HB5276: CONFERENCE REPORT (Date Completed: 5-31-16) - FY 2016-17 GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET

FY 2016-17 GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET H.B. 5276 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT

			CHANGES FROM FY 2015-16 YEAR-TO-DATE
FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE	FY 2015-16 YEAR-TO-DATE	FY 2016-17 CONFERENCE	AMOUNT	PERCENT
FTE Positions..............................................................	8,667.2	8,709.7	42.5	0.5
GROSS.........................................................................	4,905,538,200	4,869,270,500	(36,267,700)	(0.7)
Less:
Interdepartmental Grants Received.....................	742,192,600	760,158,300	17,965,700	2.4
ADJUSTED GROSS..................................................	4,163,345,600	4,109,112,200	(54,233,400)	(1.3)
Less:
Federal Funds..........................................................	825,506,900	826,723,500	1,216,600	0.1
Local and Private....................................................	23,304,200	18,085,500	(5,218,700)	(22.4)
TOTAL STATE SPENDING.......................................	3,314,534,500	3,264,303,200	(50,231,300)	(1.5)
Less:
Other State Restricted Funds................................	2,103,511,900	2,126,990,500	23,478,600	1.1
GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE..............	1,211,022,600	1,137,312,700	(73,709,900)	(6.1)
PAYMENTS TO LOCALS..........................................	1,485,185,200	1,427,689,500	(57,495,700)	(3.9)

See Individual Highlight Sheet for Department Detail

Boilerplate Changes from FY 2015-16 Year-to-Date:

GENERAL SECTIONS

Items Included by the Senate and House

1. Retention of Reports. Directs departments and agencies to receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in Part 1, following State and Federal guidelines for short and long-term retention. Allows electronic retention of reports unless prohibited by State or Federal guidelines. Governor: Deleted. Senate and House: Retained. (Sec. 212)

2. Casino Investment. Prohibits use of funds appropriated in Part 1 from being used by a department or agency to purchase an ownership interest in a casino. Governor: Deleted. Senate and House: Retained. (Sec. 213)

3. Communications with Legislators. Prohibits disciplinary action against department employees for communicating with Legislators or their staff. Governor: Deleted. Senate and House: Retained. (Sec. 215)

4. Policy Change Reporting Requirement. Requires each department to report by April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement enacted legislation to the appropriations subcommittees, the chairperson of the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices. Governor: Deleted. Senate and House: Retained. (Sec. 221)

5. Auditor General Recommendations. Requires departments or agencies to report within six months of the release of an audit report on efforts to implement any identified initiatives related to savings and efficiencies included in an audit prepared by the Office of Auditor General. Governor: Deleted. Senate and House: Retained. (Sec. 229)

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

6. Return on Taxpayer Investment. Requires a report to the Legislature for each new program or program increase of at least $500,000. The report is due by November 1, 2015, shall list specific benchmarks intended to measure the performance or return on taxpayer investment of the program and its associated expenditures. Also added intent language that spending must comply with section 447 of the management and budget act. Governor: Deleted. Senate: Revised language to state that a report shall include all program enhancements over $500,000 for each department. The report also shall require any programs that meet the criteria for the report to be ranked in order of estimated return on taxpayer investment determined by the State budget director. Also changed reporting date to September 30, 2017. House: Did not include. Conference: Did not include. (Sec. 207)

7. Budget Stabilization Fund/Public Health Sub-Fund. Appropriates $95.0 million from General Fund/General Purpose (GF/GP) revenue to the BSF in FY 2015-16 and $0 to the public health sub-account. Governor: Eliminates the deposit into the BSF but adds language that 25% of unassigned GF/GP fund balance at the end of FY 2015-16 shall be deposited into the BSF. Senate: No appropriation to the BSF. Did not include Governor's language on deposit of 25% of GF/GP closing balance to BSF. House: Concurred with Governor. Conference: Concurred with House. (Sec. 211)

8. General Fund Restrictions. Prohibits using General Fund appropriations where Federal funds and private grant funds are available for the same purpose. Governor: Not included. Senate: Not included. House: Added as new section. Conference: Concurred with House. (NEW Sec. 217)

Date Completed: 5-31-16 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.

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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.