H7224

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	LC004144
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2024

	Introduced By: Representative Marvin L. Abney
	Date Introduced: January 18, 2024
	Referred To: House Finance
	(Governor)
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	ARTICLE 1 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN
2	SUPPORT OF FY 2024
3	ARTICLE 2 RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
4	HEALTH
5	ARTICLE 3 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE

1	ARTICLE 1
2	RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2024
3	SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter contained in
4	this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the
5	treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
6	The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to
7	section 35-4-22 and Chapter 41 of Title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For the purposes
8	and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw
9	his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof
10	as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
11	FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024
12	Enacted Change FINAL
13	Administration
14	Central Management
15	General Revenues 3,419,152 1,969,052 5,388,204
16	Federal Funds
17	Federal Funds 54,029,495 (48,729,495) 5,300,000
18	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
19	Public Health Response Warehouse Support 1,400,000 1,619,007 3,019,007
20	Ongoing COVID-19 Response 41,787,709 (20,565,850) 21,221,859
21	Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure 11,000,000 0 11,000,000
22	Total – Central Management 111,636,356 (65,707,286) 45,929,070
23	Legal Services
24	General Revenues 2,440,410 (30,835) 2,409,575
25	Accounts and Control
26	General Revenues 5,315,642 175,785 5,491,427
27	Federal Funds
28	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
29	CPF Administration 4,828,079 (4,828,079) 0
30	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
31	Pandemic Recovery Office 6,918,788 (6,918,788) 0
32	Restricted Receipts – OPEB Board Administration 197,320 (43,478) 153,842
33	Restricted Receipts – Grants Management Administration 2,507,384 6,495 2,513,879
34	Total – Accounts and Control 19,767,213 (11,608,065) 8,159,148
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1	Office of Management and Budget
2	General Revenues 9,431,527 250,960 9,682,487
3	Federal Funds
4	Federal Funds 101,250 0 101,250
5	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
6	CPF Administration 0 4,836,613 4,836,613
7	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
8	Pandemic Recovery Office 0 4,132,051 4,132,051
9	Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000
10	Other Funds 1,220,255 (619,461) 600,794
11	Total – Office of Management and Budget 11,053,032 8,600,163 19,653,195
12	Purchasing
13	General Revenues 3,868,405 37,255 3,905,660
14	Restricted Receipts 446,294 363,029 809,323
15	Other Funds 612,914 (42,928) 569,986
16	Total – Purchasing 4,927,613 357,356 5,284,969
17	Human Resources
18	General Revenues 937,996 (7,257) 930,739
19	Personnel Appeal Board
20	General Revenues 100,881 (513) 100,368
21	Information Technology
22	General Revenues 14,221,340 (250,000) 13,971,340
23	Provided that of this general revenue amount, $13,000,000 shall be transferred to the Large
24	Systems Initiatives Fund by July 14, 2023.
25	Restricted Receipts 6,333,491 8,030,563 14,364,054
26	Total – Information Technology 20,554,831 7,780,563 28,335,394
27	Library and Information Services
28	General Revenues 1,903,636 5,879 1,909,515
29	Federal Funds 1,565,679 (26,137) 1,539,542
30	Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990
31	Total – Library and Information Services 3,476,305 (20,258) 3,456,047
32	Planning
33	General Revenues 1,138,335 (48,172) 1,090,163
34	Federal Funds 3,050 0 3,050
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1	Restricted Receipts 0 50,000 50,000
2	Other Funds
3	Air Quality Modeling 24,000 0 24,000
4	Federal Highway – PL Systems Planning 3,321,572 200,087 3,521,659
5	State Transportation Planning Match 385,317 51,578 436,895
6	FTA – Metro Planning Grant 1,733,742 (306,528) 1,427,214
7	Total-Planning 6,606,016 (53,035) 6,552,981
8	General
9	General Revenues
10	Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 130,000 0 130,000
11	Provided that this amount be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole
12	Child Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students.
13	Torts Court Awards 675,000 825,000 1,500,000
14	Wrongful Conviction Awards 250,000 511,946 761,946
15	Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 11,475,314 0 11,475,314
16	Library Construction Aid 1,909,317 0 1,909,317
17	Defeasance of Existing Debt 35,000,000 0 35,000,000
18	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
19	Municipal and Higher Ed Matching
20	Grant Program 58,360,065 23,360,065 81,720,130
21	Restricted Receipts 700,000 0 700,000
22	Other Funds
23	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
24	Security Measures State Buildings 500,000 71,247 571,247
25	Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,000,000 1,311,571 2,311,571
26	Cranston Street Armory 2,250,000 0 2,250,000
27	State House Renovations 6,389,000 2,090,874 8,479,874
28	Zambarano Buildings and Campus 7,245,000 5,975,000 13,220,000
29	Replacement of Fueling Tanks 430,000 684,201 1,114,201
30	Environmental Compliance 200,000 602,286 802,286
31	Big River Management Area 200,000 423,210 623,210
32	Shepard Building Upgrades 1,500,000 2,200,000 3,700,000
33	RI Convention Center Authority 10,237,500 0 10,237,500
34	Accessibility – Facility Renovations 1,180,000 (191,357) 988,643
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1	DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 4,140,000 493,216 4,633,216
2	BHDDH MH & Community Facilities –
3	Asset Protection 950,000 103,972 1,053,972
4	BHDDH DD & Community Homes – Fire Code 325,000 290,828 615,828
5	BHDDH DD Regional Facilities –
6	Asset Protection 1,800,000 1,046,156 2,846,156
7	BHDDH Substance Abuse Asset Protection 600,000 265,141 865,141
8	BHDDH Group Homes 1,350,000 359,571 1,709,571
9	Statewide Facility Master Plan 2,000,000 1,635,000 3,635,000
10	Cannon Building 3,725,000 (3,525,000) 200,000
11	Old State House 100,000 357,646 457,646
12	State Office Building 100,000 142,404 242,404
13	State Office Reorganization & Relocation 1,450,000 612,510 2,062,510
14	William Powers Building 4,750,000 2,350,000 7,100,000
15	Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings
16	Asset Protection 10,330,000 2,705,869 13,035,869
17	Washington County Government Center 650,000 0 650,000
18	Chapin Health Laboratory 425,000 350,000 775,000
19	560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 1,750,000 0 1,750,000
20	Arrigan Center 125,000 0 125,000
21	Civic Center 6,212,500 0 6,212,500
22	Pastore Center Buildings Demolition 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
23	Veterans Auditorium 100,000 0 100,000
24	Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 500,000 (122,985) 377,015
25	Pastore Campus Infrastructure 25,000,000 (462,486) 24,537,514
26	Pastore Center Power Plant Rehabilitation 450,000 90,183 540,183
27	Community Facilities Asset Protection 70,000 282,300 352,300
28	Zambarano LTAC Hospital 6,569,677 (5,069,677) 1,500,000
29	Medical Examiners – New Facility 5,168,529 0 5,168,529
30	Group Home Replacement & Rehabilitation 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
31	State Land Use Planning Study 250,000 0 250,000
32	Total –
33	General 224,521,902 39,768,691 264,290,59
34	3
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1	Debt Service Payments
2	General
3	Revenues 182,821,772 (6,458,597) 176,363,17
4	5
5	Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer is
6	authorized to make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission loan up to the
7	maximum debt service due in accordance with the loan agreement.
8	Other Funds
9	Transportation Debt Service 35,226,154 0 35,226,154
10	Investment Receipts – Bond Funds 100,000 0 100,000
11	Total – Debt Service
12	Payments 218,147,926 (6,458,597) 211,689,32
13	9
14	Energy Resources
15	Federal Funds
16	Federal Funds 1,628,101 13,481,592 15,109,693
17	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
18	Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 20,000,000 5,000,000 25,000,000
19	Restricted Receipts 21,905,399 2,904,583 24,809,982
20	Other Funds 4,000,000 (737,316) 3,262,684
21	Total – Energy Resources 47,533,500 20,648,859 68,182,359
22	Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange
23	General Revenues 4,744,746 (976,035) 3,768,711
24	Federal Funds
25	Federal Funds 9,733,677 0 9,733,677
26	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
27	Auto-Enrollment Program 1,325,358 (48,768) 1,276,590
28	Restricted Receipts 16,089,640 (382,643) 15,706,997
29	Total – Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 31,893,421 (1,407,446) 30,485,975
30	Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
31	General Revenues 1,898,258 (222,708) 1,675,550
32	Other Funds 109,062 (4,066) 104,996
33	Total – Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 2,007,320 (226,774) 1,780,546
34	Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
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1	General Revenues 12,161,961 (2,267,591) 9,894,370
2	Statewide Personnel and Operations
3	General Revenues
4	FEMA Contingency Reserve 0 5,000,000 5,000,000
5	Grand Total –
6	Administration 717,766,683 (5,632,025) 712,134,65
7	8
8	Business Regulation
9	Central Management
10	General Revenues 4,609,968 (413,547) 4,196,421
11	Banking Regulation
12	General Revenues 1,801,125 64,030 1,865,155
13	Restricted Receipts 63,000 0 63,000
14	Total – Banking Regulation 1,864,125 64,030 1,928,155
15	Securities Regulation
16	General Revenues 865,851 851 866,702
17	Restricted Receipts 15,000 (15,000) 0
18	Total – Securities Regulation 880,851 (14,149) 866,702
19	Insurance Regulation
20	General Revenues 4,669,856 (343,908) 4,325,948
21	Restricted Receipts 1,883,195 (13,951) 1,869,244
22	Total – Insurance Regulation 6,553,051 (357,859) 6,195,192
23	Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
24	General Revenues 2,933,710 437,853 3,371,563
25	Federal Funds 322,958 463,776 786,734
26	Restricted Receipts 522,210 (23,518) 498,692
27	Total – Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 3,778,878 878,111 4,656,989
28	Board of Accountancy
29	General Revenues 5,490 0 5,490
30	Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing
31	General Revenues 1,194,966 (221,817) 973,149
32	Restricted Receipts 888,870 104,902 993,772
33	Total – Commercial Licensing and Gaming and
34	Athletics Licensing 2,083,836 (116,915) 1,966,921
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1	Building, Design and Fire Professionals
2	General Revenues 8,290,502 541,157 8,831,659
3	Federal Funds 318,545 127,318 445,863
4	Restricted Receipts 2,033,537 (269,720) 1,763,817
5	Other Funds
6	Quonset Development Corporation 71,915 (6,934) 64,981
7	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
8	Fire Academy Expansion 5,715,000 0 5,715,000
9	Total – Building, Design and Fire Professionals 16,429,499 391,821 16,821,320
10	Office of Cannabis Regulation
11	Restricted Receipts 6,117,205 (381,772) 5,735,433
12	Grand Total – Business Regulation 42,322,903 49,720 42,372,623
13	Executive Office of Commerce
14	Central Management
15	General Revenues 2,249,368 (101,354) 2,148,014
16	Quasi-Public Appropriations
17	General Revenues
18	Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 8,290,488 0 8,290,488
19	Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 0 1,010,036
20	Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be
21	distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the
22	total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%)
23	of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2023
24	at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport,
25	T.F. Green International Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island Commerce
26	Corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport is located
27	based on this calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is located
28	shall receive at least $25,000.
