SB296

Senate Bill 296 provides the fiscal year 2023-2024 appropriation for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services - Statewide Shared Services - Employee Benefits Division. The bill establishes the maximum number of regular employees for the division, setting a cap of 48 staff members. It authorizes specific funding for personal services, operating expenses, and the payment of stipends and mileage to members of the Public School Employee Health Benefit Advisory Commission and the State Employee Health Benefit Advisory Commission. Additionally, the bill provides appropriations from miscellaneous cash funds for division operations, refunds, and reimbursements. It also mandates compliance with state fiscal and procurement laws and includes an emergency clause to ensure the funding takes effect by July 1, 2023.