Appropriations-General Services Committee

Filed: 5/20/2008

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5996

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5996, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ARTICLE 1

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security:

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Payable from Title III Social Security and

Employment Service Fund:

  For Personal Services for Non-Merit

    Compensation Employees....................... 1,926,400

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 405,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 147,400

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,828,500

  For Contractual Services

    Freight, Express and Drayage..................... 3,000

    Legal Fees..................................... 120,000

    Court Reporting and Filing Services............. 40,000

    Subscription and Information Services........... 20,000

    Copying, Photographic and Printing Services...... 1,000

   For In-State Travel............................... 43,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 118,900

    Total                                        $4,653,700

    Section 10.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Employment Security:

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION BUREAU

Payable from Title III Social Security

 and Employment Service Fund:

For Personal Services for Non-Merit

  Compensation Employees..................... 11,152,900

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................. 2,347,600

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 853,200

  For Group Insurance............................ 4,929,000

   For Contractual Services

    Freight, Express and Drayage................... 190,000

    Rental of Real Property.......................... 5,100

    Statistical and Tabulation Services......... 13,070,000

    Auditing and Management Services............... 755,000

    Postage and Postal Charges.................. 10,517,400

    Subscription and Information Services........... 80,000

    Copying, Photographic and Printing Services.... 130,000

  For In-State Travel............................... 55,300

  For Printing..................................... 969,600

  For Equipment.................................. 1,566,200

  For Telecommunications Services................ 1,322,900

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 53,200

Payable from Title III Social Security

 and Employment Service Fund:

  For expenses related to America's

  Labor Market Information System................ 1,500,000

    Total                                       $49,497,400

    Section 15.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Employment Security:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Payable from Title III Social Security and

 Employment Service Fund:

  For Personal Services for Non-Merit

    Compensation Employees...................... 58,206,500

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................ 12,251,900

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security..................................... 4,452,800

  For Group Insurance........................... 21,862,500

  For Contractual Services

    Statistical and Tabulation Services............ 793,900

    Auditing and Management Services............... 350,000

    Legal Fees..................................... 100,000

    Court Reporting and Filing Services............ 500,000

    Subscription and Information Services........... 25,000

    Copying, Photographic and Printing Services..... 10,000

  For In-State Travel.............................. 572,300

  For Telecommunications Services................ 3,123,900

  For Refunds...................................... 300,000

  For the expenses related to the

    Development of Training Programs............... 100,000

  For the expenses related to Employment

    Security Automation.......................... 5,000,000

  For expenses related to a Benefit

    Information System Redefinition............. 15,000,000

    Total                                      $122,648,800

Payable from the Unemployment Compensation

 Special Administration Fund:

  For expenses related to Legal

    Assistance as required by law................ 2,000,000

  For deposit into the Title III

    Social Security and Employment

    Service Fund................................ 12,000,000

  For Interest on Refunds of Erroneously

    Paid Contributions, Penalties and

    Interest....................................... 100,000

    Total                                       $14,100,000

    Section 20.  The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Title III Social Security and Employment Services Fund to the Department of Employment Security, for all costs, including administrative costs associated with providing community partnerships for enhanced customer service.

ARTICLE 999

Section 999.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.”.