total - Family Court 29,420,856 (778,053) 28,642,803
District Court
General Revenues 16,059,965 (267,429) 15,792,536
Federal Funds 586,167 406,497 992,664
Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000
Total - District Court 16,706,132 139,068 16,845,200
Traffic Tribunal
General Revenues 10,728,771 (446,148) 10,282,623
Workers' Compensation Court
Restricted Receipts 10,020,945 (504,964) 9,515,981
Grand Total - Judiciary 141,442,614 793,550 142,236,164
Military Staff
General Revenues 3,365,511 (93,824) 3,271,687
Federal Funds 34,311,530 5,283,608 39,595,138
Restricted Receipts
RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 0 55,000
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Aviation Readiness Center 138,272 (138,272) 0
AMC Roof 366,500 0 366,500
Asset Protection 1,290,000 0 1,290,000
Quonset Airport Runway
Reconstruction 275,000 0 275,000
Sun Valley Armory 788,161 (788,161) 0
Grand Total - Military Staff 40,589,974 4,263,351 44,853,325
Public Safety
Central Management
General Revenues 16,437,445 (13,741,282) 2,696,163
     Provided that $15,000,000 $1,500,000 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the
Statewide Body-worn Camera Program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations,
policies, and guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. No money appropriated shall
be distributed for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses prior to the
promulgation of rules and regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the
general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, from this
appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
Federal Funds 10,840,576 4,553,338 15,393,914
Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
Restricted Receipts 186,121 (627) 185,494
Total - Central Management 30,964,142 (9,188,571) 21,775,571
E-911 Emergency Telephone System
Restricted Receipts 8,468,710 340,870 8,809,580
Security Services
General Revenues 29,858,676 (2,819,565) 27,039,111
Municipal Police Training Academy
General Revenues 281,456 (2,890) 278,566
Federal Funds 608,963 (50,438) 558,525
Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 890,419 (53,328) 837,091
State Police
General Revenues 89,727,365 (560,798) 89,166,567
Federal Funds 6,413,954 3,815,664 10,229,618
Restricted Receipts 935,739 178,204 1,113,943
Other Funds
Airport Corporation Assistance 168,211 (18,180) 150,031
Road Construction Reimbursement 2,871,108 483,542 3,354,650
Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 437,860 72,232 510,092
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
DPS Asset Protection 1,000,000 693,033 1,693,033
Portsmouth Barracks 1,650,000 (1,650,000) 0
Southern Barracks 13,000,000 (3,548,542) 9,451,458
Training Academy Upgrades 1,386,380 42,728 1,429,108
Statewide Communications
System Network 230,929 0 230,929
Headquarters Roof Replacement 0 384,836 384,836
Total - State Police 117,821,546 (107,281) 117,714,265
Grand Total - Public Safety 188,003,493 (11,827,875) 176,175,618
Office of Public Defender
General Revenues 14,708,807 (409,604) 14,299,203
Federal Funds 65,665 30,000 95,665
Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 14,774,472 (379,604) 14,394,868
Emergency Management Agency
General Revenues 4,308,154 1,129,365 5,437,519
Federal Funds 29,462,797 10,224,933 39,687,730
Restricted Receipts 457,420 (60,550) 396,870
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
RI Statewide Communications
Network 1,494,400 0 1,494,400
Emergency Management Building 0 250,000 250,000
State Emergency Ops Center 524,657 0 524,657
RI Statewide Communications
Infrastructure 1,134,400 0 1,134,400
Grand Total - Emergency
Management Agency 37,381,828 11,543,748 48,925,576
Environmental Management
Office of the Director
General Revenues 8,957,872 28,622,773 37,580,645
     Of this general revenue amount, $50,000 is appropriated to the Conservation Districts and
$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a
veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island. Provided further that of this general revenue
amount, $28,500,000 is to be used to support the state match for the Clean Water State Revolving
Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund clean water state revolving fund and drinking
water state revolving fund through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank infrastructure bank
and that the Infrastructure Bank infrastructure bank provide acceptable documentation to the
Office of Management and Budget office of management and budget showing the need for the
funding to be used as state match.
