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  1  1    Section 1.  AUDITOR OF STATE.  There is appropriated from
  1  2 the general fund of the state to the office of the auditor of
  1  3 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending
  1  4 June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1  5 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
  1  6    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  1  7 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  1  8 positions:  
  1  9 .................................................. $  1,310,549
  1 10 ............................................... FTEs     112.50
  1 11    The auditor of state may retain additional full-time
  1 12 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to perform
  1 13 governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
  1 14 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which
  1 15 are requested by and reimbursable from the federal government,
  1 16 and to perform work requested by and reimbursable from
  1 17 departments or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B.
  1 18 The auditor of state shall notify the department of
  1 19 management, the legislative fiscal committee, and the
  1 20 legislative fiscal bureau of the additional full-time
  1 21 equivalent positions retained.
  1 22    Sec. 2.  IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD.  There
  1 23 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
  1 24 ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
  1 25 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
  1 26 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
  1 27 purposes designated:
  1 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  1 29 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  1 30 positions:  
  1 31 .................................................. $    375,786
  1 32 ............................................... FTEs       8.00
  1 33    Sec. 3.  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.  There is appropriated
  1 34 from the general fund of the state to the department of
  1 35 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
  2  1 ending June 30, 1996, the following amounts, or so much
  2  2 thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
  2  3    1.  PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION DIVISION
  2  4    a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
  2  5 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
  2  6 equivalent positions:  
  2  7 .................................................. $    897,802
  2  8 ............................................... FTEs      14.00
  2  9    b.  There is appropriated from the title guaranty fund
  2 10 created in section 16.91 to the professional licensing and
  2 11 regulation division, an amount up to $25,000, to be used to
  2 12 pay half the cost of employing an auditor for real estate
  2 13 broker trust accounts.  In addition to the amount appropriated
  2 14 in this paragraph, the commission may increase the license
  2 15 fees provided for in section 543B.27 in an amount sufficient
  2 16 to pay half the cost of employing an auditor for real estate
  2 17 broker trust accounts.
  2 18    2.  ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
  2 19    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  2 20 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  2 21 positions:  
  2 22 .................................................. $    211,586
  2 23 ............................................... FTEs       2.00
  2 24    It is the intent of the general assembly that the two
  2 25 positions authorized in this subsection for the division shall
  2 26 coordinate the administrative services to be provided to the
  2 27 divisions in the department.  These two positions are under
  2 28 the direct supervision of, and shall report to, the director
  2 29 of the department.
  2 30    The division of administrative services shall assess each
  2 31 division within the department of commerce and the office of
  2 32 consumer advocate within the department of justice a pro rata
  2 33 share of the operating expenses of the division of
  2 34 administrative services.  The pro rata share shall be
  2 35 determined pursuant to a cost allocation plan established by
  3  1 the division of administrative services and agreed to by the
  3  2 administrators of the divisions and the consumer advocate.  To
  3  3 the extent practicable, the cost allocation plan shall be
  3  4 based on the proportion of the administrative expenses
  3  5 incurred on behalf of each division and the office of consumer
  3  6 advocate.  Each division and the office of consumer advocate
  3  7 shall include in its charges assessed or revenues generated,
  3  8 an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated in its
  3  9 appropriation, any state assessed indirect costs determined by
  3 10 the department of revenue and finance, and the cost of
  3 11 services provided by the division of administrative services.
  3 12    3.  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
  3 13    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 14 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 15 positions:  
  3 16 .................................................. $  1,861,105
  3 17 ............................................... FTEs      33.50
  3 18    4.  BANKING DIVISION
  3 19    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 20 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 21 positions:  
  3 22 .................................................. $  5,375,058
  3 23 ............................................... FTEs      84.00
  3 24    5.  CREDIT UNION DIVISION
  3 25    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 26 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 27 positions:  
  3 28 .................................................. $  1,047,066
  3 29 .............................................. FTEs       20.00
  3 30    6.  INSURANCE DIVISION
  3 31    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 32 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 33 positions:  
  3 34 .................................................. $  2,924,482
  3 35 ............................................... FTEs      91.50
  4  1    Of the amounts appropriated in this section to the
  4  2 insurance division, not more than $100,000 shall be used for
  4  3 the regulation of health insurance purchasing cooperatives.
