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Department of Rehabilitation reports modest budget change, highlights one-time program results
Summary
The Department of Rehabilitation told the Senate subcommittee the governor's 2025'26 budget proposes about $570.6 million in total funds and described outcomes from one-time HCBS and opioid settlement programs that expanded traumatic brain injury sites, supported transitions through the Community Living Fund and provided employment support in treatment settings.
Kim Rutledge, Director of the Department of Rehabilitation, presented the department's proposed 2025'26 budget and updates on several one-time programs funded in recent years.
Rutledge said the governor's budget includes $570,600,000 in total funds for DOR, including roughly $83,600,000 in general fund, a net decrease from the updated 2024'25 budget. She said DOR had 161,101 participants in vocational rehabilitation as of March 2025 (a 15% increase year-over-year)…
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