Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 1/10/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 969

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 969, AS AMENDED, on page 41 of HB 969 Amendment No. 4 by replacing line 21 with the following “550, 560, 565, 570, 580, 585, 590, 595, 600, and 605” and Adding on Page 67 immediately after line 4 of HB 969 Amendment No. 4 the following “(P.A. 102-0698, Article 69, Section 605 new)

Section 600. The sum of $12,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with payments to organizations providing community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities and for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and alternative community programs for worker recruitment and retention, including but not limited to bonuses, for front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support persons, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff.”