RI's Department of Corrections will see a boost in McKee's budget proposal. Here's the breakdown.

Gov. Dan McKee's budget proposal for the next fiscal year provides for only slight increases in public safety spending – mostly aimed at the Department of Corrections.

The spending plan proposes more than $11 million in additional spending at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections.

More than $7 million of that would resolve "structural shortfalls" in the amount of general revenue the agency receives, the budget shows.

The proposed spending increase also supports an additional full-time position, an investigator, and a $1.8-million "reserve" to help cover an anticipated increase in the cost of nursing staff.

McKee's budget to bolster security at State House

The spending plan funds 633 full-time positions for the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety.

That's one additional state employee: An extra officer for Capitol Police to bolster security at the State House.

The governor's budget proposes about $185 million in spending for public safety in the fiscal year that starts July 1. That's down from about $201 million in the budget year that ends June 30.

The department, which includes the Rhode Island State Police, anticipates more than $22 million in federal funding next year, the budget shows.

McKee's budget embraces warehousing of PPE; other emergency supplies

The governor has proposed some small spending increases at the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, although the agency's overall budget will decrease.

The budget proposes about $7.2 million in general revenue for RIEMA, which is up from about $6.8 million in the current fiscal year.

RIEMA would have $194,055 to hire an assistant communications director who would supervise "public information programs" and also work as the agency's "principal public information officer."

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McKee also proposes an increase of almost $578,000 for operations at RIEMA's warehouse, "which contains the State’s stockpile of personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and other emergency supplies."

The allocation would also cover the hiring of a full-time manager and fund contractual obligations to professional warehouse staff, the budget says.

The total proposed budget for the agency, which anticipates $28.8 million in federal funding, would decline from $43.5 million to about $36.7 million in the next fiscal year.

Here's what the budget says about spending on courts, prosecutors, public defenders and state military forces:

• The proposal includes $147.9 million in spending within the state's court systems, a decrease from the $148.2 million projected through June 30, 2024.

• It level funds the Office of the Public Defender at almost $16 million.

• Spending at the Office of the Attorney General would fall from about $46.6 million this year to $45.5 million.

• The governor has not proposed any major spending changes for the state's military forces, including the Rhode Island National Guard, which receives a majority of their funding from the federal government.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI DOC would see more money in McKee's state budget proposal. What to know.