SB0142: CONFERENCE REPORT (Date Completed: 6-8-17) - FY 2017-18 GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET

FY 2017-18 GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET S.B. 142 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT

General Government Budgets

Total Gross and GF/GP Appropriations

			CHANGES FROM FY 2016-17 YEAR-TO-DATE
FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE	FY 2016-17 YEAR-TO-DATE	FY 2017-18 CONFERENCE	AMOUNT	PERCENT
FTE Positions..............................................................	8,710.7	8,541.7	(169.0)	(1.9)
GROSS.........................................................................	4,998,577,200	4,960,709,200	(37,868,000)	(0.8)
Less:
Interdepartmental Grants Received.....................	760,524,700	782,493,800	21,969,100	2.9
ADJUSTED GROSS..................................................	4,238,052,500	4,178,215,400	(59,837,100)	(1.4)
Less:
Federal Funds..........................................................	826,723,500	807,906,500	(18,817,000)	(2.3)
Local and Private....................................................	18,085,500	23,577,600	5,492,100	30.4
TOTAL STATE SPENDING.......................................	3,393,243,500	3,346,731,300	(46,512,200)	(1.4)
Less:
Other State Restricted Funds................................	2,160,226,800	2,184,298,700	24,071,900	1.1
GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE..............	1,233,016,700	1,162,432,600	(70,584,100)	(5.7)
PAYMENTS TO LOCALS..........................................	1,458,192,100	1,477,114,400	18,922,300	1.3

See Individual Highlight Sheet for Department Detail

General Section Boilerplate Changes from FY 2016-17 Year-to-Date:

Items Included by the Senate and House

1. Transparency Report. The Governor removed the requirement that each department update their webpages quarterly. The Senate/House retained the quarterly update requirement. (Sec. 211)

2. Retention of Reports. The Governor deleted and Senate/House retained the requirement that all departments and agencies retain all reports funded from appropriations in Part 1. (Sec. 216)

3. Communications with Legislators. The Governor deleted and Senate/House retained the prohibition of departments taking disciplinary action against employees communicating with Legislators or their staff. (Sec. 218)

4. General Fund Restrictions. The Governor deleted and Senate/House retained prohibition on the departments from using General Fund appropriations where Federal and Private Funds are available for the same purpose. (Sec. 217)

5. Policy Change Reporting Requirement. The Governor deleted and Senate/House retained a report due April 1 that requires each department to specify policy changes made in order to implement enacted legislation. (Sec. 221)

6. Contingency Plan for Federal Reductions. The Governor deleted and Senate/House retained requirements that the budget director report contingency plan recommendations in the event Federal funding sources that are more than $10.0 million are reduced by 10% or greater. (Sec. 235)

7. Technical Modification. The Governor/Senate/House/Conference made a number of technical adjustments such as revised dates, spending totals, and definitions. (Secs. 201, 202, 203, 213, 212, and 240)

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

8. Budget Stabilization Fund. The Governor deposited $175.0 million to the budget stabilization fund and also recommends the deposit of 25% of the FY 2016-17 GF/GP unassigned ending balance, which is estimated to increase the closing balance to $1,001.1 million for FY 2017-18. The House deposited $266.5 million into the fund. The Senate/Conference deposited zero dollars into the fund and deleted the language requiring 25% deposited of unassigned ending balance. (Sec. 210)

9. Auditor General Recommendation. The Governor deleted and House maintained the requirement that departments report within six months after an audit with implementation of any identified initiatives related to savings and efficiencies found by the Auditor General. The Senate/Conference retained current law and required the auditor general to conduct another audit on any noncompliant departments and charge the corresponding department for the cost of performing another audit. (Sec. 229)

10. Federal and State Restricted Funds for Special Maintenance and Enterprisewide IT. The Senate/Conference deleted two sections that allow departments to appropriate Federal and Restricted funds that become available for Special Maintenance and Enterprise-wide IT investments that are undertaken with funds in part 1 without requiring a Legislative Contingency Fund Transfer. (Secs. 233 & 234)

Date Completed: 6-8-17

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.