Sec. DDDD-3. Retroactivity. This Part applies retroactively to June 13, 2005.

PART EEEE

Sec. EEEE-1. Report. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 15, 2007 on the efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the availability of workers for homemaker and home-based care programs administered by the Office of Elder Services.

PART FFFF

Sec. FFFF-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL

SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement 0886

Initiative: Deappropriates fiscal year 2005-06 savings.

GENERAL FUND 2005-06 2006-07

All Other ($3,800,000) $0

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GENERAL FUND TOTAL ($3,800,000)

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

Effective March 29, 2006, unless otherwise

indicated.