  4  4    The insurance division may reallocate authorized full-time
  4  5 equivalent positions as necessary to respond to accreditation
  4  6 recommendations or requirements.  The insurance division
  4  7 expenditures for examination purposes may exceed the projected
  4  8 receipts, refunds and reimbursements, estimated pursuant to
  4  9 section 505.7, subsection 7, including the expenditures for
  4 10 retention of additional personnel, if the expenditures are
  4 11 fully reimburseable and the division first does both of the
  4 12 following:
  4 13    a.  Notifies the department of management, legislative
  4 14 fiscal bureau, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
  4 15 need for the expenditures.
  4 16    b.  Files with each of the entities named in paragraph "a"
  4 17 the legislative and regulatory justification for the
  4 18 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
  4 19    7.  UTILITIES DIVISION
  4 20    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  4 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  4 22 positions:  
  4 23 .................................................. $  4,911,871
  4 24 ............................................... FTEs      79.00
  4 25    The utilities division may expend additional funds,
  4 26 including funds for additional personnel, if those additional
  4 27 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the funds
  4 28 budgeted for utility regulation.  Before the division expends
  4 29 or encumbers an amount in excess of the funds budgeted for
  4 30 regulation, the director of the department of management shall
  4 31 approve the expenditure or encumbrance.  Before approval is
  4 32 given, the director of the department of management shall
  4 33 determine that the regulation expenses exceed the funds
  4 34 budgeted by the general assembly to the division and that the
  4 35 division does not have other funds from which regulation
  5  1 expenses can be paid.  Upon approval of the director of the
  5  2 department of management the division may expend and encumber
  5  3 funds for excess regulation expenses.  The amounts necessary
  5  4 to fund the excess regulation expenses shall be collected from
  5  5 those utility companies being regulated which caused the
  5  6 excess expenditures, and the collections shall be treated as
  5  7 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2.
  5  8    Sec. 4.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  5  9 state to the following named agencies for the fiscal year
  5 10 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
  5 11 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  5 12 used for the purposes designated:
  5 13    1.  COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
  5 14    For support of the commission and expenses of the members:  
  5 15 .................................................. $     20,803
  5 16    2.  NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
  5 17    For support of the membership assessment:  
  5 18 .................................................. $     87,719
  5 19    3.  AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL
  5 20    For support of biennial individual dues of $50 payable upon
  5 21 request of a legislator:  
  5 22 .................................................. $      7,500
  5 23    Sec. 5.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  5 24 state to the department of general services for the fiscal
  5 25 year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
  5 26 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  5 27 used for the purposes designated:
  5 28    1.  ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
  5 29    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  5 30 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  5 31 positions:  
  5 32 .................................................. $  1,190,167
  5 33 ............................................... FTEs      32.35
  5 34    2.  INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION
  5 35    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  6  1 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  6  2 positions:  
  6  3 .................................................. $  5,497,002
  6  4 ............................................... FTEs     141.60
  6  5    3.  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
  6  6    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  6  7 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  6  8 positions:  
  6  9 .................................................. $  3,935,381
  6 10 ............................................... FTEs     113.00
  6 11    The department of general services shall not change the
  6 12 appropriations for the purposes designated in subsections 1
  6 13 through 3 from the amounts appropriated under those
  6 14 subsections unless notice of the revisions is given prior to
  6 15 their effective date to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The
  6 16 notice shall include information on the department's rationale
  6 17 for making the changes.
