Chapter 743
AN ACT
HB 5031
Relating to financial administration of the Department of Human
Services; appropriating money; limiting expenditures; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. There are appropriated to the Department of
Human Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, out of the General
Fund, the following amounts for the following purposes:
(1) Department-wide support
services............................................. $ 172,425,019
(2) Children, Adults and
Families............................................ $ 545,973,667
(3) Health Services................................ $ 1,565,803,441
(4) Seniors and People with
Disabilities....................................... $ 1,028,070,343
(5) Capital improvement...................... $ 1,163,318
(6) Debt service..................................... $ 11,545,283
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures,
the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other
revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, tobacco tax receipts and Medicare
receipts and including federal funds for indirect cost recovery, Social
Security Supplemental Security Income recoveries, the Child Care and
Development Fund, the Women, Infants and Children Program food rebates, the
Coordinated School Health Program, Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance, homeland security and emergency preparedness and
response services, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds not described
in this section, collected or received by the Department of Human Services, for
the following purposes:
(1) Department-wide support
services............................................. $ 43,907,786
(2) Children, Adults and
Families............................................ $ 127,936,908
(3) Health Services................................ $ 858,344,503
(4) Seniors and People with
Disabilities....................................... $ 172,790,478
(5) Debt
service..................................... $ 4,144,380
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the amount of $13,161,000 is established for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2007, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from
lottery moneys allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development
Fund to the Department of Human Services for gambling addiction treatment and
prevention.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any other law limiting
expenditures, the following amounts are established for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2007, as the maximum limits for payment of expenses from federal funds,
excluding federal funds described in section 2 of this 2007 Act, collected or
received by the Department of Human Services, for the following purposes:
(1) Department-wide support
services............................................. $ 243,901,978
(2) Children, Adults and
Families............................................ $ 828,085,679
(3) Health Services................................ $ 3,078,837,487
(4) Seniors and People with
Disabilities....................................... $ 1,677,862,131
SECTION 5. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2007,
expenditures by the Department of Human Services for Women, Infants and
Children Program food vouchers and federal food stamp benefit payments are not
limited.
SECTION 6. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared
to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect July 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor July 3, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 5, 2007
Effective date July 3, 2007
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