29	STAC Research Alliance 900,000 0 900,000
30	Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
31	I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 1,245,050 0 1,245,050
32	Polaris Manufacturing Grant 450,000 0 450,000
33	East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000 0 50,000
34	Urban Ventures 140,000 0 140,000
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1	Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 0 476,200
2	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
3	Port of Davisville 59,000,000 0 59,000,000
4	Other Funds
5	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
6	I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 805,000 158,819 963,819
7	Total – Quasi-Public Appropriations 73,366,774 158,819 73,525,593
8	Economic Development Initiatives Fund
9	General Revenues
10	Innovation Initiative 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
11	Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 26,360,000 0 26,360,000
12	Small Business Promotion 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
13	Small Business Assistance 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
14	I-195 Redevelopment Fund 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
15	First Wave Closing Fund 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
16	Federal Funds
17	Federal Funds 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
18	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
19	Destination Marketing 1,500,000 600,368 2,100,368
20	Total – Economic Development Initiatives Fund 64,860,000 600,368 65,460,368
21	Commerce Programs
22	General Revenues
23	Wavemaker Fellowship 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
24	Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000 0 2,250,000
25	Main Streets Revitalization 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
26	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
27	Minority Business Accelerator 4,000,000 999,940 4,999,940
28	Bioscience Investments 45,000,000 0 45,000,000
29	South Quay Marine Terminal 35,000,000 0 35,000,000
30	Small Business Assistance 327,999 259,853 587,852
31	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
32	Broadband 9,573,500 15,383,000 24,956,500
33	Total – Commerce
34	Programs 101,151,499 16,642,793 117,794,29
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1	2
2	Grand Total – Executive Office of
3	Commerce 241,627,641 17,300,626 258,928,26
4	7
5	Housing
6	Central Management
7	General Revenues 32,997,895 (1,503,389) 31,494,506
8	Federal Funds
9	Federal Funds 15,493,898 (209,072) 15,284,826
10	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
11	Predevelopment and Capacity Building 500,000 389,731 889,731
12	Development of Affordable Housing 55,000,000 30,259,175 85,259,175
13	Homelessness Assistance Program 13,000,000 2,942,397 15,942,397
14	Site Acquisition 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
15	Down Payment Assistance 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
16	Workforce Housing 8,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000
17	Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program 7,500,000 0 7,500,000
18	Home Repair and Community Revitalization 9,500,000 15,000,000 24,500,000
19	Homelessness Infrastructure 30,000,000 11,285,088 41,285,088
20	Proactive Housing Development 1,400,000 0 1,400,000
21	Targeted Housing Development 31,000,000 0 31,000,000
22	Housing Related Infrastructure 4,300,000 0 4,300,000
23	Preservation of Affordable Units 500,000 0 500,000
24	Municipal Planning 2,300,000 0 2,300,000
25	Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
26	Statewide Housing Plan 0 2,000,000 2,000,000
27	Restricted Receipts 7,664,150 0 7,664,150
28	Grand Total –
29	Housing 251,655,943 72,163,930 323,819,87
30	3
31	Labor and Training
32	Central Management
33	General Revenues 1,465,751 356 1,466,107
34	Restricted Receipts 375,872 (72,289) 303,583
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1	Total – Central Management 1,841,623 (71,933) 1,769,690
2	Workforce Development Services
3	General Revenues 1,107,295 328,512 1,435,807
4	Provided that $200,000 of this amount is used to support Year Up.
5	Federal Funds 26,734,994 6,994,565 33,729,559
6	Other Funds 0 44,531 44,531
7	Total – Workforce Development Services 27,842,289 7,367,608 35,209,897
8	Workforce Regulation and Safety
9	General Revenues 4,828,609 9,255 4,837,864
10	Income Support
11	General Revenues 3,691,640 105,809 3,797,449
12	Federal Funds 27,968,384 (7,324,000) 20,644,384
13	Restricted Receipts 2,422,361 142,723 2,565,084
14	Other Funds
15	Temporary Disability Insurance
16	Fund 262,177,859 (166,238) 262,011,62
17	1
18	Employment Security
19	Fund 142,775,000 69,225,000 212,000,00
20	0
21	Total – Income
22	Support 439,035,244 61,983,294 501,018,53
23	8
24	Injured Workers Services
25	Restricted Receipts 10,320,752 (245,063) 10,075,689
26	Labor Relations Board
27	General Revenues 553,932 1,657 555,589
28	Governor’s Workforce Board
29	General Revenues 6,050,000 4,048,066 10,098,066
30	Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care
31	and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care
32	needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments
33	pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Section 23-17.5-36.
34	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
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1	Enhanced Real Jobs 20,000,000 394,442 20,394,442
2	Restricted Receipts 17,161,583 1,107,570 18,269,153
3	Total – Governor’s Workforce Board 43,211,583 5,550,078 48,761,661
4	Grand Total – Labor and
5	Training 527,634,032 74,594,896 602,228,92
6	8
7	Department of Revenue
8	Director of Revenue
9	General Revenues 2,348,848 144,579 2,493,427
10	Office of Revenue Analysis
11	General Revenues 983,531 27,466 1,010,997
12	Lottery Division
13	Other Funds
14	Other
15	Funds 390,909,764 31,793,979 422,703,74
16	3
17	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
18	Lottery Building Enhancements 850,000 0 850,000
19	Total – Lottery
20	Division 391,759,764 31,793,979 423,553,74
21	3
22	Municipal Finance
23	General Revenues 1,759,431 (135,254) 1,624,177
24	Taxation
25	General Revenues 34,604,969 (735,451) 33,869,518
26	Restricted Receipts 5,067,295 (252,978) 4,814,317
27	Other Funds
28	Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 175,000 0 175,000
29	Total – Taxation 39,847,264 (988,429) 38,858,835
30	Registry of Motor Vehicles
31	General Revenues 31,812,522 5,419,495 37,232,017
32	Federal Funds 825,339 (30,382) 794,957
33	Restricted Receipts 3,494,403 165,237 3,659,640
34	Total – Registry of Motor Vehicles 36,132,264 5,554,350 41,686,614
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1	State Aid
2	General Revenues
3	Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458 0 12,384,458
4	Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 49,201,412 0 49,201,412
5	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
6	Payments 234,712,307 0 234,712,30
7	7
8	Property Revaluation Program 906,329 0 906,329
9	Tangible Tax Exemption Program 28,000,000 (28,000,000) 0
10	Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2024, appropriated
11	for tangible tax exemption reimbursements pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Chapter 44-5.3
12	are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.
13	Restricted Receipts 995,120 0 995,120
14	Total – State
15	Aid 326,199,626 (28,000,000) 298,199,62
16	6
17	Collections
18	General Revenues 1,002,552 (70,604) 931,948
19	Grand Total –
20	Revenue 800,033,280 8,326,087 808,359,36
21	7
22	Legislature
23	General Revenues 50,998,683 6,473,334 57,472,017
24	Restricted Receipts 2,090,093 315,154 2,405,247
25	Grand Total – Legislature 53,088,776 6,788,488 59,877,264
26	Lieutenant Governor
27	General Revenues 1,411,331 3,060 1,414,391
28	Secretary of State
29	Administration
30	General Revenues 4,639,961 253,374 4,893,335
31	Provided that $100,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Council for the
32	Humanities for grant making to civic and cultural organizations, and $50,000 to support Rhode
33	Island’s participation in the We the People Civics Challenge.
34	Corporations
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1	General Revenues 2,815,916 3,733 2,819,649
2	State Archives
3	General Revenues 198,351 130,654 329,005
4	Restricted Receipts 558,028 (173,753) 384,275
5	Total – State Archives 756,379 (43,099) 713,280
6	Elections and Civics
7	General Revenues 2,676,107 (1,139,694) 1,536,413
8	Federal Funds 2,001,207 0 2,001,207
9	Total – Elections and Civics 4,677,314 (1,139,694) 3,537,620
10	State Library
11	General Revenues 879,042 (236,318) 642,724
12	Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society and
13	$18,000 be allocated to support the Newport Historical Society, pursuant to Sections 29-2-1 and
14	29-2-2 of the Rhode Island General Laws, and $25,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island
15	Black Heritage Society.
16	Office of Public Information
17	General Revenues 630,466 50,652 681,118
18	Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000
19	Total – Office of Public Information 655,466 50,652 706,118
20	Grand Total – Secretary of State 14,424,078 (1,111,352) 13,312,726
21	General Treasurer
22	Treasury
23	General Revenues 3,096,255 9,638 3,105,893
24	Federal Funds 343,876 (8,450) 335,426
25	Other Funds
26	Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 262,277 (13,050) 249,227
27	Tuition Savings Program – Administration 432,979 (87,257) 345,722
28	Total -Treasury 4,135,387 (99,119) 4,036,268
29	State Retirement System
30	Restricted Receipts
31	Admin Expenses – State Retirement System 13,111,836 (439,596) 12,672,240
32	Retirement – Treasury Investment Operations 1,979,142 125,014 2,104,156
33	Defined Contribution – Administration 328,028 (46,032) 281,996
34	Total – State Retirement System 15,419,006 (360,614) 15,058,392
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1	Unclaimed Property
2	Restricted Receipts 2,604,026 154,736 2,758,762
3	Crime Victim Compensation
4	General Revenues 899,553 (25,428) 874,125
5	Federal Funds 422,493 6,000 428,493
6	Restricted Receipts 555,000 (175,000) 380,000
7	Total – Crime Victim Compensation 1,877,046 (194,428) 1,682,618
8	Grand Total – General Treasurer 24,035,465 (499,425) 23,536,040
9	Board of Elections
10	General Revenues 3,981,728 697,290 4,679,018
11	Rhode Island Ethics Commission
12	General Revenues 2,137,059 25,595 2,162,654
13	Office of Governor
14	General Revenues
15	General Revenues 8,256,547 (119,304) 8,137.243
16	Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000
17	Grand Total – Office of Governor 8,406,547 (119,304) 8,287,243
18	Commission for Human Rights
19	General Revenues 2,009,246 62,456 2,071,702
20	Federal Funds 359,101 58,848 417,949
21	Grand Total – Commission for Human Rights 2,368,347 121,304 2,489,651
22	Public Utilities Commission
23	Federal Funds 593,775 108,612 702,387
24	Restricted Receipts 13,667,525 (383,167) 13,284,358
25	Grand Total – Public Utilities Commission 14,261,300 (274,555) 13,986,745
26	Office of Health and Human Services
27	Central Management
28	General Revenues 47,288,469 217,068 47,505,537
29	Provided that $220,000 shall be for the children’s cabinet, established under Rhode Island
30	General Law, Chapter 42-7.5, to assist with the planning for an early childhood governance
31	structure of and for the transition of established early childhood programs to such an office.
