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| ARTICLE 1 AS AMENDED |
RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026
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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, 2026. |
| The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to |
| § 35-4-22 and chapter 41 of title 42. For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state |
| controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw the state 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 the state controller of properly authenticated vouchers. |
| Administration |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 4,359,358 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 33,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 193,701 |
| Total - Central Management 37,553,059 |
| Legal Services |
| General Revenues 2,872,990 |
| Accounts and Control |
| General Revenues 5,804,845 |
| Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 150,959 |
| Restricted Receipts - Grants Management Administration 2,540,109 |
| Total - Accounts and Control 8,495,913 |
| Office of Management and Budget |
| General Revenues 11,000,012 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 151,689 |
| Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund |
| CPF Administration 530,582 |
| Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Pandemic Recovery Office 1,436,547 |
| Restricted Receipts 300,000 |
| Other Funds 1,242,011 |
| Total - Office of Management and Budget 14,660,841 |
| Purchasing |
| General Revenues 4,008,986 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,262,987 |
| Other Funds 636,500 |
| Total - Purchasing 5,908,473 |
| Human Resources |
| General Revenues 889,580 |
| Personnel Appeal Board |
| General Revenues 160,838 |
| Information Technology |
| General Revenues 1,838,147 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,162,424 |
| Total - Information Technology 3,000,571 |
| Library and Information Services |
| General Revenues 2,143,053 |
| Federal Funds 1,617,500 |
| Restricted Receipts 6,990 |
| Total - Library and Information Services 3,767,543 |
| Planning |
| General Revenues 1,222,229 |
| Federal Funds 3,050 |
| Restricted Receipts 50,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Air Quality Modeling 24,000 |
| Federal Highway - PL Systems Planning 3,821,438 |
| State Transportation Planning Match 504,926 |
| FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,525,830 |
| Total - Planning 7,151,473 |
| General |
| General Revenues |
| Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 811,678 |
| Torts Court Awards 1,750,000 |
| Wrongful Conviction Awards 1,000,000 |
| Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 12,095,022 |
| Library Construction Aid 2,115,628 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,113,557 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Security Measures State Buildings 700,000 |
| Cranston Street Armory 600,000 |
| State House Renovations 1,759,000 |
| Zambarano Buildings and Campus 4,500,000 |
| Replacement of Fueling Tanks 430,000 |
| Environmental Compliance 225,000 |
| Big River Management Area 797,000 |
| Shepard Building Upgrades 2,805,000 |
| RI Convention Center Authority 2,800,000 |
| Pastore Center Power Plant 2,000,000 |
| DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 5,550,000 |
| Cannon Building 150,000 |
| Old State House 600,000 |
| State Office Building 500,000 |
| State Office Reorganization & Relocation 750,000 |
| William Powers Building 2,500,000 |
| Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 7,750,000 |
| Washington County Government Center 100,000 |
| Chapin Health Laboratory 100,000 |
| 560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 2,050,000 |
| Arrigan Center 200,000 |
| Civic Center 3,800,000 |
| Veterans Auditorium 380,000 |
| Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 1,000,000 |
| Pastore Campus Infrastructure 15,000,000 |
| Community Facilities Asset Protection 225,000 |
| Medical Examiners - New Facility 50,000 |
| Group Home Replacement & Rehabilitation 5,000,000 |
| Expo Center 500,000 |
| Group Homes Consolidation 5,350,000 |
| Total - General 87,056,885 |
| Debt Service Payments |
| General Revenues 178,801,286 |
| Other Funds |
| Transportation Debt Service 32,982,697 |
| Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 |
| Total - Debt Service Payments 211,883,983 |
| Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange |
| General Revenues 1,889,227 |
| Federal Funds 10,758,473 |
| Restricted Receipts 17,298,973 |
| Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 29,946,673 |
| Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion |
| General Revenues 2,308,469 |
| Other Funds 108,978 |
| Total - Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 2,417,447 |
| Capital Asset Management and Maintenance |
| General Revenues 10,990,302 |
| Statewide Personnel and Operations |
| FEMA Contingency Reserve |
| General Revenues 2,500,000 |
| Primary Care Health Assessment State Cost |
| General Revenues 750,000 |
| Federal Funds 100,500 |
| Restricted Receipts 44,575 |
| Other Funds 477,295 |
| Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 3,872,370 |
| Grand Total - Administration 430,628,941 |
| Office of Energy Resources |
| Federal Funds 31,554,214 |
| Restricted Receipts 39,089,028 |
| Other Funds |
| National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program 4,668,785 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,000,000 |
| Grand Total – Office of Energy Resources 76,312,027 |
| Business Regulation |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 4,360,810 |
| Restricted Receipts 39,014 |
| Total - Central Management 4,399,824 |
| Banking Regulation |
| General Revenues 2,107,972 |
| Restricted Receipts 50,000 |
| Total - Banking Regulation 2,157,972 |
| Securities Regulation |
| General Revenues 1,000,863 |
| Insurance Regulation |
| General Revenues 5,125,539 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,617,538 |
| Total - Insurance Regulation 6,743,077 |
| Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner |
| General Revenues 3,107,152 |
| Federal Funds 439,300 |
| Restricted Receipts 603,592 |
| Total - Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 4,150,044 |
| Board of Accountancy |
| General Revenues 5,490 |
| Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing |
| General Revenues 1,268,739 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,045,581 |
| Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing 2,314,320 |
| Building, Design and Fire Professionals |
| General Revenues 8,793,216 |
| Federal Funds 346,788 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,130,377 |
| Other Funds |
| Quonset Development Corporation 52,983 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Fire Academy Expansion 7,000,000 |
| Total - Building, Design and Fire Professionals 18,323,364 |
| Grand Total - Business Regulation 39,094,954 |
| RI Cannabis Control Commission |
| Restricted Receipts 7,303,563 |
| Executive Office of Commerce |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 2,369,982 |
| Quasi-Public Appropriations |
| General Revenues |
| Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 8,506,041 |
| Airport Impact Aid 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 2025 |
| at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport, |
| T.F. Green International Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island 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 |
| Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 |
| I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 1,245,050 |
| Polaris Manufacturing Grant 500,000 |
| East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000 |
| Urban Ventures 140,000 |
| Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 |
| Blackstone Valley Visitor Center 75,000 |
| Industrial Recreational Building Authority Obligations 105,094 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 700,000 |
| I-195 Park Improvements 1,100,000 |
| Quonset Infrastructure 2,500,000 |
| PFAS Mitigation at Quonset Business Park 1,000,000 |
| Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 19,307,421 |
| Economic Development Initiatives Fund |
| General Revenues |
| Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 10,085,000 |
| Destination Marketing 1,400,000 |
