Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Correction. It appropriates a total of $273,246,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 2,021.85. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. Inflationary adjustments include $219,700 for the department's maintenance agreements for server and storage hardware; its central office and various district and satellite office leases; its online employee education system; and a 2.1% increase in food and dietary costs. Funding for replacement items includes $3,069,800 for myriad items. For statewide cost allocation, $866,200 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill funds nine line items, which provide $2,354,100 for correctional officer entry-level pay; 17.00 FTP and $1,465,900 for probation and parole staff; 2.00 FTP and $140,200 for presentence investigators; $300,000 for electronic monitoring; $575,300 for base software licensing; $1,030,200 for PREA screenings; $461,800 for cybersecurity upgrades; $216,900 for inmate pay; and a reduction of $4,340,000 due to Medicaid expansion. The bill also provides reappropriation authority for $7,016,000 of unexpended FY 2019 funding from the Technology Infrastructure Stabilization Fund to be used for replacement of the department's offender management system.