32	Federal
33	Funds 172,720,592 (10,150,432) 162,570,16
34	0
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1	Provided that $250,000 shall be for the Executive Office to develop an Olmstead Plan.
2	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
3	Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit 0 7,399,820 7,399,820
4	Pediatric Recovery 0 3,698,010 3,698,010
5	Early Intervention Recovery 0 1,450,000 1,450,000
6	Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 0 25,095,405 25,095,405
7	Restricted Receipts 33,522,192 6,413,325 39,935,517
8	Total – Central
9	Management 253,531,253 34,123,196 287,654,44
10	9
11	Medical Assistance
12	General Revenues
13	Managed
14	Care 452,752,540 (16,054,170) 436,698,37
15	0
16	Hospitals 121,333,847 2,215,161 123,549,00
17	8
18	Of the general revenue funding, $2.5 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical
19	Education programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated as a Level I Trauma Center,
20	$1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care and $0.5 million
21	is for the residential training program at Landmark Hospital.
22	Nursing
23	Facilities 152,569,575 (7,075,575) 145,494,00
24	0
25	Home and Community Based Services 59,029,500 8,319,000 67,348,500
26	Other
27	Services 161,342,668 (13,370,364) 147,972,30
28	4
29	Pharmacy 96,525,250 1,578,545 98,103,795
30	Rhody
31	Health 223,304,955 (9,377,255) 213,927,70
32	0
33	Federal Funds
34	Managed
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1	Care 617,201,624 (35,199,994) 582,001,63
2	0
3	Hospitals 240,332,049 (2,042,185) 238,289,86
4	4
5	Nursing
6	Facilities 192,220,425 (8,914,425) 183,306,00
7	0
8	Home and Community Based Services 74,370,500 10,481,000 84,851,500
9	Other
10	Services 840,530,263 (66,917,567) 773,612,69
11	6
12	Pharmacy 474,750 (878,545) (403,795)
13	Rhody
14	Health 278,696,684 (11,624,384) 267,072,30
15	0
16	Other Programs 32,247,569 5,875,935 38,123,504
17	Restricted Receipts 18,550,306 2,123,051 20,673,357
18	Total – Medical
19	Assistance 3,561,482,505 (140,861,772) 3,420,620,7
20	33
21	Grand Total – Office of Health and
22	Human
23	Services 3,815,013,758 (106,738,576) 3,708,275,1
24	82
25	Children, Youth and Families
26	Central Management
27	General Revenues 14,968,321 (968,719) 13,999,602
28	The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker
29	of the house and president of the senate at least every sixty (60) days beginning September 1, 2021,
30	a report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with Rhode Island
31	General Law, Section 42-72-5.3 and any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The
32	report shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts including
33	attaining and maintaining a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated
34	positions, and progress towards reducing worker caseloads.
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1	Federal Funds 26,232,025 1,435,949 27,667,974
2	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
3	Provider Workforce Stabilization 7,920,766 357,545 8,278,311
4	Provided that these funds be used for workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments
5	and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care and support care staff only until a contracted service
6	provider’s new contract takes effect at which time payments cease.
7	Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety 375,000 (375,000) 0
8	Total – Central Management 49,496,112 449,775 49,945,887
9	Children's Behavioral Health Services
10	General Revenues 8,714,168 (1,183,526) 7,530,642
11	Federal Funds 8,767,860 (131,974) 8,635,886
12	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
13	Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 0 9,574,553 9,574,553
14	Total – Children's Behavioral Health Services 17,482,028 8,259,053 25,741,081
15	Youth Development Services
16	General Revenues 23,178,477 (759,210) 22,419,267
17	Federal Funds 193,194 71,305 264,499
18	Restricted Receipts 141,260 (139,760) 1,500
19	Other Funds
20	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
21	Training School Asset Protection 250,000 0 250,000
22	Residential Treatment Facility 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
23	Total – Youth Development Services 38,762,931 (827,665) 37,935,266
24	Child Welfare
25	General
26	Revenues 170,201,780 (5,215,597) 164,986,18
27	3
28	Federal Funds 88,869,694 (7,259,654) 81,610,040
29	Restricted Receipts 1,349,863 (685,553) 664,310
30	Total – Child
31	Welfare 260,421,337 (13,160,804) 247,260,53
32	3
33	Higher Education Incentive Grants
34	General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000
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1	Provided that these funds and any unexpended or unencumbered previous years’ funding
2	are to be used exclusively to fund awards to eligible youth.
3	The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the governor,
4	speaker of the house and president of the senate a report on higher education participation for
5	department affiliated youth. The report due on December 1 and July 1 of each year shall, at
6	minimum, include data by institution on the past 180 days regarding amounts awarded, each
7	awardee’s unmet need, the number of youth eligible, applications, and awards made by the
8	department, and the number of students who dropped out. It shall also include participation
9	information on trade school and workforce development programs.
10	Grand Total – Children, Youth and
11	Families 366,362,408 (5,279,641) 361,082,76
12	7
13	Health
14	Central Management
15	General Revenues 3,845,945 (420,290) 3,425,655
16	Federal Funds 7,898,826 795,801 8,694,627
17	Restricted Receipts 16,723,583 (1,185,654) 15,537,929
18	Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted
19	in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and
20	Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus
21	Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-
22	136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); the
23	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
24	(P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the Director of Management
25	and Budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall take place without such approval.
26	Total – Central Management 28,468,354 (810,143) 27,658,211
27	Community Health and Equity
28	General Revenues 1,577,479 (777,034) 800,445
29	Federal Funds 79,024,850 11,131,939 90,156,789
30	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
31	Public Health Clinics 0 3,720,118 3,720,118
32	Restricted Receipts 43,524,137 18,151,954 61,676,091
33	Total – Community Health and
34	Equity 124,126,466 32,226,977 156,353,44
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1	3
2	Environmental Health
3	General Revenues 6,042,901 (271,224) 5,771,677
4	Federal Funds 11,275,046 1,499,817 12,774,863
5	Restricted Receipts 895,252 51,565 946,817
6	Total – Environmental Health 18,213,199 1,280,158 19,493,357
7	Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner
8	General Revenues 12,757,344 374,242 13,131,586
9	Federal Funds 2,669,840 (146,756) 2,523,084
10	Other Funds
11	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
12	Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner
13	Equipment 400,000 (391,011) 8,989
14	Total – Health Laboratories and
15	Medical Examiner 15,827,184 (163,525) 15,663,659
16	Customer Services
17	General Revenues 8,216,978 79,587 8,296,565
18	Federal Funds 7,514,546 73,800 7,588,346
19	Restricted Receipts 4,425,552 3,256,622 7,682,174
20	Total – Customer Services 20,157,076 3,410,009 23,567,085
21	Policy, Information and Communications
22	General Revenues 982,376 2,931 985,307
23	Federal Funds 3,438,259 1,138,988 4,577,247
24	Restricted Receipts 882,254 1,655,642 2,537,896
25	Total – Policy, Information and Communications 5,302,889 2,797,561 8,100,450
26	Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services
27	General Revenues 2,232,149 (84,984) 2,147,165
28	Federal Funds 19,777,182 2,245,993 22,023,175
29	Total – Preparedness, Response, Infectious
30	Disease & Emergency Services 22,009,331 2,161,009 24,170,340
31	COVID-19
32	Federal Funds
33	Federal Funds 58,581,958 19,742,104 78,324,062
34	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
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1	COVID-19 Operational Support 34,909,578 (2,712,495) 32,197,083
2	Total – COVID-
3	19 93,491,536 17,029,609 110,521,14
4	5
5	Grand Total –
6	Health 327,596,035 57,931,655 385,527,69
7	0
8	Human Services
9	Central Management
10	General Revenues 5,954,150 121,835 6,075,985
11	Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund to provide
12	direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $25,000 for the Center for
13	Southeast Asians, $450,000 to support Project Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys
14	and Girls Clubs, $267,000 is for outreach and supportive services through Day One, $550,000 is
15	for food collection and distribution through the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for
16	services provided to the homeless at Crossroads Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action
17	Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy,
18	$75,000 is to support services provided to the immigrant and refugee population through Higher
19	Ground International, and $50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream
20	Center.
21	The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house,
22	president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty
23	(60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer
24	serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions,
25	including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible
26	and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates
27	resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as
28	other pertinent information as determined by the director.
29	Federal Funds 8,060,913 60,827 8,121,740
30	Of this amount, $3.0 million is to sustain Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
31	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
32	Rhode Island Community Food Bank 3,000,000 0 3,000,000
33	Restricted Receipts 300,000 1,111,957 1,411,957
34	Total – Central Management 17,315,063 1,294,619 18,609,682
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1	Child Support Enforcement
2	General Revenues 4,541,800 (203,729) 4,338,071
3	Federal Funds 10,035,378 (596,192) 9,439,186
4	Restricted Receipts 3,613,859 210,000 3,823,859
5	Total – Child Support Enforcement 18,191,037 (589,921) 17,601,116
6	Individual and Family Support
7	General Revenues 47,213,539 (974,202) 46,239,337
8	Federal Funds
9	Federal
10	Funds 121,621,808 14,574,586 136,196,39
11	4
12	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
13	Child Care Support 16,717,000 2,809,420 19,526,420
14	Restricted Receipts 185,000 44,901 229,901
15	Other Funds
16	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
17	Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 102,456 267,456
18	Total – Individual and Family
19	Support 185,902,347 16,557,161 202,459,50
20	8
21	Office of Veterans Services
22	General Revenues 34,617,133 (2,915,406) 31,701,727
23	Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through Veterans’ organizations,
24	$50,000 is to support Operation Stand Down, and $100,000 is to support the Veterans Services
25	Officers (VSO) program through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
26	Federal Funds 12,222,903 952,493 13,175,396
27	Restricted Receipts 1,765,801 144,199 1,910,000
28	Other Funds
29	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
30	Veterans Home Asset Protection 500,000 0 500,000
31	Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 750,000 0 750,000
32	Total – Office of Veterans Services 49,855,837 (1,818,714) 48,037,123
33	Health Care Eligibility
34	General Revenues 10,354,082 1,733,001 12,087,083
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1	Federal Funds 17,291,822 3,331,305 20,623,127
2	Total – Health Care Eligibility 27,645,904 5,064,306 32,710,210
3	Supplemental Security Income Program
4	General Revenues 17,095,200 (482,200) 16,613,000
5	Rhode Island Works
6	General Revenues 10,186,745 0 10,186,745
7	Federal Funds 87,955,655 (4,175,436) 83,780,219
8	Total – Rhode Island Works 98,142,400 (4,175,436) 93,966,964
9	Other Programs
10	General Revenues
11	General Revenues 1,935,456 (66,336) 1,869,120
12	Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments.
