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