AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET

New section authorizes the budget director to withhold appropriated funds if a general fund imbalance of $2 billion or more is projected, with specific exemptions for public assistance, debt service, and court-ordered payments.

Removed detailed definitions of refunds, rebates, reimbursements, credits, repayments, and disallowances that were present in the previous version.

Updated legislative history section to reflect additional committee actions in both Senate and Assembly chambers.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document to reflect the new version.

General Fund appropriation for the Office for the Aging increased from $233,701,100 to $267,511,100, representing an additional $33.8 million in funding.

Total all funds for the Community Services Program increased from $406,925,100 to $440,735,100, reflecting the increased General Fund allocation.

Minor formatting and version number changes (S.3003-A to S.3003-B) and document tracking numbers were updated, but these do not affect the substantive policy.

Added a new Section 1 establishing the Aid to Localities budget with specific appropriation amounts totaling $233.7 million from the General Fund and $172.2 million from Federal Special Revenue Funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Added a detailed funding schedule showing Community Services Program allocations and a breakdown of appropriations versus reappropriations totaling $636.5 million across all funds.

Inserted committee discharge language for both Senate and Assembly indicating the bill was amended and recommitted to the respective committees.

Modified the bill title line to include '-A' suffix indicating this is an amended version of the original bill.

Added a new 'Office for the Aging' section header that was not present in the original version.