13	Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 10,000,000 909,749 10,909,749
14	Federal
15	Funds 369,208,211 (8,470,497) 360,737,71
16	4
17	Restricted Receipts 8,000 0 8,000
18	Total – Other
19	Programs 381,151,667 (7,627,084) 373,524,58
20	3
21	Office of Healthy Aging
22	General Revenues 13,654,589 (1,568,655) 12,085,934
23	Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the
24	Diocese of Providence, $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long Term
25	Care in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 42-66.7, $85,000 is for security for
26	housing for the elderly in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-66.1-3, and
27	$1,200,000 is for Senior Services Support and $680,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $630,000
28	is for Meals on Wheels.
29	Federal Funds 20,834,138 (1,755,140) 19,078,998
30	Restricted Receipts 61,000 (10,800) 50,200
31	Other Funds
32	Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,147,184 159,651 4,306,835
33	Total – Office of Healthy Aging 38,696,911 (3,174,944) 35,521,967
34	Grand Total – Human
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1	Services 833,996,366 5,047,787 839,044,15
2	3
3	Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
4	Central Management
5	General Revenues 2,445,310 907,109 3,352,419
6	Federal Funds 734,228 517,693 1,251,921
7	Total – Central Management 3,179,538 1,424,802 4,604,340
8	Hospital and Community System Support
9	General Revenues 1,260,208 (262,403) 997,805
10	Federal Funds 65,739 321,856 387,595
11	Restricted Receipts 448,659 (81,111) 367,548
12	Total – Hospital and Community System Support 1,774,606 (21,658) 1,752,948
13	Services for the Developmentally Disabled
14	General
15	Revenues 207,551,352 13,749,369 221,300,72
16	1
17	Provided that of this general revenue funding, $33,194,667 an amount certified by the
18	department shall be expended on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare,
19	developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and
20	self-directed consumer direct care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized
21	by BHDDH and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent
22	Decree Action Plan. Any increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based
23	setting must first receive the approval of BHDDH.
24	Federal
25	Funds 260,062,877 14,702,250 274,765,12
26	7
27	Provided that of this federal funding, $41,821,645 an amount certified by the department
28	shall be expended on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental
29	disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed
30	consumer direct care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH
31	and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree
32	Action Plan. Any increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting
33	must first receive the approval of BHDDH.
34	Restricted Receipts 1,395,777 (53,530) 1,342,247
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1	Other Funds
2	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
3	DD Residential Support 100,000 (100,000) 0
4	Total – Services for the Developmentally
5	Disabled 469,110,006 28,298,089 497,408,09
6	5
7	Behavioral Healthcare Services
8	General Revenues 4,345,293 (103,365) 4,241,928
9	Federal Funds
10	Federal Funds 34,025,449 6,404,369 40,429,818
11	Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The
12	Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center for its support and
13	services program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.
14	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
15	Crisis Intervention Trainings 1,650,000 550,000 2,200,000
16	9-8-8 Hotline 1,600,000 1,636,417 3,236,417
17	Restricted Receipts 7,334,361 5,047,788 12,382,149
18	Provided that $500,000 from the Opioid Stewardship Fund is distributed equally to the
19	seven Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces to fund priorities determined by each
20	Task Force.
21	Total – Behavioral Healthcare Services 48,955,103 13,535,209 62,490,312
22	Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services
23	General Revenues 60,067,815 (2,522,825) 57,544,990
24	Federal Funds 51,095,254 2,480,067 53,575,321
25	Restricted Receipts 3,150,000 (2,180,000) 970,000
26	Other Funds
27	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
28	Hospital Equipment 300,000 169,544 469,544
29	Total – Hospital and Community
30	Rehabilitative
31	Services 114,613,069 (2,053,214) 112,559,85
32	5
33	State of RI Psychiatric Hospital
34	General Revenues 35,216,359 50,248 35,266,607
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1	Grand Total – Behavioral Healthcare,
2	Developmental Disabilities and
3	Hospitals 672,848,681 41,233,476 714,082,15
4	7
5	Office of the Child Advocate
6	General Revenues 1,649,914 (23,983) 1,625,931
7	Federal Funds 0 12,000 12,000
8	Grand Total – Office of the Child Advocate 1,649,914 (11,983) 1,637,931
9	Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
10	General Revenues 764,208 2,289 766,497
11	Restricted Receipts 104,467 22,258 126,725
12	Grand Total – Comm. On Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 868,675 24,547 893,222
13	Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
14	General Revenues
15	General Revenues 776,252 45,901 822,153
16	Livable Home Modification Grant Program 766,699 560,018 1,326,717
17	Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to
18	construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community settings.
19	This will be in consultation with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. All
20	unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, shall be reappropriated to the
21	ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.
22	Federal Funds 378,638 (701) 377,937
23	Restricted Receipts 62,131 (17,475) 44,656
24	Grand Total – Governor’s Commission on
25	Disabilities 1,983,720 587,743 2,571,463
26	Office of the Mental Health Advocate
27	General Revenues 976,078 (54,961) 921,117
28	Elementary and Secondary Education
29	Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy
30	General Revenues 28,924,723 79,671 29,004,394
31	Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s
32	Hospital pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated to
33	support child opportunity zones through agreements with the Department of Elementary and
34	Secondary Education to strengthen education, health and social services for students and their
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1	families as a strategy to accelerate student achievement and further provided that $450,000 and 3.0
2	full-time equivalent positions be allocated to support a special education function to facilitate
3	individualized education program (IEP) and 504 services.
4	Federal Funds
5	Federal
6	Funds 282,135,648 44,041,762 326,177,41
7	0
8	Provided that $684,000 from the Department’s administrative share of Individuals with
9	Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities to
10	support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program and that $270,000 of the
11	Department’s allocation of education stabilization discretionary funds be used to support the RI
12	Auditory Oral Program.
13	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
14	Adult Education Providers 3,000,000 1,872,178 4,872,178
15	Out of School Time Education Providers 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
16	Restricted Receipts
17	Restricted Receipts 2,381,954 (234,709) 2,147,245
18	HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
19	Total – Admin. of the Comprehensive
20	Ed.
21	Strategy 323,942,325 45,758,902 369,701,22
22	7
23	Davies Career and Technical School
24	General Revenues 15,721,293 525,911 16,247,204
25	Federal Funds 2,069,097 1,306,381 3,375,478
26	Restricted Receipts 4,448,690 415,442 4,864,132
27	Other Funds
28	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
29	Davies School HVAC 1,200,000 0 1,200,000
30	Davies School Asset Protection 500,000 0 500,000
31	Davies School Healthcare Classrooms 6,886,250 0 6,886,250
32	Davies School Wing Renovation 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
33	Total – Davies Career and Technical School 33,325,330 2,247,734 35,573,064
34	RI School for the Deaf
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1	General Revenues 8,505,617 44,624 8,550,241
2	Federal Funds 312,070 82,212 394,282
3	Restricted Receipts 619,262 (50,593) 568,669
4	Other Funds
5	School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000 0 59,000
6	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
7	School for the Deaf Asset Protection 331,000 117,524 448,524
8	Total – RI School for the Deaf 9,826,949 193,767 10,020,716
9	Metropolitan Career and Technical School
10	General Revenues 10,610,928 0 10,610,928
11	Federal Funds 2,707,864 (2,707,864) 0
12	Other Funds
13	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
14	MET School Asset Protection 2,000,000 634,940 2,634,940
15	Total – Metropolitan Career and Technical School 15,318,792 (2,072,924) 13,245,868
16	Education Aid
17	General
18	Revenues 1,146,299,565 (295,463) 1,146,004,1
19	02
20	Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize
21	prekindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one
22	hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities
23	with higher concentrations of low performing schools.
24	Federal
25	Funds 159,747,998 59,095,571 218,843,56
26	9
27	Restricted Receipts 36,395,639 3,122,229 39,517,868
28	Other Funds
29	Permanent School Fund 300,000 0 300,000
30	Total – Education
31	Aid 1,342,743,202 61,922,337 1,404,665,5
32	39
33	Central Falls School District
34	General Revenues 49,413,751 0 49,413,751
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1	Federal Funds 10,869,398 (729,352) 10,140,046
2	Total – Central Falls School District 60,283,149 (729,352) 59,553,797
3	School Construction Aid
4	General Revenues
5	School Housing
6	Aid 104,162,946 (2,672,970) 101,489,97
7	6
8	School Building Authority Capital Fund 0 2,672,970 2,672,970
9	Total – School Construction
10	Aid 104,162,946 0 104,162,94
11	6
12	Teachers' Retirement
13	General
14	Revenues 132,744,129 0 132,744,12
15	9
16	Grand Total – Elementary and Secondary
17	Education 2,022,346,822 107,320,464 2,129,667,2
18	86
19	Public Higher Education
20	Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
21	General Revenues 30,102,355 (3,037,310) 27,065,045
22	Provided that $355,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island College Crusade pursuant to
23	the Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-70-5, $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode
24	Island to support its programs for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is also
25	provided that $7,561,084 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program,
26	$151,410 shall be used to support Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher
27	Education, 2,367,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Program, and
28	$200,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support access
29	to higher education opportunities for teachers of color.