Federal Funds 65,100 115,000 180,100
Restricted Receipts 4,126,794 (98,541) 4,028,253
Total - Office of the Director 13,149,766 28,639,232 41,788,998
Natural Resources
General Revenues 29,057,514 486,679 29,544,193
Federal Funds 23,181,039 (780,658) 22,400,381
Restricted Receipts 5,699,215 140,819 5,840,034
Other Funds
DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 0 762,000
Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Blackstone Park Improvements 244,191 797,798 1,041,989
Dam Repair 824,238 (309,735) 514,503
Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000 338,409 638,409
Port of Galilee 9,348,461 (2,639,461) 6,709,000
Recreation Facility Asset Protection 500,000 499,784 999,784
Recreational Facilities Improvement 3,400,000 (513,885) 2,886,115
Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 250,000 0 250,000
Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 100,000 0 100,000
Newport Pier Upgrades 0 258,820 258,820
Total - Natural Resources 74,666,658 (1,721,430) 72,945,228
Environmental Protection
General Revenues 15,081,859 517,815 15,599,674
Federal Funds 11,503,721 403,364 11,907,085
Restricted Receipts 7,569,654 207,801 7,777,455
Other Funds
Transportation MOU 30,986 12,478 43,464
Total - Environmental Protection 34,186,220 1,141,458 35,327,678
Grand Total - Environmental Management 122,002,644 28,059,260 150,061,904
Coastal Resources Management Council
General Revenues 3,327,275 (454,878) 2,872,397
Federal Funds 1,980,304 884,305 2,864,609
Restricted Receipts 250,000 0 250,000
Other Funds
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
South Coast Restoration Project 1,900,000 0 1,900,000
Pawcatuck Resiliency 50,000 0 50,000
Little Narragansett Bay 50,000 0 50,000
Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 7,557,579 429,427 7,987,006
Transportation
Central Management
Federal Funds 16,577,046 (1,674,881) 14,902,165
Other Funds
Gasoline Tax 9,118,769 (1,085,831) 8,032,938
Total - Central Management 25,695,815 (2,760,712) 22,935,103
Management and Budget
Other Funds
Gasoline Tax 3,761,946 270,947 4,032,893
Infrastructure Engineering
Federal Funds
Federal Funds 415,019,330 4,267,760 419,287,090
Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority
– Safety Barriers Study 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
RI Public Transit Authority
– R-Line Free Service Pilot 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
Restricted Receipts 5,949,070 215,461 6,164,531
Other Funds
Gasoline Tax 74,241,610 (4,135,979) 70,105,631
     Of this amount, $75,000 is appropriated for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
public transit authority to study current operations and paratransit bus services and to design of
a statewide program that addresses the transportation needs of seniors and individuals whose
disability prevents independent use of the fixed route system and who do not fall within the three
quarter of a mile of a fixed route as required by ADA paratransit services. This study must include
input from riders with disabilities, seniors, and the Human Services Transportation Coordinating
Council human services transportation coordinating council, as established in § 39-18.1-5(e).
On or before January 1, 2023, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority public transit authority
must submit a report to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate summarizing the
study and design of a statewide program, including cost estimates for the implementation and
ongoing service that address the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Toll Revenue 33,614,329 (20,114,329) 13,500,000
Land Sale Revenue 9,260,141 223,422 9,483,563
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Highway Improvement Program 55,645,000 30,000,000 85,645,000
Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 0 400,000
RIPTA - Land and Buildings 12,889,628 (11,553,821) 1,335,807
RIPTA – Warwick Bus Hub 0 260,000 260,000
RIPTA - URI Mobility Hub 250,000 350,000 600,000
RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls
Bus Hub Passenger Facility 4,000,000 (4,000,000) 0
RIPTA – Pawtucket Bus Hub & Transit Corridor 0 900,817 900,817
RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity
Transit Corridor Study 225,000 0 225,000
Total - Infrastructure Engineering 614,994,108 (3,586,669) 611,407,439
Infrastructure Maintenance
Federal Funds 21,456,198 8,679,948 30,136,146
Other Funds
Gasoline Tax 23,708,688 (3,782,489) 19,926,199
Rhode Island Highway
Maintenance Account 102,647,711 76,057,725 178,705,436
Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
Maintenance Capital Equipment
Replacement 1,500,000 1,499,462 2,999,462
Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000 830,244 1,330,244
Welcome Center 200,000 0 200,000
Salt Storage Facilities 1,900,000 0 1,900,000
Train Station Asset Protection 350,000 349,415 699,415
Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 152,262,597 83,634,305 235,896,902
Grand Total - Transportation 796,714,466 77,557,871 874,272,337
Statewide Totals
General Revenues 5,042,159,928 132,048,606 5,174,208,534
Federal Funds 5,708,365,308 117,237,046 5,825,602,354
Restricted Receipts 453,536,893 22,404,817 475,941,710
Other Funds 2,398,392,497 (19,545,290) 2,378,847,207
Statewide Grand Total 13,602,454,626 252,145,179 13,854,599,805
     SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an
appropriation.
     SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal
service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state
agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost
reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in
a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs
associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative services
across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of
general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost
of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following
expenditure limitations:
Account Expenditure Limit
FY2023 FY2023 FY2023
Enacted Change FINAL
State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service
Fund 37,370,321 14,390 37,384,711
Administration Central Utilities Internal Service
Fund 27,355,205 8,024,140 35,379,345
State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 7,303,550 436,229 7,739,779
State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,513,931 (54,112) 3,459,819
State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 12,869,107 17,379 12,886,486
Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 3,000 41,789 44,789
Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,697,174 (54,556) 272,642,618
Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483 0 63,858,483
Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,380,836 (18,487) 1,362,349
Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal
Service Fund 7,524,912 (7,986) 7,516,926
Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,472,206 (102,602) 8,369,604
Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service
Fund 1,143,730 13,013 1,156,743
Human Resources Internal Service Fund 15,991,654 13,440 16,005,094
DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 47,011,910 7,855,089 54,866,999
Information Technology Internal Service Fund 50,789,409 (41,002) 50,748,407
     SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-
time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do
not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period
of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not
exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor
do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of
employment. Provided, however, that the Governor governor, or designee, Speaker of the House
of Representatives speaker of the house of representatives, or designee, and the President of the
Senate president of the senate, or designee may authorize an adjustment to any limitation. Prior
to the authorization, the State Budget Officer state budget officer shall make a detailed written
recommendation to the Governor governor, the Speaker of the House speaker of the house, and
the President of the Senate president of the senate. A copy of the recommendation and
authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the House Finance Committee house
finance committee, Senate Finance Committee senate finance committee, the House Fiscal
Advisor house fiscal advisor, and the Senate Fiscal Advisor senate fiscal advisor.
     State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time
limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state
general revenue funding source.
FY 2023 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION
     Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent
     Administration 662.7
     Provided that no more than 429.5 of the total authorization would be limited to positions
that support internal service fund programs.
     Business Regulation 181.0
     Executive Office of Commerce 20.0
     Labor and Training 461.7
     Revenue 575.5
     Legislature 298.5
     Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0
     Office of the Secretary of State 59.0
     Office of the General Treasurer 89.0
     Board of Elections 13.0
     Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0
     Office of the Governor 45.0
     Commission for Human Rights 15.0
     Public Utilities Commission 54.0
     Office of Health and Human Services 204.0
     Children, Youth and Families 702.5
     Health 535.4 543.4
     Human Services 773.0
     Office of Veterans Services 263.0
     Office of Healthy Aging 31.0
     Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,200.4
     Office of the Child Advocate 10.0
     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0
     Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0
     Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0
     Elementary and Secondary Education 143.1
     School for the Deaf 60.0
     Davies Career and Technical School 123.0
     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 34.0
     Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
supported by third-party funds, 11.0 would be available only for positions at the State’s Higher
Education Centers state’s higher education centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, and
10.0 would be available only for positions at the Nursing Education Center nursing education
center.
     University of Rhode Island 2,555.0
     Provided that 357.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
supported by third-party funds.
     Rhode Island College 949.2
     Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
supported by third-party funds.
     Community College of Rhode Island 849.1
     Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
supported by third-party funds.
     Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 9.6
     RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6
     Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6
     Office of the Attorney General 249.1
     Corrections 1,427.0
     Judicial 739.3
     Military Staff 93.0
     Emergency Management Agency 35.0
     Public Safety 632.2
     Office of the Public Defender 100.0
     Environmental Management 417.0
     Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0
     Transportation 755.0
     Total 15,455.5 15,463.5
     No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract
employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the
Director of Administration director of administration acting upon positive recommendations by
the Budget Officer budget officer and the Personnel Administrator personnel administrator and
15 days after a public hearing.
     Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state
employees at that time without determination of need by the Director of Administration director
of administration acting upon the positive recommendations of the State Budget Officer state
budget officer and the Personnel Administrator personnel administrator and 30 days after a
public hearing.
     SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in Section section 1 shall
not be construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or
apportioned to the State state of Rhode Island from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital
Projects Fund enacted pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal
year 2023 except for those instances specifically designated.
