Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of statewide elected officials, the Judiciary, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the General Assembly

This bill allocates $200,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund to support a not-for-profit organization that conducts doctoral-level research and analysis for state lawmakers and their committees. The funding is intended to assist members, committees, and task forces in their work by providing grants for research, analysis, and writing projects. A key requirement of the bill is that the recipient organization must contribute matching resources in the form of doctoral fellows to carry out the research. This one-time appropriation aims to enhance the capacity of the General Assembly through external expert support.