| RI Innovation Ecosystem 250,000 |
| Federal Funds 20,000,000 |
| Total - Economic Development Initiatives Fund 31,735,000 |
| Commerce Programs |
| General Revenues |
| Wavemaker Fellowship 2,566,621 |
| Air Service Development Fund 2,728,800 |
| Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund 125,000 |
| Total - Commerce Programs 5,420,421 |
| Grand Total - Executive Office of Commerce 58,832,824 |
| Housing |
| General Revenues 6,464,465 |
| Provided that $100,000 shall support Sojourner House’s supportive housing and rapid |
| rehousing activities. |
| Federal Funds 15,596,037 |
| Restricted Receipts 23,018,954 |
| Grand Total - Housing 45,079,456 |
| Labor and Training |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 1,661,890 |
| Restricted Receipts 488,494 |
| Total - Central Management 2,150,384 |
| Workforce Development Services |
| General Revenues 878,758 |
| Federal Funds 19,112,629 |
| Total - Workforce Development Services 19,991,387 |
| Workforce Regulation and Safety |
| General Revenues 5,347,291 |
| Income Support |
| General Revenues 3,684,566 |
| Federal Funds 22,883,898 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,635,586 |
| Other Funds |
| Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 287,480,146 |
| Employment Security Fund 249,200,000 |
| Total - Income Support 567,884,196 |
| Injured Workers Services |
| Restricted Receipts 11,233,092 |
| Labor Relations Board |
| General Revenues 556,737 |
| Governor’s Workforce Board |
| General Revenues 6,050,000 |
| 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 § 23-17.5-36. |
| Restricted Receipts 19,054,596 |
| Provided that at least $150,000 of these funds shall be used to provide hospitality industry |
| workforce training grants including, but not limited to, certified food and alcohol safety training |
| programs offered in multiple languages. |
| Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 25,104,596 |
| Grand Total - Labor and Training 632,267,683 |
| Department of Revenue |
| Director of Revenue |
| General Revenues 3,168,518 |
| Office of Revenue Analysis |
| General Revenues 1,173,041 |
| Lottery Division |
| Other Funds 448,042,227 |
| Municipal Finance |
| General Revenues 2,045,839 |
| Taxation |
| General Revenues 38,331,490 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,660,479 |
| Other Funds |
| Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 175,000 |
| Total - Taxation 43,166,969 |
| Registry of Motor Vehicles |
| General Revenues 35,374,576 |
| Federal Funds 493,061 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,429,330 |
| Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 41,296,967 |
| State Aid |
| General Revenues |
| Distressed Communities Relief Fund 14,884,458 |
| Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 51,317,647 |
| Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 239,547,419 |
| Property Revaluation Program 712,390 |
| Tangible Tax Exemption Program 25,903,228 |
| Restricted Receipts 995,120 |
| Total - State Aid 333,360,262 |
| Collections |
| General Revenues 994,263 |
| Grand Total - Revenue 873,248,086 |
| Legislature |
| General Revenues 58,734,623 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,690,297 |
| Grand Total - Legislature 61,424,920 |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| General Revenues 1,519,219 |
| Secretary of State |
| Administration |
| General Revenues 5,975,167 |
| Provided that $100,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Council for the |
| Humanities for grant making to civic and cultural organizations, and $50,000 to support Rhode |
| Island’s participation in the We the People Civics Challenge. |
| Corporations |
| General Revenues 2,913,879 |
| State Archives |
| General Revenues 356,659 |
| Restricted Receipts 404,790 |
| Total - State Archives 761,449 |
| Elections and Civics |
| General Revenues 2,107,040 |
| Federal Funds 2,000,000 |
| Total - Elections and Civics 4,107,040 |
| State Library |
| General Revenues 668,263 |
| Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society and |
| $18,000 be allocated to support the Newport Historical Society, pursuant to §§ 29-2-1 and 29-2-2, |
| and $25,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. |
| Office of Public Information |
| General Revenues 840,724 |
| Receipted Receipts 25,000 |
| Total - Office of Public Information 865,724 |
| Grand Total - Secretary of State 15,291,522 |
| General Treasurer |
| Treasury |
| General Revenues 3,665,773 |
| Federal Funds 365,134 |
| Other Funds |
| Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 246,415 |
| Tuition Savings Program - Administration 388,916 |
| Total - Treasury 4,666,238 |
| State Retirement System |
| Restricted Receipts |
| Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 13,193,967 |
| Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,846,571 |
| Defined Contribution - Administration 277,654 |
| Total - State Retirement System 16,318,192 |
| Unclaimed Property |
| Restricted Receipts 3,338,043 |
| Crime Victim Compensation |
| General Revenues 934,450 |
| Federal Funds 467,993 |
| Restricted Receipts 250,000 |
| Total - Crime Victim Compensation 1,652,443 |
| Grand Total - General Treasurer 25,974,916 |
| Board of Elections |
| General Revenues 4,474,931 |
| Rhode Island Ethics Commission |
| General Revenues 2,419,632 |
| Office of Governor |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 9,184,918 |
| Contingency Fund 150,000 |
| Grand Total - Office of Governor 9,334,918 |
| Commission for Human Rights |
| General Revenues 2,249,158 |
| Federal Funds 523,529 |
| Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,772,687 |
| Public Utilities Commission |
| Federal Funds 753,555 |
| Restricted Receipts 14,754,719 |
| Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 15,508,274 |
| Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 32,413,726 |
| Provided that of this amount, $900,000 will be for Mobile Response and Stabilization |
| Services for uninsured and underinsured child and youth and cover services and costs not otherwise |
| reimbursed. Also $500,000 is for Thundermist’s Family Residency Program contingent upon |
| receiving federal funds and $150,000 will be for an Olmstead Plan Coordinator. |
| All-Payer Claims Database 509,950 |
| Health System Planning and Overtight 777,260 |
| Medicaid Enterprise System 1,873,838 |
| Medicaid Management Information System 6,064,700 |
| Unified Health Infrastructure 22,368,654 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 70,793,907 |
| All-Payer Claims Database 10,212,239 |
| Health System Planning and Oversight 153,750 |
| Medicaid Enterprise System 12,364,541 |
| Medicaid Management Information System 19,566,585 |
| Unified Health Infrastructure Project 56,336,615 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 205,295 |
| Restricted Receipts 15,463,598 |
| Total - Central Management 249,104,658 |
| Medical Assistance |
| General Revenues |
| Managed Care 464,278,305 |
| Hospitals 136,238,010 |
| Nursing Facilities 204,266,507 |
| Home and Community Based Services 125,703,952 |
| Other Services 160,879,834 |
| Pharmacy 100,069,654 |
| Rhody Health 234,976,854 |
| Federal Funds |
| Managed Care 653,184,013 |
| Hospitals 285,888,183 |
| Nursing Facilities 273,055,474 |
| Home and Community Based Services 168,075,434 |
| Other Services 796,373,214 |
| Pharmacy 4,130,346 |
| Rhody Health 326,578,917 |
| Other Programs 32,611,481 |
| Restricted Receipts 11,021,948 |
| Total - Medical Assistance 3,977,332,126 |
| Grand Total – Executive Office of Health and Human Services 4,226,436,784 |
| Children, Youth and Families |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 17,937,159 |
| 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 ninety (90) days beginning September 30, |
| 2025, a report on the process to maintain accreditation in accordance with § 42-72-5.3. The report |
| shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts, including maintaining |
| a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated positions, and progress in reducing |
| worker caseloads. |
| It shall also contain the number of filled full-time equivalent positions compared to the |
| department’s authorization and disaggregated by job classification, and as compared to the staffing |
| recommended in the October 1, 2020 accreditation plan that was funded beginning in the fiscal |
