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SENATE BILL NO. 1562 – Approp, Blind/Visual Impaired Comm

SENATE BILL NO. 1562

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S1562............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED -
Appropriates $3,439,700 to the Office of the Governor for the Commission
for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 1999;  and limits the
number of full-time equivalent positions to 41.

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, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Danielson, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram, Keough, King,
      Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Branch, Crow, Darrington, Hansen, Hawkins, Ipsen,
      McLaughlin, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - McLaughlin
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/19    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      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, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Crane, Hansen, Jones(22), Tippets
    Floor Sponsor - Robison
    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 371
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1562


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1562

                                   BY FINANCE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE COMMISSION FOR  THE
 3        BLIND  AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; AND LIMITING THE NUMBER
 4        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 Office of the Governor for
 7    the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired the following  amounts,  to
 8    be  expended  according  to  the  designated standard classifications from the
 9    listed funds, for the period July 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    FROM:
15    General Fund  $  727,800  $ 82,300   $12,900     $445,700   $1,268,700
16    Randolph Sheppard
17     Fund             34,900     7,200                 83,000      125,100
18    Rehabilitation
19     Revenue and Refunds
20     Fund             41,800    33,300                 12,700       87,800
21    Adaptive Aids and
22     Appliances Fund            46,000                              46,000
23    Federal Grant
24     Fund            980,400   458,900   $41,700      405,000    1,886,000
25    Miscellaneous Revenue
26     Fund                        17,100              9,000      26,100 
27      TOTAL       $1,784,900  $644,800   $54,600     $955,400   $3,439,700

28        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Commission
29    for the Blind and Visually Impaired is authorized no more than forty-one  (41)
30    full-time  equivalent  positions  at any point during the period July 1, 1998,
31    through June 30, 1999, for the program specified in Section  1  of  this  act,
32    unless   specifically   authorized   by   the  Governor.  The  Joint  Finance-
33    Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased  positions
34    so authorized.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               SB1562

This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation to the Office of the Governor for the
Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired, in the amount of $3,439,700.

                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.             41.00      1,214,700        265,800       1,731,500      3,212,000 
Base Adjustments                      0.00        (27,100)        (2,500)         (1,400)       (31,000) 
FY 1999 Base                         41.00      1,187,600        263,300       1,730,100      3,181,000 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00          4,700            300           7,200         12,200 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         16,000          4,900          21,200         42,100 
Replacement Items                     0.00         19,200              0          56,300         75,500 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00              0              0           3,600          3,600 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00         31,200          1,500          41,600         74,300 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)            41.00      1,258,700        270,000       1,860,000      3,388,700 
Enhancements:
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 2. BEP Site & Spending Authority     0.00              0         15,000               0         15,000 
 3. Increase Funding for SILC         0.00         10,000              0          26,000         36,000 
FY 1999 Total Appropriation          41.00      1,268,700        285,000       1,886,000      3,439,700 

Chg From Orig Approp.                 0.00         54,000         19,200         154,500        227,700 
%Chg From Orig Approp.                0.0%           4.4%           7.2%            8.9%           7.1% 

This fiscal year 1999 appropriation to the Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
totals $3,439,700.  Base Adjustments remove one-time fiscal year 1998 dollars from the
fiscal year 1999 budget.  The budget includes standard personnel cost rollups, 2.6%
general inflation, 3.8% medical inflation, and 5% Change in Employee Compensation (CEC). 
There is $75,500 for Replacement Items, and $3,600 for a State Controller fee increase. 
This appropriation funds two enhancements.  The first provides $15,000 in ongoing
dedicated fund spending authority for the Commission's Business Enterprise Program, which 
expects additional revenues in fiscal year 1999.  The second provides $10,000 in ongoing 
General Fund money and $26,000 in ongoing federal funds for the Commission to meet its
committment to fund a portion of the State Independent Living Council budget.

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