Senate Bill No. 111, also known as Special Act No. 24-1, is a legislative proposal concerning the allocation of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for various state departments and initiatives from FY 2022 to FY 2025. The bill includes insertions of new legal language into current law, specifying the distribution of funds for a wide range of purposes, including enhancing student retention at community colleges, agriculture-related programs, economic development initiatives, educational needs, and mental health services. Notably, the bill reduces the allocation for COVID Response Measures from 51,900,000 to 34,900,000, which is the only deletion mentioned.
The bill further details appropriations for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Housing, the Department of Public Health, and various other departments. It includes funding for IT modernization, higher education, children's mental health, judicial department initiatives, and the Department of Social Services, among others. The bill also provides for the expansion of medical and psychiatric inpatient units at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and supports victims of domestic violence. Insertions indicate new allocations or enhancements to existing programs, while deletions are not explicitly mentioned except for the reduction in COVID Response Measures funding. The bill was approved on February 14, 2024.