30	Federal Funds
31	Federal Funds 4,156,833 2,946 4,159,779
32	Guaranty Agency Administration 400,000 (24,664) 375,336
33	Guaranty Agency Operating Fund –
34	Scholarships & Grants 3,900,000 0 3,900,000
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1	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
2	RI Reconnect 8,000,000 0 8,000,000
3	Cybersecurity Center 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
4	Fresh Start Scholarship 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
5	Restricted Receipts 5,904,272 44,696 5,948,968
6	Other Funds
7	Tuition Savings Program – Dual Enrollment 2,300,000 0 2,300,000
8	Tuition Savings Program – Scholarships and Grants 895,000 0 895,000
9	Nursing Education Center – Operating 2,894,863 108,746 3,003,609
10	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
11	Higher Education Centers 0 40,000 40,000
12	Total – Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 65,553,323 (2,865,586) 62,687,737
13	University of Rhode Island
14	General Revenues
15	General
16	Revenues 105,389,557 5,804,083 111,193,64
17	0
18	Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development,
19	$700,000 shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center, $100,000 shall be allocated
20	to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research and that $50,000 shall be allocated to Special
21	Olympics Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals
22	with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
23	Debt Service 31,813,173 119,366 31,932,539
24	RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,618,744 0 1,618,744
25	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
26	PFAS Water Treatment Plant 20,000,000 (20,000,000) 0
27	Other Funds
28	University and College
29	Funds 745,170,430 14,719,144 759,889,57
30	4
31	Debt – Dining Services 992,421 3,500 995,921
32	Debt – Education and General 7,633,681 (2,071,629) 5,562,052
33	Debt – Health Services 119,986 115,782 235,768
34	Debt – Housing Loan
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1	Funds 12,979,112 (5,000) 12,974,111
2	2
3	Debt – Memorial Union 425,523 (98,748) 326,775
4	Debt – Ryan Center 2,378,224 0 2,378,224
5	Debt – Parking Authority 819,763 2,000 821,763
6	URI Restricted Debt Service – Energy Conservation 507,250 0 507,250
7	URI Debt Service – Energy Conservation 1,885,825 0 1,885,825
8	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
9	Asset Protection 13,494,395 (142,900) 13,351,495
10	Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing Improvements 4,400,000 (3,346,770) 1,053,230
11	Fire Protection Academic Buildings 3,081,532 861,034 3,942,566
12	Bay Campus 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
13	Athletics Complex 26,270,000 (20,844,785) 5,425,215
14	Provided that total Rhode Island Capital Plan funds provide no more than 80.0 percent of
15	the total project.
16	Stormwater Management 256,338 0 256,338
17	Fine Arts Center Renovation 8,000,000 0 8,000,000
18	PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 0 512,500 512,500
19	Total – University of Rhode
20	Island 993,235,954 (24,372,423) 968,863,53
21	1
22	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
23	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2024 relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby
24	reappropriated to fiscal year 2025.
25	Rhode Island College
26	General Revenues
27	General Revenues 66,013,913 1,616,349 67,630,262
28	Debt Service 8,732,729 113,233 8,845,962
29	Rhode Island Vision Education and Services
30	Program 1,800,000 0 1,800,000
31	Other Funds
32	University and College
33	Funds 106,541,381 (5,144,625) 101,396,75
34	6
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1	Debt – Education and General 1,579,049 (701,978) 877,071
2	Debt – Housing 369,079 (1,621) 367,458
3	Debt – Student Center and Dining 155,000 (1,241) 153,759
4	Debt – Student Union 208,800 (1,925) 206,875
5	Debt – G.O. Debt Service 1,643,056 0 1,643,056
6	Debt – Energy Conservation 717,975 0 717,975
7	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
8	Asset Protection 5,432,000 5,468,634 10,900,634
9	Infrastructure Modernization 5,275,000 5,117,097 10,392,097
10	Master Plan Phase III 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
11	Total – Rhode Island
12	College 208,467,982 6,463,923 214,931,90
13	5
14	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
15	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2024 relating to Rhode Island College are hereby
16	reappropriated to fiscal year 2025.
17	Community College of Rhode Island
18	General Revenues
19	General Revenues 58,529,873 1,547,809 60,077,682
20	Debt Service 807,992 145,052 953,044
21	Restricted Receipts 828,372 (33,556) 794,816
22	Other Funds
23	University and College
24	Funds 98,389,036 2,447,137 100,836,17
25	3
26	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
27	Asset Protection 2,653,124 1,812,218 4,465,342
28	Knight Campus Renewal 1,390,000 0 1,390,000
29	Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 3,300,000 0 3,300,000
30	Flanagan Campus Renovations 4,500,000 (2,700,000) 1,800,000
31	CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 12,000,000 (3,963,721) 8,036,279
32	Total – Community College of
33	RI 182,398,397 (745,061) 181,653,33
34	6
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1	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
2	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2024 relating to the Community College of Rhode Island
3	are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2025.
4	Grand Total – Public Higher
5	Education 1,449,655,656 (21,519,147) 1,428,136,5
6	09
7	RI State Council on the Arts
8	General Revenues
9	Operating Support 1,102,758 10,480 1,113,238
10	Grants 1,190,000 0 1,190,000
11	Provided that $400,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire
12	Providence art installations.
13	Federal Funds 987,000 (849) 986,151
14	Restricted Receipts 5,000 (2,039) 2,961
15	Other Funds
16	Art for Public Facilities 585,000 0 585,000
17	Grand Total – RI State Council on the Arts 3,869,758 7,592 3,877,350
18	RI Atomic Energy Commission
19	General Revenues 1,158,737 15,028 1,173,765
20	Restricted Receipts 25,036 0 25,036
21	Other Funds
22	URI Sponsored Research 344,971 (6,945) 338,026
23	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
24	Asset Protection 50,000 0 50,000
25	Grand Total – RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,578,744 8,083 1,586,827
26	RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
27	General Revenues 1,905,557 (170,545) 1,735,012
28	Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration
29	activities and that $25,000 shall be allocated to Rhode Island Slave History Medallions.
30	Federal Funds 1,143,147 80,587 1,223,734
31	Restricted Receipts 422,800 0 422,800
32	Other Funds
33	RIDOT Project Review 110,327 33,506 143,833
34	Grand Total – RI Historical Preservation and
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1	Heritage Comm. 3,581,831 (56,452) 3,525,379
2	Attorney General
3	Criminal
4	General Revenues 21,038,345 492,850 21,531,195
5	Federal Funds 2,909,219 205,718 3,114,937
6	Restricted Receipts 1,290,066 100,777 1,390,843
7	Total – Criminal 25,237,630 799,345 26,036,975
8	Civil
9	General Revenues 7,010,429 (43,209) 6,967,220
10	Restricted Receipts 2,718,995 (143,725) 2,575,270
11	Total – Civil 9,729,424 (186,934) 9,542,490
12	Bureau of Criminal Identification
13	General Revenues 2,145,184 23,723 2,168,907
14	Federal Funds 0 98,254 98,254
15	Restricted Receipts 1,296,624 722,996 2,019,620
16	Total – Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,441,808 844,973 4,286,781
17	General
18	General Revenues 4,668,933 45,217 4,714,150
19	Other Funds
20	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
21	Building Renovations and Repairs 150,000 1,890,000 2,040,000
22	Total – General 4,818,933 1,935,217 6,754,150
23	Grand Total – Attorney General 43,227,795 3,392,601 46,620,396
24	Corrections
25	Central Management
26	General Revenues 23,382,719 996,917 24,379,636
27	Parole Board
28	General Revenues 1,382,965 147,839 1,530,804
29	Custody and Security
30	General
31	Revenues 160,215,200 (14,797,382) 145,417,81
32	8
33	Federal Funds 1,413,868 1,240,527 2,654,395
34	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
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1	DOC – Personnel and Operating Support 0 20,000,000 20,000,000
2	Other Funds
3	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
4	Intake Service Center HVAC 0 6,880,852 6,880,852
5	Total – Custody and
6	Security 161,629,068 13,323,997 174,953,06
7	5
8	Institutional Support
9	General Revenues 29,751,849 4,326,417 34,078,266
10	Other Funds
11	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
12	Asset Protection 4,100,000 2,573,741 6,673,741
13	Correctional Facilities – Renovations 0 250,000 250,000
14	Total – Institutional Support 33,851,849 7,150,158 41,002,007
15	Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management
16	General Revenues 14,344,016 407,327 14,751,343
17	Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender
18	discharge planning.
19	The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and
20	president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on
21	efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide
22	data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation, changes made in programming
23	to more closely align with industry needs, new or terminated partnerships with employers,
24	nonprofits, and advocacy groups, current program expenses and revenues, and the employment
25	status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the
26	correctional industries program.
27	Federal Funds 630,449 8,965 639,414
28	Restricted Receipts 64,600 (19,800) 44,800
29	Total – Institutional Based Rehab/Population Mgt. 15,039,065 396,492 15,435,557
30	Healthcare Services
31	General Revenues 30,735,600 4,610,678 35,346,278
32	Restricted Receipts 1,331,585 645,002 1,976,587
33	Total – Healthcare Services 32,067,185 5,255,680 37,322,865
34	Community Corrections
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1	General Revenues 21,198,507 658,627 21,857,134
2	Federal Funds 175,542 (51,613) 123,929
3	Restricted Receipts 36,924 (26,436) 10,488
4	Total – Community Corrections 21,410,973 580,578 21,991,551
5	Grand Total –
6	Corrections 288,763,824 27,851,661 316,615,48
7	5
8	Judiciary
9	Supreme Court
10	General Revenues
11	General Revenues 34,670,879 829,920 35,500,799
12	Provided however, that no more than $1,453,387 in combined total shall be offset to the
13	Public Defender’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Corrections, the
14	Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the Department of Public Safety for square-
15	footage occupancy costs in public courthouses and further provided that $230,000 be allocated to
16	the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy
17	project pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to
18	Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to provide housing and eviction defense to indigent individuals.
