APPROPRIATIONS BILL

The bill was renumbered from 0009H.05S to 0009S.03C, indicating a change in its legislative status from a conference committee substitute to a Senate committee substitute.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the new bill status and page numbering format.

A provision allowing three percent (3%) flexibility from the Director's Office budget to be transferred to Section 9.285 was removed from the text.

New language was added requiring the Department of Corrections to work with OAITSD to leverage state assets for recruitment and retention analytics, replacing previous language about procuring services in compliance with Chapter 34, RSMo.

Increased total funding for the Office of the Director from $6,776,601 to $7,115,819, with a 5 F.T.E. increase in authorized staffing levels from 94.50 to 99.5 F.T.E.

Raised Personal Service budget for the Office of the Director from $6,019,241 to $6,348,988, and increased annual salary adjustment from $9,030 to $18,060.

Increased Office of Professional Services budget from $3,282,648 to $3,290,765 with a $8,117 increase in Personal Service funding.

Adjusted flexibility thresholds to allow 10% flexibility between personal service and expense/equipment, 10% between sections, and 3% from Section 9.005 to Section 9.285.

Added new Section 9.009 to fund up to three modules for a new offender management system on the statewide engagement platform, including analytics for probation, parole, recidivism, and employee recruitment.

Added new pilot program funding of $1,300,000 for reentry navigators in at least ten Missouri counties to connect released detainees with reentry resources.

Bill number designation changed from House Committee Substitute (0009H.02C) to Perfected (0009H.02P), indicating the bill has been finalized and approved by the House.

Minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and spacing in the budget sections, with no changes to actual funding amounts or program details.

Appropriation amounts were adjusted across multiple sections, with Section 9.005 reducing Personal Service funding by approximately $26,000 and increasing Expense and Equipment by $63, while Section 9.016 was newly added with $4,000,000 in funding for offender supervision.

Several sections now include 'one-time' funding designations that are not considered additions to ongoing core appropriations in future fiscal periods beyond June 30, 2026.

The Kansas City Reentry Program pilot funding was removed from the original version, though the program description remains in the substitute version.

A new program was added to Section 9.016 to fund low-risk offender supervision through a secure web-based platform with check-in capabilities and exclusion zone monitoring.

Fund source designations were added throughout the document, specifying General Revenue Fund (1101) and Inmate Fund (1540) to clarify funding sources.