Appropriates $4,660,600 to the Office of Drug Policy for fiscal year 2017; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 6.

This is the fiscal year 2017 original appropriation bill for the Office of Drug Policy. It appropriates $320,700 from the General Fund, $3,500 in dedicated funds, and $4,336,400 in federal funds, for a total of $4,660,600 and 6.00 FTP. It includes increases for employee benefit costs, adjustments for statewide cost allocation, funding for the 27th payroll, and an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the director. The bill also includes one line item that increases the federal fund appropriation by $385,400 to reflect a faster distribution of the Strategic Prevention Framework Grant funds. The total grant is for $7.5 million and will be distributed over five years and moneys will be used to prevent the onset, and reduce the progression, of substance abuse, reduce substance abuse related problems, and build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the state and community levels.