19	Defense of Indigents 5,075,432 1,000,000 6,075,432
20	Federal Funds 213,725 (64,555) 149,170
21	Restricted Receipts 4,179,552 (18,443) 4,161,109
22	Other Funds
23	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
24	Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 750,000 3,985 753,985
25	Judicial Complexes – HVAC 1,000,000 149,590 1,149,590
26	Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 2,250,000 247,547 2,497,547
27	Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit Replacements 500,000 0 500,000
28	Garrahy Courthouse Restoration 1,125,000 0 1,125,000
29	Total – Supreme Court 49,764,588 2,148,044 51,912,632
30	Judicial Tenure and Discipline
31	General Revenues 174,733 388 175,121
32	Superior Court
33	General Revenues 27,552,736 23,237 27,575,973
34	Federal Funds 70,028 (70,028) 0
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1	Restricted Receipts 665,000 0 665,000
2	Total – Superior Court 28,287,764 (46,791) 28,240,973
3	Family Court
4	General Revenues 26,408,476 118,015 26,526,491
5	Federal Funds 3,866,908 (167,981) 3,698,927
6	Total – Family Court 30,275,384 (49,966) 30,225,418
7	District Court
8	General Revenues 16,319,444 (83,416) 16,236,028
9	Federal Funds 821,532 (32,315) 789,217
10	Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000
11	Total – District Court 17,200,976 (115,731) 17,085,245
12	Traffic Tribunal
13	General Revenues 11,185,670 (504,613) 10,681,057
14	Workers' Compensation Court
15	Restricted Receipts 10,008,315 (121,753) 9,886,562
16	Grand Total –
17	Judiciary 146,897,430 1,309,578 148,207,00
18	8
19	Military Staff
20	General Revenues 3,650,802 (76,183) 3,574,619
21	Federal Funds 64,747,657 (18,463,455) 46,284,202
22	Restricted Receipts
23	RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 0 55,000
24	Other Funds
25	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
26	Aviation Readiness Center 138,272 0 138,272
27	AMC Roof Replacement 0 1,013 1,013
28	Asset Protection 1,753,294 216,878 1,970,172
29	Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 1,774,119 (769,128) 1,004,991
30	Quonset Air National Guard HQ Facility 3,000,000 (3,000,000) 0
31	Sun Valley Armory 788,161 (80,700) 707,461
32	Grand Total – Military Staff 75,907,305 (22,171,575) 53,735,730
33	Public Safety
34	Central Management
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1	General Revenues 14,866,598 464,498 15,331,096
2	Provided that $13,500,000 $14,031,946 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the
3	Statewide Body-worn Camera Program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations,
4	policies, and guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. Notwithstanding the
5	provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of
6	June 30, 2024 from this appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2025.
7	Federal Funds
8	Federal Funds 11,284,115 12,935,340 24,219,455
9	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
10	Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 7,000,000 3,500,000 10,500,000
11	Restricted Receipts 191,311 111,932 303,243
12	Total – Central Management 33,342,024 17,011,770 50,353,794
13	E-911 Emergency Telephone System
14	Restricted Receipts 9,269,543 (1,395,902) 7,873,641
15	Security Services
16	General Revenues 30,293,311 (989,567) 29,303,744
17	Municipal Police Training Academy
18	General Revenues 290,366 2,310 292,676
19	Federal Funds 399,095 141,591 540,686
20	Total – Municipal Police Training Academy 689,461 143,901 833,362
21	State Police
22	General Revenues 91,562,926 105,502 91,668,428
23	Federal Funds 5,474,011 2,809,661 8,283,672
24	Restricted Receipts 889,670 196,330 1,086,000
25	Other Funds
26	Airport Corporation Assistance 150,069 259 150,328
27	Road Construction Reimbursement 3,354,650 0 3,354,650
28	Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 510,198 (181,863) 328,335
29	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
30	DPS Asset Protection 2,053,000 520,600 2,573,600
31	Southern Barracks 10,465,719 (6,465,719) 4,000,000
32	Training Academy Upgrades 1,400,000 (47,539) 1,352,461
33	Statewide Communications System Network 249,754 (4,706) 245,048
34	Headquarters Roof Replacement 0 107,338 107,338
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1	Total – State
2	Police 116,109,997 (2,960,137) 113,149,86
3	0
4	Grand Total – Public
5	Safety 189,704,336 11,810,065 201,514,40
6	1
7	Office of Public Defender
8	General Revenues 15,694,120 (453,926) 15,240,194
9	Federal Funds 100,665 4,370 105,035
10	Grand Total – Office of Public Defender 15,794,785 (449,556) 15,345,229
11	Emergency Management Agency
12	General Revenues 6,632,962 205,621 6,838,583
13	Federal Funds 38,504,601 (7,968,411) 30,536,190
14	Restricted Receipts 406,774 1,798 408,572
15	Other Funds
16	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
17	RI Statewide Communications Network Tower 500,000 0 500,000
18	RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 1,190,000 762,273 1,952,273
19	RI Statewide Communications 700 MHZ Project 2,776,375 0 2,776,375
20	RI Statewide Communications Warehouse 250,000 0 250,000
21	Emergency Management Building 0 250,000 250,000
22	Grand Total – Emergency Management Agency 50,260,712 (6,748,719) 43,511,993
23	Environmental Management
24	Office of the Director
25	General Revenues 9,227,652 12,151 9,239,803
26	Of this general revenue amount, $100,000 is appropriated to the Conservation Districts and
27	$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a
28	veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island.
29	Federal Funds 40,100 0 40,100
30	Restricted Receipts 4,463,201 712,115 5,175,316
31	Total – Office of the Director 13,730,953 724,266 14,455,219
32	Natural Resources
33	General Revenues 33,553,651 (932,345)
34	32,621,306
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1	Provided that of this general revenue amount, $150,000 is to be used for marine mammal
2	response activities in conjunction with matching federal funds.
3	Federal Funds 20,162,255 5,139,433 25,301,688
4	Restricted Receipts 5,573,096 581,940 6,155,036
5	Other Funds
6	DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 0 762,000
7	Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
8	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
9	Blackstone Park Improvements 0 146,814 146,814
10	Dam Repair 311,500 (168,893) 142,607
11	Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000 0 300,000
12	Port of Galilee 10,823,702 0 10,823,702
13	Newport Pier Upgrades 1,000,000 (500,000) 500,000
14	Recreation Facilities Asset Protection 750,000 0 750,000
15	Recreational Facilities Improvement 4,145,000 0 4,145,000
16	Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 250,000 0 250,000
17	Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 200,000 0 200,000
18	Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 650,000 0 650,000
19	Total – Natural Resources 79,481,204 4,266,949 83,748,153
20	Environmental Protection
21	General Revenues 15,897,257 167,291 16,064,548
22	Federal Funds 10,885,928 2,085,436 12,971,364
23	Restricted Receipts 7,770,181 1,964,769 9,734,950
24	Other Funds
25	Transportation MOU 44,552 (4,106) 40,446
26	Total – Environmental Protection 34,597,918 4,213,390 38,811,308
27	Grand Total – Environmental
28	Management 127,810,075 9,204,605 137,014,68
29	0
30	Coastal Resources Management Council
31	General Revenues 3,396,395 87,327 3,483,722
32	Federal Funds 2,264,374 869,012 3,133,386
33	Restricted Receipts 250,000 0 250,000
34	Other Funds
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1	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
2	Pawcatuck Resiliency 0 50,000 50,000
3	Little Narragansett Bay 0 50,000 50,000
4	Grand Total – Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 5,910,769 1,056,339 6,967,108
5	Transportation
6	Central Management
7	Federal Funds 15,010,567 (2,113,921) 12,896,646
8	Other Funds
9	Gasoline Tax 8,696,240 (51,773) 8,644,467
10	Total – Central Management 23,706,807 (2,165,694) 21,541,113
11	Management and Budget
12	Other Funds
13	Gasoline Tax 4,210,497 1,459,663 5,670,160
14	Infrastructure Engineering
15	Federal Funds
16	Federal
17	Funds 424,349,096 (9,140,877) 415,208,21
18	9
19	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Funds
20	RIPTA R-Line Service Pilot 750,000 0 750,000
21	Municipal Roads Grant Program 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
22	RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority –
23	Safety Barriers Study 750,000 865,192 1,615,192
24	Restricted Receipts 6,210,256 (93,796) 6,116,460
25	Other Funds
26	Gasoline Tax 81,370,442 (9,730,138) 71,640,304
27	The Rhode Island public transit authority is authorized and directed to establish a
28	paratransit voucher program. The program shall operate as a one-year pilot program to study the
29	feasibility of expanding paratransit services to underserved communities and providing those
30	utilizing the program with prepaid voucher(s) to cover the expense of paratransit services to be
31	provided by the authority. The program shall begin no later than January 1, 2024. On or before June
32	1, 2025, the authority shall submit a report to the speaker of the house and the president of the
33	senate, detailing the outcome of the pilot program. Of this amount, $500,000 is appropriated for
34	the authority for the pilot program.
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1	Toll Revenue 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
2	Land Sale Revenue 9,523,299 (4,147,685) 5,375,614
3	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
4	Highway Improvement
5	Program 133,406,300 30,000,000 163,406,30
6	0
7	Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 41,897 441,897
8	RIPTA – Land and Buildings 10,372,818 117,869 10,490,687
9	RIPTA – URI Mobility Hub 250,000 600,000 850,000
10	RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls
11	Bus Hub Passenger Facility 1,500,000 (279,757) 1,220,243
12	RIPTA Providence High-Capacity Transit Corridor Study 0 225,000 225,000
13	RIPTA Warwick Bus Hub 0 27,097 27,097
14	Total – Infrastructure
15	Engineering 690,382,211 8,484,802 698,867,01
16	3
17	Infrastructure Maintenance
18	Other Funds
19	Gasoline Tax 29,321,651 19,223,174 48,544,825
20	The department of transportation will establish a Municipal Roadway Database, which will
21	include information concerning the name, condition, length, roadway infrastructure, and pedestrian
22	features of each municipal roadway, updated annually by municipalities. The database will serve
23	as a comprehensive and transparent list of municipal roadway conditions.
24	Rhode Island Highway Maintenance
25	Account 107,492,944 91,799,540 199,292,48
26	4
27	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
28	Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 2,823,429 4,623,429
29	Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000 303,768 803,768
30	Welcome Center 200,000 171,814 371,814
31	Salt Storage Facilities 1,080,000 (584,616) 495,384
32	Train Station Asset Protection 395,000 532,647 927,647
33	Total – Infrastructure
34	Maintenance 140,789,595 114,269,756 255,059,35
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1	1
2	Grand Total –
3	Transportation 859,089,110 122,048,527 981,137,63
4	7
5	Statewide Totals
6	General
7	Revenues 5,425,140,429 (46,199,485) 5,378,940,9
8	44
9	Federal
10	Funds 5,643,023,203 150,652,659 5,793,675,8
11	62
12	Restricted
13	Receipts 392,134,921 50,910,699 443,045,62
14	0
15	Other
16	Funds 2,550,551,147 242,874,575 2,793,425,7
17	22
18	Statewide Grand Total 14,010,849,700 398,238,448
19	14,409,088,148
20	SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an
21	appropriation.
22	SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal
23	service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state
24	agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost
25	reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in
26	a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs
27	associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative services
28	across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of
29	general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost
30	of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following
31	expenditure limitations:
32	Account Expenditure Limit
33	FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2024
34	Enacted Change FINAL
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1
2	State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 37,390,672 (8,920) 37,381,752
3	Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 39,364,206 (6,614,326) 32,749,880
4	State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 8,076,555 (16,280) 8,060,275
5	State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,659,422 779 3,660,201
6	State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 13,069,648 2,342,638 15,412,286
7	Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 44,789 - 44,789
8	Health Insurance Internal Service
9	Fund 272,732,438 2,463 272,734,90
10	1
11	Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483 (4,475) 63,854,008
12	Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,411,825 (18,323) 1,393,502
13	Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal Service
14	Fund 7,534,562 203,404 7,737,966
15	Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,339,394 (91,872) 8,247,522
16	Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 1,175,426 (7,920) 1,167,506
17	Human Resources Internal Service Fund 17,117,623 736,198 17,853,821
18	DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 61,150,543 (7,806,570) 53,343,973
19	Information Technology Internal Service Fund 56,136,183 (25,987) 56,110,196
20	SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-
21	time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do
22	not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period
23	of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not
24	exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor
25	do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of
26	employment. Provided, however, that the Governor or designee, Speaker of the House of
27	Representatives or designee, and the President of the Senate or designee may authorize an
28	adjustment to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the State Budget Officer shall make a
29	detailed written recommendation to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of
30	the Senate. A copy of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the
31	chairman of the House Finance Committee, Senate Finance Committee, the House Fiscal Advisor,
32	and the Senate Fiscal Advisor.