  6 18    Savings achieved in providing telephone services shall be
  6 19 used by the department of general services to increase
  6 20 efficiencies in the provision of those services.  The
  6 21 department of general services shall report not later than
  6 22 August 31, 1996, on the projects undertaken to the
  6 23 chairpersons and the ranking members of the joint
  6 24 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
  6 25 and to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The report shall
  6 26 include a listing of the projects and efficiencies undertaken
  6 27 during the fiscal year, the cost of each project, and the
  6 28 benefits, including the projected savings on an annual basis
  6 29 and for the life of the efficiency improvement.
  6 30    4.  CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION
  6 31    For expenses of the members in carrying out their duties
  6 32 under chapter 18A:  
  6 33 .................................................. $      1,256
  6 34    5.  RENTAL SPACE
  6 35    For payment of lease or rental costs of buildings and
  7  1 office space at the seat of government as provided in section
  7  2 18.12, subsection 9, notwithstanding section 18.16:  
  7  3 .................................................. $    607,955
  7  4    6.  UTILITY COSTS
  7  5    For payment of utility costs and for not more than the
  7  6 following full-time equivalent positions:  
  7  7 .................................................. $  2,059,178
  7  8 ............................................... FTEs       1.00
  7  9    The department of general services may use funds
  7 10 appropriated in this subsection for utility costs to fund
  7 11 energy conservation projects in the state capitol complex
  7 12 which will have a 100 percent payback within a 24-month
  7 13 period.  In addition, notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 18.12,
  7 14 subsection 11, any excess funds appropriated for utility costs
  7 15 in this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the
  7 16 state on June 30, 1996, and these funds shall be used for
  7 17 implementation of energy conservation projects having a
  7 18 payback of 100 percent within a two-year to six-year period.
  7 19 The department of general services shall report not later than
  7 20 August 31, 1996, on the projects having 100 percent payback
  7 21 within a six-year period to the chairpersons and ranking
  7 22 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on
  7 23 administration and regulation and to the legislative fiscal
  7 24 bureau.  The report shall include a listing of the projects
  7 25 undertaken, the cost of each project, and the projected
  7 26 savings on an annual basis and for the life of the project.
  7 27    7.  TERRACE HILL OPERATIONS
  7 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
  7 29 purposes necessary for the operation of Terrace Hill and for
  7 30 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
  7 31 .................................................. $    164,637
  7 32 ............................................... FTEs       4.00
  7 33    Sec. 6.  There is appropriated from the designated
  7 34 revolving funds to the department of general services for the
  7 35 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996,
  8  1 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
  8  2 be used for the purposes designated:
  8  3    1.  From the centralized printing permanent revolving fund
  8  4 established by section 18.57 for salaries, support,
  8  5 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
  8  6 following full-time equivalent positions:  
  8  7 .................................................. $    912,217
  8  8 ............................................... FTEs      26.05
  8  9    2.  The remainder of the centralized printing permanent
  8 10 revolving fund is appropriated for the expense incurred in
  8 11 supplying paper stock, offset printing, copy preparation,
  8 12 binding, distribution costs, original payment of printing and
  8 13 binding claims and contingencies arising during the fiscal
  8 14 year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, which
  8 15 are legally payable from this fund.
  8 16    3.  From the centralized purchasing permanent revolving
  8 17 fund established by section 18.9 for salaries, support,
  8 18 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
  8 19 following full-time equivalent positions:  
  8 20 .................................................. $    734,140
  8 21 ............................................... FTEs      16.05
  8 22    4.  The remainder of the centralized purchasing permanent
  8 23 revolving fund is appropriated for the payment of expenses
  8 24 incurred through purchases by various state departments and
  8 25 for contingencies arising during the fiscal year beginning
  8 26 July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, which are legally
  8 27 payable from this fund.
  8 28    5.  From the vehicle dispatcher revolving fund established
  8 29 by section 18.119 for salaries, support, maintenance,
  8 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
  8 31 full-time equivalent positions:  
  8 32 .................................................. $    625,075
  8 33 ............................................... FTEs      15.00
  8 34    6.  The remainder of the vehicle dispatcher revolving fund
  8 35 is appropriated for the purchase of gasoline, gasohol, oil,
  9  1 tires, repairs, and all other maintenance expenses incurred in
  9  2 the operation of state-owned motor vehicles and for
  9  3 contingencies arising during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  9  4 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, which are legally payable from
  9  5 this fund.
