The bill is a comprehensive appropriations bill for the fiscal year 2025 for the state government, covering various departments and programs. It includes specific funding allocations for administration, business regulation, economic development, housing, education, medical assistance, health and human services, pensions, and transportation. The bill details the amounts from general revenues, federal funds, restricted receipts, and other funds, with notable allocations for public health response, community learning center support, debt service payments, energy resources, and the Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange.

The bill also sets forth the responsibilities of the director of the department of children, youth, and families to provide bi-monthly reports on the department's progress in implementing the accreditation plan, including data on recruitment and retention efforts, workforce diversity, staffing changes, and caseload reductions. Additionally, the bill includes appropriations for health services, human services, behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities, hospitals, and various educational institutions and programs. It specifies funding for the Office of Postsecondary Commissioner, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the Community College of Rhode Island, with detailed funding for general revenues, debt service, restricted receipts, other funds, and Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds.

The bill does not specify any insertions or deletions of legal language, but it provides a detailed list of the department's functions and the allocation of funds across various sectors, including infrastructure maintenance and transportation. It sets a grand total of $889,560,237 allocated for transportation and a statewide grand total of $13,963,224,540. The bill grants the governor authority to transfer or reallocate appropriations and full-time equivalent limits in the event of a transfer of any department or agency function, subject to certain restrictions.

Furthermore, the bill details the establishment of internal service accounts to manage state agency operations that provide services to other agencies on a cost-reimbursed basis, with specific expenditure limits for each account. It centralizes state fleet operations under the department of administration for light and medium-duty vehicle management. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the appropriation of funds from various sources such as the Temporary Disability Insurance Fund, Employment Security Fund, Lottery Division Funds, and CollegeBoundSaver Funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. It sets limits on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for various departments and agencies, with provisions for adjustments authorized by the governor or designees, and requires detailed written recommendations for any adjustments. The bill also specifies that state employees funded by non-state general revenue funds with time limitations shall receive limited term appointments.

Statutes affected:
7225  SUB A as amended: 35-4-27, 42-6.2-3.1, 42-11-2.5, 42-66-4, 13-7-15, 23-1-5.5, 23-1-9, 23-1.1-3, 23-6.4-8, 23-12.7-3, 23-13.7-2, 23-18.16-4, 23-19.10-11, 23-20.11-4, 23-86-1, 37-2-13.1, 37-2-9.1, 41-5-23, 42-17.1-2, 5-20.5-11, 11-9-13.8.1, 23-3-25, 23-27.3-108.2, 23-28.19-1, 44-1-34, 44-5.3-2, 44-18-30.1, 44-20-6, 44-23-1, 44-30-12, 28-43-1, 42-64-36, 42-64.19-3, 42-64.21-9, 42-64.22-15, 42-64.23-8, 42-64.24-8, 42-64.25-14, 42-64.27-6, 42-64.31-4, 42-64.32-6, 42-64.33-4, 42-128-2, 44-25-1, 44-31.2-11, 44-31.3-4, 44-33.6-11, 44-48.3-14, 16-7-17, 16-7-22, 42-72.8-2, 23-17-38.1, 35-17-1, 40-8-19, 42-11-2, 40-5.2-20, 40-6.2-1.1, 8-3-15, 8-8.2-12, 36-8-1, 36-10.3-1, 42-28-22, 45-21.2-2
7225  SUB A: 35-4-27, 42-11-2.5, 42-66-4, 13-7-15, 23-1-5.5, 23-1-9, 23-1.1-3, 23-6.4-8, 23-12.7-3, 23-13.7-2, 23-18.16-4, 23-19.10-11, 23-20.11-4, 23-86-1, 37-2-13.1, 37-2-9.1, 41-5-23, 42-17.1-2, 5-20.5-11, 11-9-13.8.1, 23-3-25, 23-27.3-108.2, 23-28.19-1, 44-5.3-2, 44-18-30.1, 44-20-6, 44-23-1, 44-30-12, 28-43-1, 42-64-36, 42-64.19-3, 42-64.21-9, 42-64.22-15, 42-64.23-8, 42-64.24-8, 42-64.25-14, 42-64.27-6, 42-64.31-4, 42-64.32-6, 42-64.33-4, 42-128-2, 44-25-1, 44-31.2-11, 44-31.3-4, 44-33.6-11, 44-48.3-14, 23-17-38.1, 35-17-1, 40-8-19, 42-11-2, 40-5.2-20, 40-6.2-1.1, 36-8-1, 36-10.3-1
7225: 35-3-20.2, 35-4-27, 35-6-1, 42-6.2-3.1, 42-11-2.5, 42-66-4, 23-1-5.5, 23-1-9, 23-1.1-3, 23-6.4-8, 23-12.7-3, 23-13.7-2, 23-18.16-4, 23-19.10-11, 23-20.11-4, 23-86-1, 28-43-1, 34-18-58, 35-17-1, 37-2-9.1, 41-5-23, 42-11-2, 42-17.1-2, 42-64-36, 42-64.19-3, 5-20.5-11, 16-21.2-5, 16-21.3-3, 23-3-25, 23-28.19-1, 31-36-20, 44-1-34, 44-18-30.1, 44-20-6, 44-20.1-3, 44-23-1, 44-30-12, 44-34.1-2, 42-64.20-10, 42-64.21-9, 42-64.22-15, 42-64.23-8, 42-64.24-8, 42-64.25-14, 42-64.26-12, 42-64.27-6, 42-64.31-4, 42-64.32-6, 44-48.3-14, 23-17-38.1, 40-8-19