Note: This year IFF rated maintenance bills according to a more refined system. This is an enhancement bill, and will be rated as a standalone bill. IFF will only consider enhancement line items in these ratings. This means that FTP reductions passed in maintenance legislation will not be evaluated here, among other things.

Bill Description: House Bill 877 is an enhancement of $2,100 and 0.00 new full-time positions for the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2027. This legislation appropriates a total of $26,815,000 and 144.37 full-time positions to the agency.

Rating: 0 

Does this budget incur any wasteful spending among discretionary funds, including new line items? Conversely, does this budget contain any provisions that serve to reduce spending where possible (i.e. base reductions, debt reconciliation, etc.)?

This legislation authorizes onetime spending for the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation of $2,100. Last year’s (FY26) onetime spending was $0. Onetime spending is often even more volatile than ongoing, which is to be expected due to the onetime expenses generally being utilized for projects or capital outlay. This also calls for special scrutiny and discernment.

These outlays consist solely of a Rent Increase ($2,100 GF). These are De Minimis to an agency of this size.

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