Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Welfare. It appropriates a total of $165,843,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 618.50. 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. For statewide cost allocation, $102,200 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.