Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act

Added budget amendment authorizations for refugee programs administered by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement to address uncertainty in federal immigration policy.

Added budget amendment provisions for the Department of Children and Families to support various federal grant programs including SNAP, Pandemic EBT, and mental health block grants.

Added budget amendment authority for the Department of Children and Families to transfer funds between appropriation categories to support the Automated Community Connection to Economic Self-Sufficiency system.

Updated bill metadata including version number from e1 to er, enrollment date, and status designation from 'First Engrossed' to 'ENROLLED'.

Added requirements for quarterly reporting on refugee program expenditures to the Executive Office of the Governor and Legislature.

New requirement for state universities to commit 12% of excess reserve balances to public education capital outlay projects or deferred maintenance expenses.

Revised Medicaid nursing home reimbursement methodology to create direct and indirect care subcomponents with specific percentage calculations and quality incentive program parameters.

Expanded student fee waiver eligibility to include 100% tuition and fee waivers for upper-level courses in Programs of Strategic Emphasis for students with out-of-pocket expenses.

Added detailed requirements for Medicaid system replacement governance, including establishment of executive steering committees and working groups with specific composition requirements.

New provisions requiring quarterly reports from nursing workforce expansion programs and detailed fiscal impact monitoring for Medicaid reimbursement changes.

Extended certain provisions for one fiscal year with expiration dates set for July 1, 2026, including court-appointed counsel compensation and various budget amendment authorizations.