| year 2022 budget. The report shall also include information on turnover assumptions, expressed |
| as funded positions compared to filled and authorized. |
| Federal Funds 15,237,654 |
| Total - Central Management 33,174,813 |
| Children's Behavioral Health Services |
| General Revenues 7,109,636 |
| Federal Funds 8,824,070 |
| Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 15,933,706 |
| Youth Development Services |
| General Revenues 25,678,366 |
| Federal Funds 647,931 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,500 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Training School Asset Protection 250,000 |
| Residential Treatment Facilities 11,000,000 |
| Total - Youth Development Services 37,577,797 |
| Child Welfare |
| General Revenues 211,849,897 |
| Federal Funds 93,910,710 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,743,471 |
| Total - Child Welfare 307,504,078 |
| Higher Education Incentive Grants |
| General Revenues 200,000 |
| Provided that these funds and any unexpended or unencumbered previous years’ funding |
| are to be used exclusively to fund awards to eligible youth. |
| Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 394,390,394 |
| Health |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 2,588,732 |
| Of this amount, $50,000 is to support the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource |
| Foundation and the organization’s new survivorship and well-being center in Lincoln, RI. |
| Psychiatry Resource Network 750,000 |
| Primary Care Training Sites Program 2,000,000 |
| Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026 are hereby |
| reappropriated to the following fiscal year. |
| Federal Funds 4,884,431 |
| Restricted Receipts 22,233,391 |
| 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. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall take place without such approval. |
| Total - Central Management 32,456,554 |
| Community Health and Equity |
| General Revenues 2,051,358 |
| Federal Funds 88,096,432 |
| Restricted Receipts 67,695,968 |
| Total - Community Health and Equity 157,843,758 |
| Environmental Health |
| General Revenues 6,836,896 |
| Federal Funds 14,433,189 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,104,785 |
| Total - Environmental Health 22,374,870 |
| Health Laboratories |
| General Revenues 9,514,520 |
| Federal Funds 2,666,663 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner Equipment 400,000 |
| New Health Laboratory Building 8,363,883 |
| Total - Health Laboratories 20,945,066 |
| State Medical Examiners |
| General Revenues 4,521,784 |
| Federal Funds 67,325 |
| Total – State Medical Examiners 4,589,109 |
| Healthcare Quality and Safety |
| General Revenues 7,868,321 |
| Federal Funds 6,746,561 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,199,564 |
| Total – Healthcare Quality and Safety 15,814,446 |
| Policy, Information and Communications |
| General Revenues 2,785,613 |
| Provided that $200,000 of this amount and its corresponding federal match is used for loan |
| repayment assistance specifically for primary care physicians and pediatricians through the Health |
| Professional Loan Repayment Program authorized by § 23-14.1. |
| Federal Funds 5,593,898 |
| Restricted Receipts 842,433 |
| Total - Policy, Information and Communications 9,221,944 |
| Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease |
| General Revenues 1,907,851 |
| Federal Funds 15,196,529 |
| Total – Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease 17,104,380 |
| COVID-19 |
| Federal Funds 15,176,647 |
| Grand Total - Health 295,526,774 |
| Human Services |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 8,050,831 |
| Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the domestic violence prevention fund to provide |
| direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $25,000 for the Center for |
| Southeast Asians, $450,000 to support Project Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys |
| and Girls Clubs, $300,000 is for outreach and supportive services through Day One, $950,000 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, |
| $200,000 to provide operational support to the United Way’s 211 system, $125,000 is to support |
| services provided to the immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International, |
| $50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center and $150,000 for |
| the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI. |
| 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 8,064,314 |
| Of this amount, $3.0 million is to sustain Early Head Start and Head Start programs. |
| Restricted Receipts 300,000 |
| Total - Central Management 16,415,145 |
| Child Support Enforcement |
| General Revenues 4,390,046 |
| Federal Funds 10,229,053 |
| Restricted Receipts 3,816,099 |
| Total - Child Support Enforcement 18,435,198 |
| Individual and Family Support |
| General Revenues 35,143,366 |
| Federal Funds 128,579,088 |
| Restricted Receipts 115,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 |
| Total - Individual and Family Support 164,002,454 |
| Office of Veterans Services |
| General Revenues 33,499,864 |
| Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through veterans’ organizations, |
| $50,000 is to support Operation Stand Down, and $100,000 is to support the Veterans Services |
| Officers (VSO) program through the Veterans of Foreign Wars. |
| Federal Funds 15,752,830 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,725,342 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Veterans Home Asset Protection 665,000 |
| Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 300,000 |
| Total - Office of Veterans Services 51,943,036 |
| Health Care Eligibility |
| General Revenues 10,511,087 |
| Federal Funds 16,662,419 |
| Total - Health Care Eligibility 27,173,506 |
| Supplemental Security Income Program |
| General Revenues 16,680,780 |
| Rhode Island Works |
| General Revenues 9,891,538 |
| Federal Funds 109,225,738 |
| Total - Rhode Island Works 119,117,276 |
| Other Programs |
| General Revenues 2,231,840 |
| Federal Funds 382,432,873 |
| Restricted Receipts 8,000 |
| Total - Other Programs 384,672,713 |
| Office of Healthy Aging |
| General Revenues 15,623,340 |
| 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 chapter 66.7 of title 42; and $1,600,000 is for Senior Services |
| Support and $730,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $680,000 is for Meals on Wheels. |
| Federal Funds 19,011,572 |
| Restricted Receipt 46,200 |
| Other Funds |
| Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,267,406 |
| The Office shall reimburse the Rhode Island public transit authority for the elderly/disabled |
| transportation program expenses no later than fifteen (15) days of the authority’s submission of a |
| request for payment. |
| Total - Office of Healthy Aging 38,948,518 |
| Grand Total - Human Services 837,388,626 |
| Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 8,058,892 |
| Federal Funds 2,631,491 |
| Restricted Receipts 559,071 |
| Total - Central Management 11,249,454 |
| Services for the Developmentally Disabled |
| General Revenues 218,735,702 |
| Provided that of this general revenue funding, an amount certified by the department 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 costs as authorized by BHDDH |
| and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree |
| Addendum. Any 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, $928,200 shall be expended on a |
| Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment |
| services, or which a total of $650,000 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct for |
| creation of regional service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. All unexpended or |
| unencumbered balances of this designation 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 286,950,145 |
| Provided that of this federal funding, an amount certified by the department 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 costs as authorized by BHDDH |
| and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree |
| Addendum. Any 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, $371,800 shall be expended on a |
| Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment |
| services. All unexpended or unencumbered balances of this designation 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 1,300,866 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| DD Residential Support 100,000 |
