This bill proposes a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction, aimed at addressing funding shortfalls for personal services and operating expenses. Specifically, it allocates $4,200,000 from the County Jail Reimbursement Fund for reimbursement to counties housing state inmates, and an additional $3,000,000 from the Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account for overtime expenses. These appropriations are supplemental to those previously established in Act 890 of 2023.
Furthermore, the bill includes a provision for an emergency clause, indicating that the funds are urgently needed to ensure the Department of Corrections can continue providing essential services without interruption. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is mandated to transfer the specified funds immediately upon the act's effective date. The bill emphasizes compliance with existing fiscal control laws and expresses the legislative intent that the appropriated funds be used in accordance with the reasons for the act's adoption.