Relates to the appropriation to the Commission on Aging for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Commission on Aging. It appropriates a total of $19,735,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 14.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per FTP per hour to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds four line items, which provide additional funds for a training specialist for outreach and trainings of the public on services offered by the agency, COVID-19 response including adult protective services and home delivered meals, service enhancement funds to assist activities like restoring senior's homes to a safe and livable condition, and funds a two pilot programs for dementia caregiver support. Also included in this bill is a onetime FY 2022 supplemental, which provides funding for senior center support, including upgrading facilities and appliances.