Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. It appropriates a total of $28,755,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 150.00. 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 $8,400 for building rent increases. Funding for replacement items includes $94,100 for printers, computers, and monitors. For statewide cost allocation, $39,400 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 four line items, which provide $8,000 from the General Fund for interpreter training around the state for the Council for the Deaf andHardofHearing; 1.00FTPand$91,200fromtheGeneralFundforafull-timeinterpreterfortheCouncil for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; $9,000 for GOV TECH 1 core network replacement; and a reduction of 5.00 FTP and $16,000 for GOV TECH 3 consolidation for IT modernization.