     The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money available in the State
Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30,
2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027.
     For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller is hereby
authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer for payment of such
sums and such portions thereof as may be required by him or her upon receipt of properly
authenticated vouchers.
State Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal Funds
Project
DOA - Administration 1,621,728 1,621,728 1,621,728 125,449
DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response 75,052,439 38,819,129 0 0
DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
EOC - Minority Business Accelerator 4,000,000 0 0 0
EOC - Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 0 0
EOC - Blue Economy Investments 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 0
EOC - Bioscience Investments 15,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 0
EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal 23,000,000 0 0 0
RIH - Development of Affordable Housing 30,000,000 25,000,000 0 0
RIH - Site Acquisition 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0
RIH - Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
RIH - Workforce Housing 8,000,000 0 0 0
RIH - Affordable Housing
Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 0
RIH - Home Repair and Community
Revitalization 10,000,000 0 0 0
OHCD - Predevelopment and CapacityBuilding 500,000 0 0 0
OHCD - Homelessness Assistance Program 7,000,000 6,000,000 0 0
QDC - Port of Davisville 19,360,000 27,000,000 7,640,000 0
DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement &
Fire Safety 375,000 0 0 0
DHS - Childcare Support 1,217,000 500,000 0 0
BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000 550,000 550,000 0
ELSEC - Adult Education 1,500,000 1,500,000 0 0
DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic
Violence 3,500,000 3,500,000 0 0
Capital Projects Fund - Federal Funds Project
DOA - CPF Administration 2,807,250 2,442,616 0 0
DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed
Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 0 0 0
DOA - RIC Student Services Center 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 0
EOC - Broadband 5,160,500 4,413,000 0 0
     The State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund appropriations herein shall be
made in support of the following projects:
     Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
     Department of Administration (DOA)
     DOA - Aid to the Convention Center. These funds shall provide operating support to the
Rhode Island convention center authority.
     DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program
within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners
with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on
families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community
organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall
report to the Speaker of the House speaker of the house and Senate President senate president no
later than April 1 of each year the results of this program, including but not limited to, the number
of grants issued, amount of each grant and the average grant amount, and the expected cumulative
carbon emissions reductions associated with heat pumps that received a grant.
     DOA - Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the Pandemic
Recovery Office pandemic recovery office established within the Department of Administration
department of administration.
     DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID-
19 mitigation activities and to address the public health impacts of the pandemic in Rhode Island,
to be administered by the director of administration, in consultation with the director of health and
the secretary of health and human services.
     DOA - Health Care Facilities. These funds shall address the ongoing staffing needs of
hospitals, nursing facilities and community health centers related to the COVID-19 public health
emergency totaling $77.5 million. This includes $45.0 million that shall be allocated to hospitals,
or systems if hospitals are members of one, to include a base payment equivalent to $1.0 million
per hospital with the remaining based on a hospital’s pro rata share of operating expenses from the
2021 cost reports and $30.0 million for distribution to nursing facilities based on the number of
Medicaid beds days from the 2020 facility cost reports, provided at least 80 percent is dedicated to
direct care workers. There is $2.5 million to be distributed to the community health centers through
the Rhode Island Health Center Association to support direct care staffing needs.
     DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the
proper of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response-related supplies.
     DOA - Nonprofit Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island
Foundation to distribute to nonprofit organizations to address needs that have been exacerbated by
COVID-19, including housing and food insecurity, and behavioral health issues, among others.
     DOA - Auto-Enrollment Program. These funds shall support a program for automatically
enrolling qualified individuals transitioned off Medicaid coverage at the end of the COVID-19
public health emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by
HealthSource RI.
     Department of Labor and Training (DLT)
     DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and
training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining
the experience rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023.
     DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the Real Jobs Rhode Island program
in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the
pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.
     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
     EOC - Destination Marketing. These funds shall be used for destination tourism marketing
in support of airline routes to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. The Commerce
Corporation commerce corporation is required to supply equivalent matching funds out of its
portion of the state hotel tax.
     EOC - Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping. These funds shall be allocated to
develop a statewide broadband strategic plan to provide broadband access to unserved and
underserved households and businesses, to support a state broadband director at the Commerce
Corporation commerce corporation, and to conduct mapping in support of future state broadband
investment.
