The proposed General Assembly Bill No. 1453 establishes an "emergency nonprofit assistance account," which will be a separate nonlapsing account funded by a transfer of three million dollars from the General Fund, contingent upon a projected surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The bill outlines that the Chief Court Administrator will manage the disbursement of these funds during the specified fiscal year, with allocations designated for various nonprofit organizations. Specifically, 45.3% of the funds will support organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community, 26.7% will go to reproductive health care services, 22.1% will assist refugee and immigration services, 2.1% will fund community and youth empowerment services, and 3.8% will be retained by the Judicial Department for administrative purposes.
The bill introduces new legal language to create this account and specifies the distribution of funds, while it does not appear to delete any existing legal language. The act is set to take effect upon passage, and it aims to provide targeted financial support to various nonprofit sectors that address critical community needs.