Appropriates $311,600 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 3.

This bill appropriates $311,600 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to three (3). This bill includes funding for the employer's share of increased benefit costs; inflationary adjustments due to rent increases; changes made in the statewide cost allocation plan; an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads; $100 for ongoing cybersecurity insurance; and a one-time appropriation of $25,000 to cover outreach and travel costs.