     EOC - Minority Business Accelerator. These funds shall support a program to invest
additional resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter
14.1 of title 37. The initiative will support a range of assistance and programming, including
financial and technical assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co-
working, and assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small
business associations, including the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), to advance
this program. Of the amount allocated for FY 2023, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall
support the Rhode Island Black Business Association and three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000) shall support the Roger Williams University Business Start-Up Clinic.
     EOC - Blue Economy Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the
state’s blue economy industries consistent with the University of Rhode Island Research
Foundation’s Blue Economy Technology Cluster grant application. These funds shall only be
allocated and spent after a commitment of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) in federal
matching funds is secured from the economic development administration for Rhode Island. Funds
shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the grant approval.
     EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the state’s
life science industries consistent with Northeastern University’s BioConnects New England grant
application. These funds shall only be allocated and spent after a commitment of at least fifteen
million dollars ($15,000,000) in federal matching funds is secured from the economic development
administration for Rhode Island. Funds shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the
grant approval.
     EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal. These funds shall support the development of an
integrated and centralized hub of intermodal shipping designed to support the offshore wind
industry along memorial parkway in the East Providence waterfront special development district.
Funds may be used for design and development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a
marine-industrial facility.
     EOC - Small Business Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to a program of financial
and technical assistance to small businesses and COVID-impacted industries as follows: twelve
million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) shall be provided as direct payments to
businesses for lost revenue, eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) shall support technical
assistance for long-term business capacity building, support public health upgrades, energy
efficiency improvements, and outdoor programming, and one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000) shall be allocated to support administration of these programs. To be eligible to
receive funds or support under this program a business must have less than two million dollars
($2,000,000) in annual gross revenues and demonstrate a negative impact from the COVID-19
pandemic as determined by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation commerce corporation.
Under this program, total support in the form of direct payments or technical assistance grants shall
not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per eligible business through either program. Total
support in the form of direct payments, technical assistance, and grants for public health upgrades,
energy efficiency and outdoor programming shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in
the aggregate. Provided further that at least twenty percent (20%) of all funds must be reserved for
awards to assist minority business enterprises as defined in chapter 14.1 of title 37.
     EOC - Assistance to Impacted Industries. These funds shall be allocated to a program of
assistance to the tourism, hospitality, and events industries as follows: eight million dollars
($8,000,000) shall be provided as direct payments to businesses for lost revenue, three million
dollars ($3,000,000) shall support outdoor and public space capital improvements and event
programming, and two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall support tourism marketing in
coordination with state tourism regions and the Airport Corporation airport corporation. A
business is eligible to receive funds or support under this program if it can demonstrate a negative
impact from the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
commerce corporation.
     Rhode Island Housing (RIH)
     RIH - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the
Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in the
development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and
other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the Coordinating
Committee of the Housing Resources Commission coordinating committee of the housing
resources commission. Of this amount, ten million ($10,000,000) shall be available to Rhode
Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot program, which may take the
form include the establishment of a revolving fund, that shall direct funds to support low income
public housing through project-based rental assistance vouchers and financing for pre-
development, improvement, and housing production costs. Within eighteen (18) months, any
money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects, or which has been awarded
to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate substantial completion of all work
within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall be returned to this program and no
longer be included in the pilot. Determination of viability and substantial completion under the
pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the deputy secretary of commerce for housing secretary of
housing.
     RIH - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and
mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable
and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less
than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.
     RIH - Down Payment Assistance. Administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage
finance corporation, these funds shall be allocated to a program to provide $17,500 up to $20,000
in down payment assistance to eligible first-time home buyers to promote homeownership.
     RIH - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and
mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families
earning up to 120 percent of area median income.
     RIH - Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall be allocated to the
Rhode Island housing mortgage finance corporation to support predevelopment work, for proposed
affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new projects and build the capacity of
affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable housing production.
     RIH - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the
acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage
finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase
the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and
or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve
households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community
spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the
residents are low-and moderate-income persons. The program will also Of this amount, four million
five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) will support critical home repairs within the same
communities.
     Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
     OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to
increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds
will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for
people experiencing homelessness.
     OHCD - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to
expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic-
related homelessness. The program will support both operating subsidies for extremely low-income
housing units and services for people transitioning from homelessness to housing, including
individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions.
     OHCD - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to
respond to pandemic-related and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or
construction of temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization
programs, of which ten million ($10,000,000) shall support Crossroads Rhode Island sponsored
housing development-based and/or housing- based solutions, wrap-around services and
administrative costs of implementation.