| Total - Services for the Developmentally Disabled 507,086,713 |
| Behavioral Healthcare Services |
| General Revenues 4,817,486 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 32,467,553 |
| Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The |
| Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center for its support and |
| services program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues. |
| Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery |
| 9-8-8 Hotline 1,800,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,416,046 |
| Provided that $450,000 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 44,501,085 |
| Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services |
| General Revenues 53,723,206 |
| Federal Funds 61,515,889 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,634,700 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Hospital Equipment 300,000 |
| Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 120,173,795 |
| State of RI Psychiatric Hospital |
| General Revenues 33,443,552 |
| Restricted Receipts 144,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| RISPH Equipment 100,000 |
| Total - State of RI Psychiatric Hospital 33,687,552 |
| Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare, |
| Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 716,698,599 |
| Office of the Child Advocate |
| General Revenues 2,264,613 |
| Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| General Revenues 786,233 |
| Restricted Receipts 142,921 |
| Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 929,154 |
| Governor’s Commission on Disabilities |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 870,754 |
| Livable Home Modification Grant Program 515,278 |
| 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. 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 340,067 |
| Restricted Receipts 79,943 |
| Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 1,806,042 |
| Office of the Mental Health Advocate |
| General Revenues 1,117,164 |
| Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy |
| General Revenues 34,222,798 |
| Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s |
| Hospital pursuant to § 16-7-20; $395,000 be allocated to support child opportunity zones through |
| agreements with the 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; $450,000 and 3.0 full-time equivalent positions be allocated to support a special |
| education function to facilitate individualized education program (IEP) and 504 services; and |
| further provided that $130,000 be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child |
| Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 255,593,813 |
| Provided that $684,000 from the 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 Providers 128,373 |
| Restricted Receipts |
| Restricted Receipts 1,724,551 |
| HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 |
| Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed. Strategy 295,169,535 |
| Davies Career and Technical School |
| General Revenues 18,532,152 |
| Federal Funds 924,285 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,471,394 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Davies School HVAC 50,000 |
| Davies School Asset Protection 750,000 |
| Davies School Healthcare Classroom Renovations 6,911,727 |
| Davies School Wing Renovation 34,515,423 |
| Total - Davies Career and Technical School 67,154,981 |
| RI School for the Deaf |
| General Revenues 8,809,938 |
| Federal Funds 271,830 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,097,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 |
| Total - RI School for the Deaf 10,278,768 |
| Metropolitan Career and Technical School |
| General Revenues 12,966,926 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| MET School Asset Protection 250,000 |
| Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical School 13,216,926 |
| Education Aid |
| General Revenues 1,272,230,353 |
| Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize pre- |
| kindergarten 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. |
| Restricted Receipts 38,952,936 |
| Total - Education Aid 1,311,183,289 |
| Central Falls School District |
| General Revenues 54,567,882 |
| School Construction Aid |
| General Revenues |
| School Housing Aid 119,887,755 |
| Teachers' Retirement |
| General Revenues 137,991,006 |
| Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary Education 2,009,450,142 |
| Public Higher Education |
| Office of Postsecondary Commissioner |
| General Revenues 33,322,291 |
| Provided that $455,000 shall be allocated to Onward We Learn pursuant to § 16-70-5, |
| $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode Island to support its programs for children with |
| developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is also provided that $7,367,460 shall be allocated to |
| the Rhode Island promise scholarship program; $151,410 shall be used to support Rhode Island’s |
| membership in the New England Board of Higher Education; $5,476,723 shall be allocated to the |
| Rhode Island hope scholarship program; and $100,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island |
| School for Progressive Education to support access to higher education opportunities for teachers |
| of color. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 5,582,208 |
| Guaranty Agency Administration 60,000 |
| Restricted Receipts |
| Restricted Receipts 8,383,189 |
| Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships and Grants 3,400,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Nursing Education Center - Operating 3,295,810 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| WEC Expansion - Annex Site 1,220,000 |
| Total - Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 55,263,498 |
| University of Rhode Island |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 115,308,021 |
| Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development, |
| $700,000 shall be allocated to the small business development center, $125,000 shall be allocated |
| to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research, $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, and $874,069 shall be used to support programming related to career |
| readiness, career placement, internships, and work-based learning. |
| Debt Service 31,526,482 |
| RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,803,420 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 847,374,010 |
| Debt - Dining Services 781,957 |
| Debt - Education and General 5,076,811 |
| Debt - Health Services 16,032 |
| Debt - Housing Loan Funds 13,863,455 |
| Debt - Memorial Union 758,853 |
| Debt - Ryan Center 2,888,322 |
| Debt - Parking Authority 889,077 |
| URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy Conservation 536,169 |
| URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 1,956,906 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 14,606,536 |
| Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing Improvements 7,293,838 |
| Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,641,903 |
| Bay Campus 8,146,722 |
| Athletics Complex 33,942,707 |
| Provided that total Rhode Island capital plan funds provide no more than 80.0 percent of |
| the total project. |
| Stormwater Management 4,252,678 |
| PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 13,759,400 |
| Campus Accessibility 2,300,000 |
| Building Envelope Improvements 3,000,000 |
| Total - University of Rhode Island 1,111,723,299 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as |
| of June 30, 2026 relating to the university of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year |
| 2027. |
| Rhode Island College |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 70,714,722 |
| Provided that $464,377 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness, |
| career placement, internships, and work-based learning. |
| Debt Service 7,933,336 |
| Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program 1,800,000 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 120,309,539 |
| Debt - Education and General 1,478,585 |
| Debt - Student Union 212,200 |
| Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,585,353 |
| Debt - Energy Conservation 762,375 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 5,950,000 |
