AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS.

SB 1547 requires state agencies to annually increase salary rates for employees of nonprofit human services providers (including those offering disability services like autism support and behavioral health care) by the previous year's inflation rate (based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners). It also mandates Medicaid rate adjustments for these nonprofits under the Department of Social Services, unless federal law prevents it. The bill requires biennial reports from the Office of Policy and Management on funding needs to sustain these inflation-linked increases. This directly affects nonprofits providing critical human services, ensuring their contract rates keep pace with inflation rather than eroding over time.