33	State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time
34	limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state
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1	general revenue funding source.
2	FY 2024 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION
3	Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent
4	Administration 674.7 674.6
5	Provided that no more than 419.1 of the total authorization would be limited to positions
6	that support internal service fund programs.
7	Business Regulation 181.0
8	Executive Office of Commerce 5.0
9	Housing 38.0
10	Labor and Training 461.7
11	Revenue 575.5 587.5
12	Legislature 298.5
13	Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0
14	Office of the Secretary of State 61.0
15	Office of the General Treasurer 91.0
16	Board of Elections 13.0
17	Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0
18	Office of the Governor 45.0
19	Commission for Human Rights 15.0
20	Public Utilities Commission 54.0
21	Office of Health and Human Services 218.0
22	Children, Youth and Families 705.5
23	Health 574.4 575.6
24	Human Services 770.0
25	Office of Veterans Services 267.0
26	Office of Healthy Aging 33.0
27	Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities
28	and Hospitals 1,202.4 1,204.4
29	Office of the Child Advocate 10.0
30	Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0
31	Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0
32	Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0
33	Elementary and Secondary Education 150.1
34	School for the Deaf 61.0
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1	Davies Career and Technical School 123.0
2	Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 45.0
3	Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
4	supported by third-party funds, 11.0 would be available only for positions at the State’s Higher
5	Education Centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, 10.0 would be available only for positions
6	at the Nursing Education Center, and 7.0 would be available for the longitudinal data systems
7	program.
8	University of Rhode Island 2,551.0
9	Provided that 353.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
10	supported by third-party funds.
11	Rhode Island College 949.2
12	Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
13	supported by third-party funds.
14	Community College of Rhode Island 849.1
15	Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
16	supported by third-party funds.
17	Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 10.0
18	RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6
19	Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6
20	Office of the Attorney General 264.1
21	Corrections 1,460.0 1,461.0
22	Judicial 743.3
23	Military Staff 93.0
24	Emergency Management Agency 37.0
25	Public Safety 632.2 632.0
26	Office of the Public Defender 104.0
27	Environmental Management 425.0
28	Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0
29	Transportation 755.0
30	TOTAL 15,636.9 15,652.8
31	No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract
32	employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the
33	Director of Administration acting upon positive recommendations by the Budget Officer and the
34	Personnel Administrator and 15 days after a public hearing.
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1	Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state
2	employees at that time without determination of need by the Director of Administration acting upon
3	the positive recommendations of the State Budget Officer and the Personnel Administrator and 30
4	days after a public hearing.
5	SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in Section 1 shall not be
6	construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or
7	apportioned to the State of Rhode Island from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects
8	Fund enacted pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2024
9	except for those instances specifically designated. Projected out-year expenditures for State Fiscal
10	Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund projects have been consolidated into appropriations for
11	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 to ensure the timely obligation of these funds to comply with
12	rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
13	The State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund appropriations herein shall be
14	made in support of the following projects:
15	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
16	Department of Administration (DOA)
17	DOA – Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program
18	within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners
19	with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on
20	families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community
21	organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall
22	report to the Speaker of the House and Senate President no later than April 1 of each year the results
23	of this program, including but not limited to, the number of grants issued, amount of each grant and
24	the average grant amount, and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated
25	with heat pumps that received a grant.
26	DOA – Ongoing COVID-19 Response. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID-
27	19 mitigation activities and to address the public health impacts of the pandemic in Rhode Island,
28	to be administered by the director of administration, in consultation with the director of health and
29	the secretary of health and human services.
30	DOA – Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the Pandemic
31	Recovery Office established within the Department of Administration.
32	DOA – Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the
33	proper storage of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies.
34	DOA – Auto-Enrollment Program. These funds shall support a program for automatically
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1	enrolling qualified individuals transitioned off Medicaid coverage at the end of the COVID-19
2	public health emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by
3	HealthSource RI.
4	DOA – Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to provide
5	matching support to cities and towns to make significant public safety facilities infrastructure
6	improvements including new construction. Funding priority shall be based on project readiness and
7	limited to those for which the total costs exceed $1.0 million. Matching funds to any municipality
8	will be limited to $5.0 million for projects that serve a regional purpose and $1.0 million for others.
9	Department of Labor and Training (DLT)
10	DLT – Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the Real Jobs Rhode Island program
11	in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the
12	pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.
13	Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
14	EOC – Destination Marketing. These funds shall be used for destination tourism marketing
15	in support of airline routes to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. The Commerce
16	Corporation is required to supply equivalent matching funds out of its portion of the state hotel tax.
17	EOC – Minority Business Accelerator. These funds shall support a program to invest
18	additional resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter
19	14.1 of title 37. The initiative will support a range of assistance and programming, including
20	financial and technical assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co-
21	working, and assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small
22	business associations, including the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), to advance
23	this program.
24	EOC – South Quay Marine Terminal. These funds shall support the development of an
25	integrated and centralized hub of intermodal shipping designed to support the offshore wind
26	industry along memorial parkway in the East Providence waterfront special development district.
27	Funds may be used for design and development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a
28	marine-industrial facility. These funds shall only be allocated and spent if sufficient matching funds
29	for completion of the project are committed by February 1, 2024.
30	EOC – Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the
31	biosciences industry in Rhode Island in conjunction with the creation of the Rhode Island Life
32	Science Hub as established in RIGL 23-99. This program will include, but is not limited to, the
33	development of one or more wet lab incubator spaces in collaboration with industry partners; the
34	creation of a fund that will support wrap-around services to aid in the commercialization of
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1	technology and business development, growth of the biosciences talent pipeline, and support for
2	staff to implement the bioscience investments initiative.
3	EOC – Small Business Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to a program of financial
4	and technical assistance to small businesses and COVID-impacted industries as follows: twelve
5	million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) shall be provided as direct payments to
6	businesses for lost revenue, eighteen sixteen million dollars ($18,000,000) ($16,000,000) shall
7	support technical assistance for long-term business capacity building, public health upgrades,
8	energy efficiency improvements, and outdoor programming, and one million five hundred thousand
9	dollars ($1,500,000) shall be allocated to support administration of these programs. To be eligible
10	to receive funds or support under this program a business must have less than two million dollars
11	($2,000,000) in annual gross revenues and demonstrate a negative impact from the COVID-19
12	pandemic as determined by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. Under this program, total
13	support in the form of direct payments, or technical assistance grants shall not exceed ten thousand
14	dollars ($10,000) per eligible business through either program. Total support in the form of direct
15	payments, technical assistance, and grants for public health upgrades, energy efficiency and
16	outdoor programming shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate. Provided
17	further that at least twenty percent (20%) of all funds must be reserved for awards to assist minority
18	business enterprises as defined in chapter 14.1 of title 37.
19	Department of Housing
20	Housing – Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at
21	the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in
22	the development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and
23	other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the Coordinating
24	Committee of the Housing Resources Commission. Of this amount, ten million dollars
25	($10,000,000) shall be available to Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to
26	establish a pilot program, which may include the establishment of a revolving fund, that shall direct
27	funds to support low income public housing through project-based rental assistance vouchers and
28	financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production costs. Within eighteen (18)
29	months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects, or which has
30	been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate substantial completion
31	of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall be returned to this
32	program and no longer be included in the pilot. Determination of viability and substantial
33	completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the secretary of housing.
34	Housing – Targeted Housing Development. These funds shall create a program at the
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1	department of housing to develop housing in targeted areas and/or priority projects. Of this overall
2	program, twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000) shall be allocated into a priority project fund
3	that advances the following categories: permanent supportive housing, housing dedicated to
4	vulnerable populations, individuals transitioning out of state care, and extremely low-income
5	Rhode Islanders. Of this overall program, four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall be allocated to
6	support the development of transit-oriented housing as approved by the secretary of housing.
7	Housing – Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and
8	mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable
9	and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less
10	than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.
11	Housing – Down Payment Assistance. Administered by the Rhode Island housing and
12	mortgage finance corporation, these funds shall be allocated to a program to provide up to $20,000
13	in down payment assistance to eligible first-time home buyers to promote homeownership.
14	Housing – Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing
15	and mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families
16	earning up to 120 percent of area median income.
17	Housing – Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall be allocated
18	to the Rhode Island housing mortgage finance corporation to support predevelopment work, for
19	proposed affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new projects and build the
20	capacity of affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable housing production.
21	Housing – Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the
22	acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage
23	finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase
24	the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and
25	or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve
26	households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community
27	spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the
28	residents are low-and moderate-income persons. Of this amount, four million five hundred
29	thousand dollars ($4,500,000) will support critical home repairs within the same communities.
30	Housing – Preservation of Affordable Housing Units. These funds shall support a program
31	to preserve affordable housing units at risk of foreclosure or blight.
32	Housing – Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to
33	increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds
34	will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for
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1	people experiencing homelessness.
2	Housing – Municipal Planning. Of these funds, one million three hundred thousand dollars
3	($1,300,000) shall support a housing development-focused municipal fellows program within the
4	department of housing and one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall support grants for municipalities,
5	including to study and implement zoning changes that up-zone or otherwise enable additional
6	housing development in proximity to transit.
7	Housing – Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to
8	expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic-
9	related homelessness. The program will support both operating subsidies for extremely low-income
10	housing units and services for people transitioning from homelessness to housing, including
11	individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions.
12	Housing – Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to
13	respond to and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction of
14	temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization programs.
15	Housing – Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative. These funds shall be used to support
16	a program to award grants to municipalities cities and towns for public safety expenses and other
17	municipal services that support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
18	Housing – Proactive Housing Development. These funds shall be used to support the
19	creation, staffing, and initial activities of a proactive development subsidiary of the Rhode Island
20	Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, established pursuant to Section 42-55-5.1 of the
21	general laws.