| Infrastructure Modernization 5,675,000 |
| Total - Rhode Island College 216,421,110 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as |
| of June 30, 2026, relating to Rhode Island college are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2027. |
| Community College of Rhode Island |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 63,740,346 |
| Provided that $391,175 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness, |
| career placement, internships, and work-based learning. |
| Debt Service 1,097,898 |
| Restricted Receipts 953,442 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 114,885,691 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 3,469,452 |
| Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 5,750,000 |
| Flanagan Campus Renovations 3,200,000 |
| CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 15,000,000 |
| CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase II - IV 6,100,000 |
| CCRI Accessibility Improvements 290,000 |
| Total - Community College of RI 214,486,829 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as |
| of June 30, 2026, relating to the community college of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to |
| fiscal year 2027. |
| Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,597,894,736 |
| RI State Council on the Arts |
| General Revenues |
| Operating Support 1,224,685 |
| Grants 1,190,000 |
| Provided that $400,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire |
| Providence art installations. |
| Federal Funds 1,022,711 |
| Restricted Receipts 115,058 |
| Other Funds |
| Art for Public Facilities 690,000 |
| Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,242,454 |
| RI Atomic Energy Commission |
| General Revenues 1,278,282 |
| Restricted Receipts 25,036 |
| Other Funds |
| URI Sponsored Research 361,177 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 50,000 |
| Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,714,495 |
| RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission |
| General Revenues 1,969,751 |
| Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration |
| activities and that $25,000 shall be allocated to Rhode Island Slave History Medallions. |
| Federal Funds 822,451 |
| Restricted Receipts 511,827 |
| Other Funds |
| RIDOT Project Review 144,602 |
| Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Comm. 3,448,631 |
| Attorney General |
| Criminal |
| General Revenues 23,147,524 |
| Federal Funds 3,404,012 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,096,085 |
| Total - Criminal 28,647,621 |
| Civil |
| General Revenues 7,301,706 |
| Federal Funds 100,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,724,238 |
| Total - Civil 12,125,944 |
| Bureau of Criminal Identification |
| General Revenues 2,440,742 |
| Federal Funds 64,547 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,329,498 |
| Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,834,787 |
| General |
| General Revenues 5,354,455 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Building Renovations and Repairs 2,525,000 |
| Total - General 7,879,455 |
| Grand Total - Attorney General 52,487,807 |
| Corrections |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 24,875,748 |
| Parole Board |
| General Revenues 1,673,257 |
| Custody and Security |
| General Revenues 182,260,831 |
| Federal Funds 1,371,846 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Intake Service Center HVAC 27,818,335 |
| Total - Custody and Security 211,451,012 |
| Institutional Support |
| General Revenues 40,099,600 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 8,277,650 |
| Correctional Facilities – Renovations 3,179,677 |
| Total - Institutional Support 51,556,927 |
| Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management |
| General Revenues 15,027,101 |
| 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 386,256 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,300,000 |
| Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population Mgt. 16,713,357 |
| Healthcare Services |
| General Revenues 37,051,880 |
| Community Corrections |
| General Revenues 23,026,186 |
| Restricted Receipts 3,091 |
| Total - Community Corrections 23,029,277 |
| Grand Total - Corrections 366,351,458 |
| Judiciary |
| Supreme Court |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 36,665,481 |
| Provided however, that no more than $1,430,073 in combined total shall be offset to the |
| public defender’s office, the attorney general’s office, the department of corrections, the department |
| of children, youth and families, and the department of public safety for square-footage occupancy |
| costs in public courthouses and further provided that $500,000 be allocated to the Rhode Island |
| Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project pursuant to § |
| 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 7,875,432 |
| Federal Funds 205,395 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,312,243 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Judicial Complexes - HVAC 500,000 |
| Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 |
| Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit Replacements 500,000 |
| Garrahy Courthouse Restoration 1,125,000 |
| Total - Supreme Court 52,683,551 |
| Judicial Tenure and Discipline |
| General Revenues 188,686 |
| Superior Court |
| General Revenues 30,216,228 |
| Restricted Receipts 325,000 |
| Total - Superior Court 30,541,228 |
| Family Court |
| General Revenues 29,167,951 |
| Federal Funds 5,392,549 |
| Total - Family Court 34,560,500 |
| District Court |
| General Revenues 17,697,776 |
| Federal Funds 696,951 |
| Restricted Receipts 60,000 |
| Total - District Court 18,454,727 |
| Traffic Tribunal |
| General Revenues 11,704,985 |
| Workers' Compensation Court |
| Restricted Receipts 11,090,756 |
| Grand Total - Judiciary 159,224,433 |
| Military Staff |
| General Revenues 3,424,058 |
| Federal Funds 28,982,412 |
| Restricted Receipts |
| RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 |
| RING Counterdrug Program 11,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Aviation Readiness Center 4,538,673 |
| Asset Protection 2,564,675 |
| Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 446,663 |
| Counter-Drug Training Facility 1,025,250 |
| Squadron Ops Facility (Air Guard) 600,000 |
| Grand Total - Military Staff 41,647,731 |
| Public Safety |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 1,899,154 |
| Provided that $400,000 shall be allocated to support the Family Service of Rhode Island’s |
| GO Team program of on-scene support to children who are victims of violence and other traumas. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 18,479,969 |
| Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 29,753 |
| Restricted Receipts 738,584 |
| Total - Central Management 21,147,460 |
| E-911 Emergency Telephone System |
| Restricted Receipts 10,730,138 |
| Security Services |
| General Revenues 33,685,555 |
| Municipal Police Training Academy |
| General Revenues 349,440 |
| Federal Funds 417,455 |
| Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 766,895 |
| State Police |
| General Revenues 96,907,970 |
| Federal Funds 8,126,146 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,845,158 |
| Other Funds |
| Airport Corporation Assistance 151,310 |
| Road Construction Reimbursement 3,355,100 |
| Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 402,401 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| DPS Asset Protection 1,205,000 |
| Southern Barracks 16,750,000 |
| Training Academy Upgrades 1,550,000 |
| Statewide Communications System Network 245,048 |
| Total - State Police 131,538,133 |
| Grand Total - Public Safety 197,868,181 |
| Office of Public Defender |
| General Revenues 18,178,679 |
| Federal Funds 85,035 |
| Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 18,263,714 |
| Emergency Management Agency |
| General Revenues 7,457,256 |
| Federal Funds 34,906,616 |
| Restricted Receipts 428,308 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 315,404 |
| RI Statewide Communications Network Tower 550,000 |
| Grand Total - Emergency Management Agency 43,657,584 |
| Environmental Management |
| Office of the Director |
| General Revenues 9,446,875 |
| Of this general revenue amount, $180,000 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. |
