Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation provides an additional $35,000 to the maintenance appropriation provided in House Bill 341. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill, which is entirely ongoing. Table 2 shows the adjustments leading to the FY 2026 Total Appropriation. The total budget for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for FY 2026 is $26,980,700. This bill also provides $4,400,000 onetime from the General Fund as a supplemental appropriation for FY 2025. This includes $2,700,000 for a federal grant match to allow the state to access the $10,000,000 in non-cognizable federal funds approved by the Governor and $1,700,000 for client services that have already been provided, that the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) has deemed ineligible for reimbursement, or are anticipated to be ineligible for federal reimbursement. This supplemental action is shown in Table 2. Table 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total 1. Interpreter Services 0.00 35,000 0 0 35,000 FY 2026 Enhanc