| FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $462,993,629 |
| Changes from FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date: | |
| Items Included by the Senate and House | |
| 1. DNA Analysis. The Budget included additional GF/GP funds and 8.0 FTEs to assist with the processing of backlogs of DNA samples. | 1,000,000 |
| 2. At-Post Troopers. The Budget included budget adjustments to shift $1.5 million in GF/GP funding to new restricted source of funds formally used to fund drivers education. No funds were recommended for a trooper school to begin in FY 2004-05. | 0 |
| 3. Emergency Management. The Budget included an increase for Homeland Security grants to reflect Federal appropriation. | 1,229,400 |
| 4. Dispatch Centers Upgrade. The Budget included restricted revenue from the commercial mobile radio service emergency telephone fund for use to upgrade MSP regional dispatch centers. | 800,000 |
| 5. Dispatch Center Consolidations. The Budget provided for the consolidation of four regional MSP dispatch centers into two, with resultant savings. | (430,000) |
| 6. Secondary Road Patrol Training. The Budget included the adding of restricted revenue for the purpose of local law enforcement training. | 129,700 |
| 7. Adjustment for FY 2003-04 Supplemental. The bill reflects an adjustment for supplemental appropriations of $8,871,000 provided in PA 309 of 2004, including one-time GF/GP costs of $2,620,000 for grants for disaster assistance. | (8,871,000) |
| 8. Employee-Related Savings. The Budget included a 5% employee-related savings to assist in the funding of FY 2004-05 economic costs. | (8,625,700) |
| 9. Economic Adjustments. | 31,236,300 |
| 10. Other Changes. | (2,538,129) |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference | |
| 11. Public Safety Officer Benefit Program. The Senate provided additional GF/GP funds to appropriate $150,100 for the costs of Public Act 46 of 2004, which provides a $25,000 survivor benefit for public safety officers who die or who are permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty. The House provided $150,000, but by using funds reduced from other lines. The Conference Committee concurred with the House. | 150,000 |
| 12. Line Item Reductions. The House reduced various GF/GP lines in the budget for a total of $150,000 in savings to be used to fund the Public Safety Officer Benefit program. | (150,000) |
| 13. Payroll Accounting Shift. The Governor's revised recommendation (5-27-04) included a shift of final FY 2005 payroll encumbrance to FY 2006. The Conference Committee concurred. | (778,900) |
| 14. D.I.T. Reduction. The Conference Committee provided for additional GF/GP efficiency savings to be taken from D.I.T. | (299,400) |
| Total Changes | $12,852,271 |
| FY 2004-05 Enacted Gross Appropriation | $475,845,900 |
| Changes from FY 2003-04 Year to Date: |
| Items Included by the Senate and House |
| 1. Casino Oversight Report. The House and Senate changed the date in which a report to the Legislature is due from "not later than March 14 and September 30" to "not later than January 1." (Sec. 215) |
| 2. Fire Marshal Report. The Governor, House, and Senate deleted a requirement that a report be produced annually on the effectiveness of service from the State on fire investigation, education, and training. (Sec. 701) |
| 3. Donated Funds. The House added language to a section which authorized donations to the canine unit which would call for money privately donated to be used for the purposes designated by the donor. The Senate concurred. (Sec. 1002) |
| Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
| 4. Trooper Strength. The House deleted subsection (4) which requires steps to establish a Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for troopers. The Senate concurred and added language designed to give flexibility to the Department to maintain trooper strength and also to require a quarterly report of trooper strength and school status. The Conference Committee concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 218) |
| 5. Police Assistance by State Police. The House rejected, but the Senate included language requiring State Police assistance to Highland Park or other cities in need. The Conference Committee concurred with the Senate, but struck reference to Highland Park. (Sec. 220) |
| 6. Communication Towers. The Senate added language requiring the Department to act as a liaison between local units of government and DIT to foster local use of MPSCS towers. The Conference Committee concurred with the Senate and added the word "legislature". (Sec. 307) |
| 7. DNA Privacy Plan. The Senate restored the full current year language requiring a full report of Department policy, not just when changes are made as under the House version The Conference Committee concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 501) |
| 8. Hiring Freeze. The Senate included revised language which included more specific exceptions to the hiring freeze provision. The House did not include the revised language. The Conference Committee concurred with the House. (Sec. 205) |
| 9. Contingency Fund Transfer Language. The House concurred with the Governor and included a section to allow for contingency fund transfers. The Senate rejected the language. The Conference Committee concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 222) |
| 10. Marshall Post. The Conference Committee added new language to an existing section which requires a feasibility study for a new State Police post in Marshall. (Sec. 221) |
| 11. Travel Policy. The Conference Committee added language which states guidelines for out-of-State travel for State employees. (Sec. 223) |