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 933 is an enhancement of $129,900 and an additional 0.00 full-time positions for the Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2027. This legislation appropriates a total of $16,844,400 and 15.00 full-time positions to the agency.

Rating: -1

Is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending, if any, inappropriate for the changes in circumstances, scope of the agency, or current economic environment? Conversely, is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending appropriate given any change in circumstances or economic pressures?

This legislation authorizes an ongoing spending enhancement for the Commission on Aging of $129,900, adding onto last year’s (FY26) ongoing spending increase of $162,600. FY26’s ongoing spending is wrapped into FY27’s base increase, making ongoing spending especially important to scrutinize. Volatility in these increases (or decreases) is to be expected, and makes discernment on the propriety of new spending imperative.

The increase in ongoing spending consists solely of a Budget Restoration for the Senior Nutrition Program ($129,900 GF). Almost all agencies faced the additional 2% JFAC holdback, and agencies asking for exemptions or restorations do a disservice to agencies that accepted the entire 5% holdback.

(-1)