     OHCD - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a
statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers
to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward
disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support
municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects.
     Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)
     QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing
port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the
corporation’s master plan.
     Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
     EOHHS - Pediatric Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to
pediatric providers in response to the decline in visitation and enrollment caused by the public
health emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral
screenings.
     EOHHS - Early Intervention Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide
relief to early intervention providers in response to a decline in enrollment for early intervention,
family home visiting and screening programs. This program will also provide performance bonuses
for providers who hit certain targets, such as recovering referral numbers and achieving reduced
staff turnover.
     EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a
program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health
supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable
populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.
     EOHHS - Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit. These funds shall be allocated to support
construction of a 25-bed short stay unit at Butler Hospital to provide behavioral health care services,
crisis intervention and other related services.
     Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
     DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support
workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care
and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.
     DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing
provider Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility capacity to provide intensive residential
treatment options for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral
health challenges.
     DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety. These funds shall be allocated to
provide financial assistance to foster families for lead remediation and fire suppression upgrades.
     Department of Health (DOH)
     DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $2.0 million shall be allocated to the RI Free
Clinic to improve statewide access and quality of primary care for uninsured adults; to increase
access to dental care for uninsured adults integrated into medical care at the clinic; and, to build
infrastructure for telehealth and electronic medical records, and $2.0 million shall be allocated to
Open Door Health to expand services to address issues for people who are disproportionally
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, $2.0 million shall be allocated to Rhode
Island Public Health Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to support the purchase of existing land
and facilities in order to expand services for people who are disproportionately impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic. These funds may be used to support the purchase of land, the costs of
acquiring a building or constructing a facility, as well as related costs. The terms and conditions
of the allocation shall require Rhode Island Public Health Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to
execute a purchase and sale agreement by June 30, 2024, for any part of the allocation that is used
for the purchase of land. For any part of the allocation that is used for the acquisition or construction
of a facility a contract for such purpose must be executed by June 30, 2024. Any part of the
allocation that is not used for the execution of a purchase and sale agreement or under contract for
the acquisition or construction of a facility shall be returned to the state by July 31, 2024. Any part
of the allocation that is unexpended by December 31, 2026, regardless of the purpose for which it
was obligated, shall be returned to the state no later than January 31, 2027.
     Department of Human Services (DHS)
     DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the
child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct care
staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing
shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention
bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.
The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,
youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who
have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program
will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry and additional funds
for educational opportunities for direct care staff.
     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
(BHDDH)
     BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental-
health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis
intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as
continuing education opportunities.
     BHDDH - 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation of a 9-8-8 hotline
to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal
Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a consistent level of
9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.
     Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)
     RIDE - Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the
Office of Adult Education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational
programs and literary services.
     Department of Public Safety (DPS)
     DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest
in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy
and counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management.
     Department of Transportation
     DOT - RIPTA R-Line Free Service Pilot. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island
Public Transit Authority public transit authority (RIPTA) to provide free fare bus route service
along the “R Line” for a twelve-(12)month (12) period beginning September 1, 2022. RIPTA will
track ridership data and submit a report to the Speaker of the House speaker of the house, the
President of the Senate president of the senate, and the Governor governor no later than March
1, 2024.
     DOT - Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study. These funds shall be used
by the Turnpike and Bridge Authority turnpike and bridge authority to conduct a study to
identify and evaluate the options to prevent and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its
purview. The selection of a vendor to conduct the study shall be done through a request for
proposals process.
     Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
     Department of Administration (DOA)
     DOA - CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of
administration to oversee the implementation of the Capital Projects Fund award from the
American Rescue Plan Act.
     DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program. These funds shall be allocated
to a matching fund program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community wellness center
that meets the work, education and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
     DOA - RIC Student Services Center. These funds shall support the development of a
centralized hub at Rhode Island College, where students can complete essential tasks.
     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
     EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to
invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The
secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of
requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities,
public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects
targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national
telecommunications and information administration standards. This investment shall be used to
augment or provide a match for federal funds for broadband investment made available through the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These funds shall be used in accordance with the statewide
broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor expended prior to its submission in
accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Broadband Development Program set forth
in Chapter chapter 42-162 of title 42.
     SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the State Controller state
controller shall transfer $4,444,444 to the Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund workers’
compensation administrative fund by June 30, 2023.
     SECTION 7. This article shall take effect upon passage.