This bill appropriates additional funds to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Specifically, it allocates $35,000 from the General Fund for the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and $4,400,000 from the General Fund for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program for trustee and benefit payments from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The bill also stipulates that no more than seventeen percent of the funds appropriated from the Federal Grant Fund for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, may be used for pre-employment transition services.

Additionally, the bill establishes a prioritization system for service funding, ensuring that individuals with the most significant disabilities receive funding first if demand exceeds available resources. It mandates the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to submit two reports on community rehabilitation provider contracts to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee and the Budget and Policy Analysis Division by specified dates in 2025 and 2026. The appropriations are subject to certain conditions, limitations, and restrictions outlined in the act, and an emergency clause is included to ensure immediate implementation of certain sections upon passage.