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SENATE BILL NO. 1558 – Approp, Secretary of State

SENATE BILL NO. 1558

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S1558............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - SECRETARY OF STATE - Appropriates $3,718,600 to the
Secretary of State for fiscal year 1999; provides legislative intent that
$1,000 be used to defray expenses relating to the discharge of the
Secretary of State's official duties; and limits the number of full-time
equivalent positions to 42.

03/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    Rls susp - PASSED - 27-0-8
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Danielson, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram, Keough, King,
      Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Crow, Darrington, Hansen, Hawkins, Ipsen,
      McLaughlin, Thorne, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Hansen
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/19    Rls susp - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett,  Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
      Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
      Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
      Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Hansen, Zimmermann
    Floor Sponsor - Mader
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/20    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23    Sp signed - to Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 366
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1558


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1558

                                   BY FINANCE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999;  EXPRESS-
 3        ING  LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; AND LIMITING
 4        THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary  of  State,  the
 7    following amounts, to be expended for the designated programs according to the
 8    designated  standard classifications from the listed funds for the period July
 9    1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
10                                                         FOR
11                        FOR        FOR        FOR    TRUSTEE AND
12                     PERSONNEL  OPERATING   CAPITAL    BENEFIT
13                       COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY   PAYMENTS     TOTAL
14    I. ADMINISTRATION:
15    FROM:
16    General Fund    $  388,300  $  303,100                      $  691,400
17    II. CENTRALIZED UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE:
18    FROM:
19    UCC Administrative
20     Fund           $  981,000  $  366,900  $175,500            $1,523,400
21    III. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM LAWS:
22    FROM:
23    General Fund                $   20,100                      $   20,100
24    IV. COMMISSION ON THE ARTS:
25    FROM:
26    General Fund    $  268,400  $  226,400  $ 13,000  $361,700  $  869,500
27    Federal Grant
28     Fund              196,600     116,600             175,700     488,900
29    Miscellaneous
30     Revenue Fund                   109,100              16,200     125,300 
31      TOTAL         $  465,000  $  452,100  $ 13,000  $553,600  $1,483,700

32      GRAND TOTAL   $1,834,300  $1,142,200  $188,500  $553,600  $3,718,600

33        SECTION 2.  It is legislative intent that an amount not to  exceed  $1,000
34    of  the  amount appropriated in Section 1 of this act, may be used at the dis-
35    cretion of the Secretary of State to assist in defraying expenses relating  to
36    or  resulting  from the discharge of the Secretary of State's official duties.
37    Such moneys shall be accounted for according to the provisions of Chapter  36,
38    Title 67, Idaho Code, and Section 67-3516, Idaho Code.

39        SECTION  3.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Office of
40    the Secretary of State is authorized no more  than  forty-two  (42)  full-time
41    equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 1998, through June


                                          2

 1    30, 1999, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifi-
 2    cally  authorized  by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
 3    will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               SB1558

This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation for the Secretary of State, including the
Commission on the Arts, in the amount of $3,718,600.
                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.             42.00      1,330,700      1,536,000         471,400      3,338,100 
Expenditure Adjustments               0.00              0         13,000               0         13,000 
FY 1998 Est. Expenditures            42.00      1,330,700      1,549,000         471,400      3,351,100 
Base Adjustments                      0.00       (114,600)      (137,300)              0       (251,900) 
FY 1999 Base                         42.00      1,216,100      1,411,700         471,400      3,099,200 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00          3,700          6,800           1,500         12,000 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         14,900         12,100           7,400         34,400 
Replacement Items                     0.00         19,100        168,000               0        187,100 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00          5,500          2,000               0          7,500 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00         24,200         40,600           8,600         73,400 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)            42.00      1,283,500      1,641,200         488,900      3,413,600 
Enhancements:
Secretary of State
 1. Election Costs                    0.00        240,000              0               0        240,000 
 2. Document Scanner                  0.00              0          7,500               0          7,500 
Commission on the Arts
 1. Technological Upgrades            0.00          7,500              0               0          7,500 
 3. Youth-at-Risk Program             0.00         50,000              0               0         50,000 
FY 1999 Total Appropriation          42.00      1,581,000      1,648,700         488,900      3,718,600 

Chg From Orig Approp.                 0.00        250,300        112,700          17,500        380,500 
%Chg From Orig Approp.                0.0%          18.8%           7.3%            3.7%          11.4% 

This fiscal year 1999 appropriation for the Secretary of State and Commission on the Arts 
is $3,718,600.  Expenditure Adjustments records the $13,000 in one-time money that the
Arts Commission received and spent in fiscal year 1998.  Base Adjustments remove one-time 
fiscal year 1998 dollars from the fiscal year 1999 budget.  This budget includes the
standard program maintenance items of personnel cost rollups, 2.6% inflation, and 5%
Change in Employee Compensation (CEC).  There is $187,100 provided for Replacement Items, 
$500 each for an Attorney General fee increase and a State Controller fee increase,
$2,000 for the cost of Legislative Audits, and $4,500 for the cost of sending Idaho's
three Commissioners on Uniform Laws to the annual meeting, which will be held in
Cleveland, Ohio.  There are four enhancements funded.  The first provides $240,000 in
one-time General Fund money for election costs that will be incurred by the Secretary of
State's Office in fiscal year 1999.  The second provides $7,500 in one-time, dedicated
fund money for the Commercial Affairs program to purchase a document scanner.  The third
provides $7,500 in one-time General Fund money for technological upgrades for the Arts
Commission.  The fourth provides $50,000 in ongoing General Fund money for the Arts
Commission's Youth-At-Risk program.

Contact:
Jason Hancock
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4739