Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-781

OTH 781

Prior Authorization Continued-Refugee Resettlement:

Ms. Chandler, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended inserting after section 78, the following section:- 

SECTION XX. Item 4003-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 24, as amended by section 65 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 and further amended by section 35 of chapter 42 of the acts of 2022 is hereby further amended by inserting after “Ukrainian refugees and immigrants,” the following, “provided further that funding allocated in section 35 of chapter 42 of the acts of 2022 in this line-item shall be allocated proportionately to each resettlement agency based on the projected number of Ukrainian arrivals and non-Ukrainian refugee arrivals to be served by each agency in the remainder of federal fiscal year 2022 through federal fiscal year 2023; provided further that funds shall be made available to the resettlement agencies within 30 days of the final approval of the supplemental budget; ” and by further amending said section after the words “unexpended funds in this item” by inserting the following, “including all funds allocated for refugee and immigrant arrivals through line-item 4003-0122 through June 30, 2022, which shall include funds allocated through section 65 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021”