| Federal Funds 354,975 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,930,220 |
| Total - Office of the Director 15,732,070 |
| Natural Resources |
| General Revenues 32,325,750 |
| Provided that of this general revenue amount, $150,000 is to be used for marine mammal |
| response activities in conjunction with matching federal funds. |
| Federal Funds 31,528,201 |
| Restricted Receipts 6,185,022 |
| Other Funds |
| DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 |
| Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Dam Repair 6,815,000 |
| Fort Adams Rehabilitation 500,000 |
| Port of Galilee 20,500,000 |
| Newport Pier Upgrades 500,000 |
| Recreation Facilities Asset Protection 750,000 |
| Recreational Facilities Improvements 2,900,000 |
| Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 1,836,709 |
| Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 200,000 |
| Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 700,000 |
| Total - Natural Resources 106,502,682 |
| Environmental Protection |
| General Revenues 16,607,743 |
| Federal Funds 12,825,343 |
| Restricted Receipts 12,660,382 |
| Other Funds |
| Transportation MOU 95,967 |
| Total - Environmental Protection 42,189,435 |
| Grand Total - Environmental Management 164,424,187 |
| Coastal Resources Management Council |
| General Revenues 3,904,812 |
| Federal Funds 3,331,166 |
| Restricted Receipts 624,768 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| South Coast Restoration Project 7,000,000 |
| Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 14,860,746 |
| Transportation |
| Central Management |
| Federal Funds 13,777,360 |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 9,004,830 |
| Total - Central Management 22,782,190 |
| Management and Budget |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 3,839,065 |
| Infrastructure Engineering |
| Federal Funds 460,804,783 |
| Restricted Receipts 6,066,037 |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 88,272,135 |
| Provided that of this amount, $6,500,000 is appropriated to the Municipal Roads Grant |
| Program known as RhodeRestore to provide funding to municipalities for the construction and |
| maintenance of roads, sidewalks, and bridges. Provided that twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds |
| shall be distributed equally to each city and town, and seventy-five percent (75%) shall be allocated |
| proportionally based on each municipality’s share of municipally maintained road miles, as |
| determined by the most recent data available from the Rhode Island department of transportation. |
| Provided further that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent (67%) match. |
| Provided that of this amount, sufficient funds from the Rhode Island public transit |
| authority’s share of gasoline tax proceeds shall be allocated to the state paratransit program, |
| including the expansion pilot program known as ride anywhere to ensure statewide paratransit |
| services are maintained. |
| Land Sale Revenue 6,239,422 |
| Tolling Revenue 10,000,000 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Highway Improvement Program 115,617,814 |
| Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 |
| RIPTA - Land and Buildings 6,905,927 |
| RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub Passenger Facility 1,500,000 |
| RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity Transit Corridor Study 90,000 |
| Total - Infrastructure Engineering 695,896,118 |
| Infrastructure Maintenance |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 41,781,096 |
| The department of transportation will establish a municipal roadway database, which will |
| include information concerning the name, condition, length, roadway infrastructure, and pedestrian |
| features of each municipal roadway, updated annually by municipalities. The database will serve |
| as a comprehensive and transparent list of municipal roadway conditions. |
| Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 114,037,366 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 |
| Maintenance Facilities Improvements 859,756 |
| Welcome Center 150,000 |
| Salt Storage Facilities 1,150,000 |
| Train Station Asset Protection 500,000 |
| Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 160,278,218 |
| Grand Total - Transportation 882,795,591 |
| Statewide Totals |
| General Revenues 5,809,363,121 |
| Federal Funds 5,108,485,986 |
| Restricted Receipts 458,544,467 |
| Other Funds 2,959,985,019 |
| Statewide Grand Total 14,336,378,593 |
| SECTION 2. Each line appearing in section 1 of this article shall constitute an |
| appropriation. |
| SECTION 3. Upon the transfer of any function of a department or agency to another |
| department or agency, the governor is hereby authorized by means of executive order to transfer or |
| reallocate, in whole or in part, the appropriations and the full-time equivalent limits affected |
| thereby; provided, however, in accordance with § 42-6-5, when the duties or administrative |
| functions of government are designated by law to be performed within a particular department or |
| agency, no transfer of duties or functions and no re-allocation, in whole or part, or appropriations |
| and full-time equivalent positions to any other department or agency shall be authorized. |
| SECTION 4. From the appropriation for contingency shall be paid such sums as may be |
| required at the discretion of the governor to fund expenditures for which appropriations may not |
| exist. Such contingency funds may also be used for expenditures in the several departments and |
| agencies where appropriations are insufficient, or where such requirements are due to unforeseen |
| conditions or are non-recurring items of an unusual nature. Said appropriations may also be used |
| for the payment of bills incurred due to emergencies or to any offense against public peace and |
| property, in accordance with the provisions of titles 11 and 45, as amended. All expenditures and |
| transfers from this account shall be approved by the governor. |
| SECTION 5. 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 |
| State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 37,255,808 |
| Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 30,366,642 |
| State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 9,020,425 |
| State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,426,061 |
| State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 21,610,397 |
| Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 44,789 |
| Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,933,573 |
| Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,854,008 |
| Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,659,403 |
| Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal Service Fund 8,679,440 |
| Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,477,292 |
| Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 1,231,684 |
| Human Resources Internal Service Fund 18,711,878 |
| DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 40,492,965 |
| Information Technology Internal Service Fund 70,587,805 |
| SECTION 6. The director of the department of administration shall exercise his powers |
| under chapter 11 of title 42 to centralize state fleet operations under the department as it relates to |
| light and medium duty vehicle management, in accordance with best practices. |
| SECTION 7. Legislative Intent - The general assembly may provide a written "statement |
| of legislative intent" signed by the chairperson of the house finance committee and by the |
| chairperson of the senate finance committee to show the intended purpose of the appropriations |
| contained in section 1 of this article. The statement of legislative intent shall be kept on file in the |
| house finance committee and in the senate finance committee. |
| At least twenty (20) days prior to the issuance of a grant or the release of funds, which |
| grant or funds are listed on the legislative letter of intent, all department, agency, and corporation |
| directors shall notify in writing the chairperson of the house finance committee and the chairperson |
| of the senate finance committee of the approximate date when the funds are to be released or |
| granted. |
| SECTION 8. Appropriation of Temporary Disability Insurance Funds -- There is hereby |
| appropriated pursuant to §§ 28-39-5 and 28-39-8 all funds required to be disbursed for the benefit |
