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HAFC |
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HB |
1/HAFCS |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Feed Bill |
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ANALYST: |
Fernandez |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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7,765.3 |
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Recurring |
General Fund |
491.6 |
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Nonrecurring |
Cash Balance |
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11,372.4 |
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Recurring |
General Fund |
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520.0 |
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Nonrecurring |
Cash Balance |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC files.
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
The House
Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 1 appropriates
$20,149.3 from the general fund and cash balances to various legislative
agencies for the purpose of funding operations of the 2003 regular legislative
session and funding for interim activities, including fiscal year 2004
operating budgets of the Legislative Council Service, Legislative Finance
Committee, Legislative Education Study Committee, and the House and Senate
chief clerk offices. Other appropriations
include legislative interim expenses, session preparation, statewide
legislative internship program, expenses of the Senate Rules Committee, legislative
information system, implements phase 2 of the classification and salary range
study for legislative employees, funds the upgrade of fire alarm and security
systems in the state capitol, and supplemental appropriations for office of the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation
of $6.9 million contained in this bill for the legislative session is a
recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 does not revert to the general
fund. The appropriations of $491.6 and
$520.0 contained in this bill for the legislative information system and
upgrades to the fire alarm and security systems, respectively, are nonrecurring
and come from cash balances. The appropriations
totaling $11.4 million contained in this bill for legislative offices and other
interim expenses are a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balances
remaining in agency accounts at the end of fiscal year 2004 revert to the
general fund. The supplemental
appropriations of $793.5 and $78.2 contained in this bill for Office of the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, are recurring, for expenditure
in fiscal year 2003. Any unexpended or
unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 revert to the
general fund.
Category |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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Recurring GF |
Nonrecurring Cash |
Recurring GF |
Nonrecurring Cash |
Legislature |
6,893.6 |
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Legislative Council Service |
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|
4,086.1 |
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Interim expenses |
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|
886.0 |
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Pre-session expenses |
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|
352.3 |
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Statewide
legislative internship program |
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|
25.0 |
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Legislative Finance
Committee |
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|
2,982.1 |
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Legislative Education Study
Committee |
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|
913.6 |
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Senate Rules Committee |
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21.6 |
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House Chief Clerk |
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|
887.9 |
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Senate Chief Clerk |
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|
920.8 |
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Implementation of |
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|
297.0 |
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Legislative information
system |
|
491.6 |
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Fire Alarm System and
Security System |
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|
|
520.0 |
Supplemental – Office of the
Governor |
793.5 |
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Supplemental – Office of the
Lt. Governor |
78.2 |
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Total |
7,765.3 |
491.6 |
11,372.4 |
520.0 |
Legislative Education
Study Committee.
The increase of $64.7 or 7.6 percent from the FY03 operating budget is
for an additional analyst position.
Implementation
of
The appropriation is
contingent upon a classification and study range review committee certifying
the adjustments are necessary. Approval
from Legislative Council Service is required.
Office of the Governor. In December 2002, Office of the Governor
submitted an amended budget request for FY04 to support the new goals and
initiatives of the administration. The
FY04 amended budget request for Office of the Governor included an increase of
10.3 FTE from the current 27 positions budgeted in FY03 to 37.3 in FY04. The FY94 FTE level in Office of the Governor
was 37.0 The Governor’s amended budget
request includes funding for eight attorney positions.
The amended FY04
request (included in the Executive budget and HB2) is an increase of $1.4 million
or 68 percent from the current operating budget.