22	Housing – Housing Related Infrastructure. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode
23	Island infrastructure bank as established in Rhode Island General Laws Chapter 46-12.2 to support
24	physical infrastructure that is necessary to produce additional housing. All expenditures made with
25	these funds must be for the pre-development and development of site-related infrastructure for
26	housing that meets affordable housing pricing and/or income criteria and other criteria established
27	by the Department of Housing.
28	Housing – Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a
29	statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers
30	to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward
31	disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support
32	municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects.
33	Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)
34	QDC – Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing
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1	port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the
2	corporation’s master plan.
3	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
4	EOHHS - Pediatric Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to
5	pediatric providers in response to the decline in visitation and enrollment caused by the public
6	health emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral
7	screenings.
8	EOHHS - Early Intervention Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide
9	relief to early intervention providers in response to a decline in enrollment for early intervention,
10	family home visiting and screening programs. This program will also provide performance bonuses
11	for providers who hit certain targets, such as recovering referral numbers and achieving reduced
12	staff turnover.
13	EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a
14	program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health
15	supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable
16	populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.
17	EOHHS – Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit. These funds shall be allocated to support
18	construction of a 25-bed short stay unit at Butler Hospital to provide behavioral health care services,
19	crisis intervention and other related services.
20	Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
21	DCYF – Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support
22	workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care
23	and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.
24	DCYF – Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety. These funds shall be allocated to
25	provide financial assistance to foster families for lead remediation and fire suppression upgrades.
26	DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing
27	provider Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility capacity to provide intensive residential
28	treatment options for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral
29	health challenges.
30	Department of Health (DOH)
31	DOH – COVID-19 Operational Support. These funds shall be allocated to continue
32	COVID-19 mitigation activities at the department of health and to address the public health impacts
33	of the pandemic in Rhode Island.
34	DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $2.0 million shall be allocated to the RI Free
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1	Clinic to improve statewide access and quality of primary care for uninsured adults; to increase
2	access to dental care for uninsured adults integrated into medical care at the clinic; and, to build
3	infrastructure for telehealth and electronic medical records, Additionally, $2.0 million shall be
4	allocated to Rhode Island Public Health Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to support the
5	purchase of existing land and facilities in order to expand services for people who are
6	disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds may be used to support the
7	purchase of land, the costs of acquiring a building or constructing a facility, as well as related costs.
8	The terms and conditions of the allocation shall require Rhode Island Public Health
9	Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to execute a purchase and sale agreement by June 30, 2024,
10	for any part of the allocation that is used for the purchase of land. For any part of the allocation that
11	is used for the acquisition or construction of a facility a contract for such purpose must be executed
12	by June 30, 2024. Any part of the allocation that is not used for the execution of a purchase and
13	sale agreement or under contract for the acquisition or construction of a facility shall be returned
14	to the state by July 31, 2024. Any part of the allocation that is unexpended by December 31, 2026,
15	regardless of the purpose for which it was obligated, shall be returned to the state no later than
16	January 31, 2027.
17	Department of Human Services (DHS)
18	DHS – Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the
19	child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct care
20	staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing
21	shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention
22	bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.
23	The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,
24	youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who
25	have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program
26	will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry and additional funds
27	for educational opportunities for direct care staff.
28	DHS – Rhode Island Community Food Bank. These funds shall be allocated to provide
29	financial assistance for food collection and distribution through the Rhode Island Community Food
30	Bank to assist households in need, including those that received enhanced nutrition benefits during
31	the public health emergency.
32	Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
33	(BHDDH)
34	BHDDH – Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental-
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1	health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis
2	intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as
3	continuing education opportunities.
4	BHDDH – 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation of a 9-8-8 hotline
5	to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal
6	Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a consistent level of
7	9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.
8	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)
9	RIDE – Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the
10	Office of Adult Education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational
11	programs and literary services.
12	RIDE – Out of School Time Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed
13	through the Office of Student, Community and Academic Supports to expand access to educational
14	programs.
15	Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
16	OPC – RI Reconnect. These funds shall support a program to improve postsecondary
17	degree and credential attainment among working-age Rhode Islanders. The program will assist
18	students in addressing barriers to education completion, particularly among communities of color
19	and lower socio-economic strata. A portion of these funds will be used to address barriers to the
20	attainment of teacher certification as a Second Language Education Teacher, Grades PK-12, and
21	as an All Grades Special Education Teacher.
22	OPC – RIC Cybersecurity Center. These funds shall support the establishment of the
23	Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, which will provide
24	certificate, baccalaureate, and master’s level courses with focuses on research and developing
25	highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. Funding shall be appropriated through the Office of
26	Postsecondary Commissioner.
27	OPC – Fresh Start Scholarship. These funds shall support a program to provide
28	scholarships to adult students with some college credits, but no degree, with a focus on students
29	who dropped-out of the Community College of Rhode Island. This program will target students
30	who are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, which makes them ineligible
31	for federal financial assistance.
32	University of Rhode Island
33	URI-PFAS Water Treatment Plant. These funds shall support the implementation of a
34	permanent water filtration solution to reduce PFAS concentrations in the University of Rhode
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1	Island’s water supply.
2	Department of Corrections (DOC)
3	DOC – Personnel and Operating Support. These funds shall support the department of
4	corrections with the increase in personnel and operating expenses that have continued as a result of
5	the COVID-19 pandemic.
6	Department of Public Safety (DPS)
7	DPS – Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest
8	in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to
9	victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy
10	and counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management.
11	Department of Transportation (DOT)
12	DOT – Municipal Roads Grant Program. These funds shall support a program to distribute
13	grants with a required local match for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and
14	maintenance of existing roads, sidewalks, and bridges. Provided that $5.0 million of these funds
15	shall be distributed equally to each city and town and $15.0 million shall be distributed
16	proportionally to cities and towns based on non-federal land miles of roads in each community.
17	Provided further that each municipality is required to provide a 67 percent match. Any funding that
18	is not obligated to municipal projects by June 30, 2024 may be used by RIDOT for statewide paving
19	projects.
20	DOT – RIPTA R-Line Free Service Pilot. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode
21	Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to provide free fare bus route service along the “R-Line”
22	for a twelve (12) month period beginning September 1, 2022. RIPTA will track ridership data and
23	submit a report to the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor no later
24	than March 1, 2024.
25	DOT – Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study. These funds shall be used
26	by the Turnpike and Bridge Authority to conduct a study to identify and evaluate the options to
27	prevent and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its purview.
28	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
29	Department of Administration (DOA)
30	DOA – CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of
31	administration to oversee the implementation of the Capital Projects Fund award from the
32	American Rescue Plan Act.
33	DOA – Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Community Learning Center Municipal Grant
34	Program. These funds shall be allocated to a matching fund program for cities and towns that
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1	renovate or build a community wellness learning center that meets the work, education and health
2	monitoring requirements identified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
3	Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
4	EOC – Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to
5	invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The
6	secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of
7	requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities,
8	public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects
9	targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national
10	telecommunications and information administration standards. This investment shall be used to
11	augment or provide a match for federal funds for broadband investment made available through the
12	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These funds shall be used in accordance with the statewide
13	broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor expended prior to its submission in
14	accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Broadband Development Program set forth
15	in Chapter 42-162.
16	SECTION 6. The pandemic recovery office shall monitor the progress and performance of
17	all programs financed by the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Capital Projects Fund. On or
18	before October 31, 2023, and quarterly thereafter until and including October 31, 2024, the office
19	shall provide a report to the speaker of the house and senate president, with copies to the
20	chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, identifying programs that are at risk of
21	significant underspending or noncompliance with federal or state requirements. The report, at a
22	minimum must include an assessment of how programs that are at risk can be remedied. In the
23	event that any State Fiscal Recovery Fund program would put the state at risk of forfeiture of federal
24	funds, the governor may reallocate funding from the at-risk program to the unemployment
25	insurance trust fund.
26	SECTION 7. With respect to the project and the funds allocated to the DCYF – Psychiatric
27	Residential Treatment Facility, the provisions of Chapter 45-22.2 and Chapter 45-24 of the General
28	Laws shall not apply.
29	SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Department of
30	Environmental Management shall transfer to the State Controller the sum of two million dollars
31	($2,000,000) from the Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund restricted receipt account by June
32	30, 2024.
33	SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island
34	Infrastructure Bank shall transfer to the State Controller by June 30, 2024, the sum of two million
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1	three hundred sixty-six thousand eight hundred seven dollars ($2,366,807) from funds previously
2	transferred to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank for the Municipal Infrastructure Matching Grant
3	Pool.
4	SECTION 10. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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1	ARTICLE 2
2	RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
3	SECTION 1. Section 36-4-16.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-4 entitled "Merit
4	System" is hereby amended to read as follows:
5	36-4-16.4. Salaries of directors and secretaries.
6	(a) In the month of March of each year, the department of administration shall conduct a
7	public hearing to determine salaries to be paid to directors of all state executive departments and
8	secretaries serving as the head of any state executive department or executive office, including but
9	not limited to, the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, the secretary of
10	commerce, and the secretary of housing for the following year, at which hearing all persons shall
11	have the opportunity to provide testimony, orally and in writing. In determining these salaries, the
12	department of administration will take into consideration the duties and responsibilities of the
13	aforenamed officers, as well as such related factors as salaries paid executive positions in other
14	states and levels of government, and in comparable positions anywhere that require similar skills,
15	experience, or training. Consideration shall also be given to the amounts of salary adjustments made
16	for other state employees during the period that pay for directors and secretaries was set last.
17	(b) Each salary determined by the department of administration will be in a flat amount,
18	exclusive of such other monetary provisions as longevity, educational incentive awards, or other
19	fringe additives accorded other state employees under provisions of law, and for which directors
20	and secretaries are eligible and entitled.
21	(c) In no event will the department of administration lower the salaries of existing directors
22	and secretaries during their term of office.
23	(d) Upon determination by the department of administration, the proposed salaries of
24	directors and secretaries will be referred to the general assembly by the last day in April of that
25	year to go into effect thirty (30) days hence, unless rejected by formal action of the house and the
26	senate acting concurrently within that time.
27	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for 2022 only, the time period for the
28	department of administration to conduct the public hearing shall be extended to September and the
29	proposed salaries shall be referred to the general assembly by October 30. The salaries may take
30	effect before next year, but all other provisions of this section shall apply.
31	(f) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 3, § 12.]
32	(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any law to the contrary, for 2023 only,
33	the salary of the director of the department of children, youth and families shall be determined by
34	the governor.
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1	(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any law to the contrary, for 2024 only,
2	the salary of the director of the department of health shall be determined by the governor.
3	SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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1	ARTICLE 3
2	RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE
3	SECTION 1. This act shall take effect upon passage, except as otherwise provided herein.
4	SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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