| payments from the temporary disability insurance fund and temporary disability insurance reserve |
| fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. |
| SECTION 9. Appropriation of Employment Security Funds -- There is hereby appropriated |
| pursuant to § 28-42-19 all funds required to be disbursed for benefit payments from the employment |
| security fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. |
| SECTION 10. Appropriation of Lottery Division Funds -- There is hereby appropriated to |
| the lottery division any funds required to be disbursed by the lottery division for the purposes of |
| paying commissions or transfers to the prize fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. |
| SECTION 11. Appropriation of CollegeBoundSaver Funds - There is hereby appropriated |
| to the office of the general treasurer designated funds received under the collegeboundsaver |
| program for transfer to the division of higher education assistance within the office of the |
| postsecondary commissioner to support student financial aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, |
| 2026. |
| SECTION 12. 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 or designee, speaker of the house of |
| representatives or designee, and the president of the senate or designee may authorize an adjustment |
| to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the state budget officer shall make a detailed written |
| recommendation to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. A copy |
| of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the house |
| finance committee, senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the 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 2026 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION |
| Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent |
| Administration 684.6 |
| Provided that no more than 434.1 of the total authorization would be limited to positions |
| that support internal service fund programs. |
| Office of Energy Resources 17.0 |
| Business Regulation 155.0 |
| Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission 26.0 |
| Executive Office of Commerce 5.0 |
| Housing 38.0 |
| Labor and Training 461.7 |
| Revenue 605.5 |
| Legislature 298.5 |
| Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0 |
| Office of the Secretary of State 62.0 |
| Office of the General Treasurer 92.0 |
| 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 57.0 |
| Executive Office of Health and Human Services 243.0 |
| Children, Youth and Families 713.5 |
| Health 572.6 |
| Human Services 779.0 |
| Office of Veterans Services 267.0 |
| Office of Healthy Aging 33.0 |
| Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,223.4 |
| Provided that 18.0 of the total authorization would be limited to independent facilitators |
| positions to comply with the Consent Decree Addendum. |
| Office of the Child Advocate 13.0 |
| 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 156.1 |
| Provided that 3.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by the healthy environments advance learning grant at the school building authority. |
| School for the Deaf 61.0 |
| Davies Career and Technical School 125.0 |
| Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 48.0 |
| Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by third-party funds, 12.0 would be available only for positions at the state’s higher |
| education centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, 10.0 would be available only for positions |
| at the nursing education center, and 9.0 would be available for the longitudinal data systems |
| program. |
| University of Rhode Island 2,671.0 |
| Provided that 378.8 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 10.0 |
| RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6 |
| Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6 |
| Office of the Attorney General 268.1 |
| Corrections 1,461.0 |
| Judicial 749.3 |
| Military Staff 93.0 |
| Emergency Management Agency 38.0 |
| Public Safety 634.0 |
| Office of the Public Defender 104.0 |
| Environmental Management 439.0 |
| Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0 |
| Transportation 755.0 |
| Total 15,921.8 |
| 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 acting upon positive recommendations by the budget officer and the |
| personnel administrator and fifteen (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 acting upon |
| the positive recommendations of the state budget officer and the personnel administrator and thirty |
| (30) days after a public hearing. |
| SECTION 13. The amounts reflected in this article include the appropriation of Rhode |
| Island capital plan funds for fiscal year 2026 and supersede appropriations provided for FY 2026 |
| within Pub. L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 1, § 13. |
| The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State’s Rhode |
| Island capital plan fund not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal years ending |
| June 30, 2027, June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, and June 30, 2030. These amounts supersede |
| appropriations provided within Pub. L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 1, § 13. |
| For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby |
| authorized and directed to draw the controller's orders upon the general treasurer for the payment |
| of such sums and such portions thereof as may be required by the controller upon receipt of properly |
| authenticated vouchers. |
| FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending |
| Project 06/30/2027 06/30/2028 06/30/2029 06/30/2030 |
| DOA – Civic Center 1,250,000 1,075,000 1,500,000 1,475,000 |
| DOA – DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 3,700,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 |
| DOA – Group Homes Consolidation 4,325,000 4,426,000 5,450,000 5,650,000 |
| DOA – Pastore Campus Infrastructure 15,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000 |
| DOA – Pastore Hospital Buildings |
| Asset Protection 1,000,000 1,250,000 2,150,000 2,500,000 |
| DOA – Pastore Center Power Plant 3,500,000 0 0 0 |
| DOA – RI Convention Center Authority 2,825,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 |
| DOA – Shepard Building Upgrades 3,920,000 3,785,000 3,785,000 4,540,000 |
| DOA – State House Renovations 17,379,000 16,000,000 31,940,000 8,309,000 |
| DOA – Veterans Auditorium 275,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 |
| DOA – William Powers Building 2,350,000 1,850,000 1,700,000 200,000 |
| DOA – Zambarano LTAC Hospital 23,804,439 24,427,656 24,155,740 26,065,740 |
| DBR – Fire Academy Expansion 962,000 0 0 0 |
| EOC – I-195 Redevelopment Commission 700,000 700,000 0 0 |
| EOC – Quonset Infrastructure 2,500,000 0 0 0 |
| SOS – Rhode Island Archives and History |
| Center 4,500,000 0 0 0 |
| DCYF – Residential Treatment Facilities 4,000,000 0 0 0 |
| ELSEC – Davies School Wing Renovation 2,500,000 0 0 0 |
| URI – Asset Protection 15,236,863 15,528,074 15,885,220 16,250,580 |
| URI – Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing |
| Improvements 4,542,055 2,350,000 0 0 |
| URI – Building Envelope Improvements 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 |
| URI – Campus Accessibility 1,700,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 |
| URI – Athletics Complex 20,779,251 0 0 0 |
| URI – Bay Campus Phase II 16,853,278 0 0 0 |
| URI – PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 780,269 0 0 0 |
| RIC – Asset Protection 6,500,000 6,632,000 6,850,000 6,850,000 |
| RIC – Infrastructure Modernization 5,675,000 5,925,000 5,925,000 6,061,275 |
| CCRI – Asset Protection 3,369,452 2,780,000 2,870,000 2,936,010 |
| CCRI – Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 5,250,885 4,150,000 2,394,000 0 |
| CCRI – Flanagan Campus Renovations 3,600,505 2,500,000 584,000 0 |
| CCRI – Renovation and Modernization Phase I 13,499,928 7,000,000 2,785,000 0 |
| CCRI – Renovation and Modernization |
| Phase II-IV 2,400,000 600,000 0 0 |
| DOC – HVAC 4,976,281 0 0 0 |
| DOC – Correctional Facilities - Renovations 7,419,248 0 0 0 |
| Military Staff – Asset Protection 1,801,639 1,598,858 2,424,420 1,662,463 |
| Military Staff – Aviation Readiness Center 7,603,990 0 0 0 |
| DPS – Training Academy Upgrades 695,000 690,000 475,000 600,000 |
