This bill appropriates additional funds to the Workforce Development Council and the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2027 while also implementing reductions in their respective budgets. Specifically, the Workforce Development Council will receive a total of $4,234,200, which includes a new allocation of $1,150,000 from the In-Demand Careers Fund. However, the bill also reduces personnel costs by $400,000 and operating expenditures by $750,000 from the same fund. Additionally, the Workforce Development Council is authorized to increase its full-time equivalent positions by six.

Conversely, the STEM Action Center faces budget cuts, with a total appropriation of $5,990,500, which includes a new allocation of $2,829,900 from the STEM Education Fund. The bill reduces the STEM Action Center's budget by $33,100 in operating expenditures and $43,300 in trustee and benefit payments for the previous fiscal year. Furthermore, the full-time equivalent positions for the STEM Action Center will be reduced by seven. The bill declares an emergency, making certain provisions effective immediately upon passage, while others will take effect on July 1, 2026.