This bill appropriates a total of $410,186,911 for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to cover expenses for various divisions during the biennium from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. Key allocations include $34,000,000 for a new state facility maintenance fund and $300,000,000 for a new state hospital project. The bill also facilitates the transfer of funds from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the state facility maintenance fund and from the social services fund to the human service finance fund. Additionally, it outlines provisions for one-time funding items, such as a procurement automation system and Capitol building improvements, and establishes guidelines for a 3% average compensation adjustment for eligible state employees.

Moreover, the bill mandates the creation of a steering committee to oversee the new state hospital's design and construction, while also repealing section 11-38-08 related to county achievement days. It introduces a new "state facility maintenance fund" to address maintenance needs at state-owned facilities, excluding those under the state board of higher education. The bill allows executive branch agencies to request deficiency appropriations for salaries and wages if necessary. It also allocates $11,000,000 from the general fund for direct payments to licensed early childhood programs, contingent on specific eligibility criteria, and exempts certain appropriations from standard fiscal management provisions to ensure continued funding for various projects into the next biennium.

Statutes affected:
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee: 57-51.1-07.5, 11-38-08
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 57-51.1-07.5, 11-38-08
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations Committee: 11-38-08
25.0159.02017 : 11-38-08
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Conference Committee: 10-30.5-02, 11-38-08
Enrollment: 10-30.5-02, 11-38-08