| DEM – Dam Repair 6,651,030 6,015,000 1,015,000 1,015,000 |
| DEM – Natural Resources Offices and |
| Visitor's Center 1,836,709 0 0 0 |
| DEM – Port of Galilee 17,413,820 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 |
| DEM – Recreational Facilities Improvements 3,338,551 3,260,000 2,750,000 2,500,000 |
| CRMC – Confined Aquatic Dredged |
| Material Disposal Cells 11,380,000 0 0 0 |
| DOT – Highway Improvement Program 44,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 |
| DOT – Maintenance Capital Equipment |
| Replacement 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 |
| DOT – Salt Storage Facilities 1,150,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 |
| DOT – RIPTA - Land and Buildings 7,558,492 3,162,119 3,162,119 812,500 |
| SECTION 14. Reappropriation of Funding for Rhode Island capital plan fund projects. |
| Any unexpended and unencumbered funds from Rhode Island capital plan fund project |
| appropriations shall be reappropriated in the ensuing fiscal year and made available for the same |
| purpose. However, any such reappropriations are subject to final approval by the general assembly |
| as part of the supplemental appropriations act. Any unexpended funds of less than five hundred |
| dollars ($500) shall be reappropriated at the discretion of the state budget officer. |
| SECTION 15. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2026, the Rhode Island housing and |
| mortgage finance corporation shall provide from its resources such sums as appropriate in support |
| of the Neighborhood Opportunities Program. The corporation shall provide a report detailing the |
| amount of funding provided to this program, as well as information on the number of units of |
| housing provided as a result to the director of administration, the secretary of housing, the chair of |
| the house finance committee, the chair of the senate finance committee, and the state budget officer. |
| SECTION 16. Appropriation of Economic Activity Taxes in accordance with the city of |
| Pawtucket downtown redevelopment statute -- There is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year |
| ending June 30, 2026, all state economic activity taxes to be collected pursuant to § 45-33.4-4, as |
| amended (including, but not limited to, the amount of tax revenues certified by the commerce |
| corporation in accordance with § 45-33.4-1(13)), for the purposes of paying debt service on bonds, |
| funding debt service reserves; paying costs of infrastructure improvements in and around the |
| ballpark district, arts district, and the growth center district; funding future debt service on bonds; |
| and funding a redevelopment revolving fund established in accordance with § 45-33-1. |
| SECTION 17. The appropriations from federal funds contained in section 1 shall not be |
| construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or |
| apportioned to the 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 2026 |
| except for those instances specifically designated. |
| 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- Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the pandemic |
| recovery office established within the department of administration. |
| Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) |
| 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. |
| Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals |
| (BHDDH) |
| BHDDH – 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation and operation of |
| a 9-8-8 hotline to maintain compliance wit 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. |
| 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. |
| SECTION 18. Reappropriation of Funding for State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital |
| Projects Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of general law, any unexpended and unencumbered |
| federal funds from the state fiscal recovery fund and capital projects fund shall be reappropriated |
| in the ensuing fiscal year and made available for the same purposes. However, any such |
| reappropriations are subject to final approval by the general assembly as part of the supplemental |
| appropriations act. |
| SECTION 19. The pandemic recovery office shall monitor the progress and performance |
| of all programs financed by the state fiscal recovery fund and the capital projects fund. On or before |
| October 31, 2023 through April 30, 2025, the office shall provide a report to the speaker of the |
| house and senate president, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance |
| committees, on a quarterly basis and biannually thereafter until and including October 31, 2026, |
| identifying programs that are at risk of significant underspending or noncompliance with federal or |
| state requirements. The report, at a minimum must include an assessment of how programs that are |
| at risk can be remedied. In the event that any state fiscal recovery fund program underspends its |
| appropriation or receives program income as defined by U.S. Treasury and would put the state at |
| risk of forfeiture of federal funds, the governor may propose to reclassify unspent funds or program |
| income from the at-risk program to other eligible uses as determined by U.S. Treasury. This |
| proposal shall be referred to the general assembly. For a state fiscal recovery fund program, if the |
| amount of the underspend or receipt of program income is less than or equal to one million dollars |
| ($1,000,000) and less than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of its total appropriation, the |
| governor’s proposed reclassification shall take effect immediately. For a state fiscal recovery fund |
| program, if the amount of the underspend or receipt of program income is greater than one million |
| dollars ($1,000,000) or greater than twenty percent (20%) of its total appropriation, the governor’s |
| proposed reclassification shall go into effect thirty (30) days after its referral to the general |
| assembly by the governor, unless rejected by formal action of the house and senate acting |
| concurrently within that time. |
| SECTION 20. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island student |
| loan authority shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2026, the sum of two million nine |
| hundred thousand dollars ($2,900,000). |
| SECTION 21. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the state controller shall |
| transfer the sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund |
| by June 30, 2026. |
| SECTION 22. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the state controller shall |
| transfer the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to the housing resources |
| and homelessness restricted receipt account by June 30, 2026. |
| SECTION 23. The general assembly makes the following findings: |
| (1) Federal disbursements play a significant role in the financial management of Rhode |
| Island’s overall budget and revenues; |
| (2) With pending federal legislative proposals, uncertainty exists regarding projected future |
| federal disbursements to Rhode Island; |
| (3) Potential federal tax actions, actions related to Medicare/Medicaid programs, and |
| actions related to grants could all pose significant state budget challenges in fiscal year 2026 and |
| thereafter; |
| (4) In order to be prepared to address these potential challenges, it is in the best interest of |
| the State to convene advisory working groups to inform any budget changes that may be |
| necessitated by federal actions; and |
| (5) It is further in the best interest of the State for the Office of Management and Budget, |
| in coordination with other state agencies, to develop options for consideration by the general |
| assembly; |
| Therefore, the general assembly respectfully requests the administration to convene an |
| advisory group, as set forth in Article 5, § 3, to assist in the review and analysis of federal tax |
| actions; to appoint an advisory group, as set forth in Article 8, § 8, to assist in the review and |
| analysis of federal actions related to Medicare/Medicaid; and to monitor the status of federal grants |
| and develop options for the general assembly to address federal funding changes, as set forth in |
| Article 3, § 7. |
| SECTION 24. This article shall take effect as of July 1, 2025, except as otherwise provided |
| herein. |