  9  6    The vehicle dispatcher shall report, not later than
  9  7 February 15, 1996, to the chairpersons and the ranking members
  9  8 of the joint appropriations subcommittee on administration and
  9  9 regulation and to the legislative fiscal bureau regarding the
  9 10 efficiencies of the vehicle fleet and the changes in the
  9 11 efficiencies.  The report shall include the cost per mile,
  9 12 fuel efficiencies, maintenance costs, useful life, the costs
  9 13 of extending the useful life, and other measures which the
  9 14 vehicle dispatcher or the legislative fiscal bureau finds
  9 15 appropriate.  The information shall be reported for each
  9 16 general type of vehicle.  The overhead costs shall also be
  9 17 reported with the total costs of the vehicle dispatcher
  9 18 operations.
  9 19    The department of general services shall report to the
  9 20 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations
  9 21 subcommittee on administration and regulation and the
  9 22 legislative fiscal bureau not later than February 15, 1996, a
  9 23 comparison of the performance of vehicles burning an 85
  9 24 percent ethanol mixture and those burning a 10 percent ethanol
  9 25 mixture.  The report shall include, but is not limited to,
  9 26 average mileage, vehicle life, and problems encountered.
  9 27    Sec. 7.  GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.  There is
  9 28 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
  9 29 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal
  9 30 year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
  9 31 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  9 32 used for the purposes designated:
  9 33    1.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
  9 34 purposes for the general office of the governor and the
  9 35 general office of the lieutenant governor, and for not more
 10  1 than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 10  2 .................................................. $  1,088,936
 10  3 ............................................... FTEs      17.25
 10  4    2.  For the governor's expenses and the lieutenant
 10  5 governor's expenses connected with office:  
 10  6 .................................................. $      2,416
 10  7    3.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 10  8 purposes for the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, and for
 10  9 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 10 10 .................................................. $     51,746
 10 11 ............................................... FTEs       1.50
 10 12    4.  For the payment of expenses of ad hoc committees,
 10 13 councils, and task forces appointed by the governor to
 10 14 research and analyze a particular subject area relevant to the
 10 15 problems and responsibilities of state and local government,
 10 16 including the employment of professional, technical, and
 10 17 administrative staff and the payment of per diem and actual
 10 18 expenses of committee, council, or task force members as
 10 19 specified pursuant to section 7E.6:  
 10 20 .................................................. $      1,610
 10 21    The ad hoc committees, councils, and task forces appointed
 10 22 by the governor are subject to chapters 21 and 22 and the
 10 23 members and the staff shall be informed of these requirements.
 10 24 A member shall not receive a per diem if the member is
 10 25 receiving a salary as a full-time public employee, but members
 10 26 shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.
 10 27    5.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 10 28 purposes for the office of administrative rules coordinator,
 10 29 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 10 30 positions:  
 10 31 .................................................. $    108,336
 10 32 ............................................... FTEs       2.00
 10 33    6.  For payment of Iowa's membership in the national
 10 34 governors' conference:  
 10 35 .................................................. $     74,435
 11  1    Sec. 8.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS.  There is
 11  2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 11  3 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
 11  4 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
 11  5 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
 11  6 purposes designated:
 11  7    1.  FINANCE AND SERVICES DIVISION
 11  8    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11  9 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 10 positions:  
 11 11 .................................................. $    467,275
 11 12 ............................................... FTEs      21.00
 11 13    2.  AUDITS DIVISION
 11 14    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 15 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 16 positions:  
 11 17 .................................................. $    352,092
 11 18 ............................................... FTEs      11.00
 11 19    3.  APPEALS AND FAIR HEARINGS DIVISION
 11 20    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 22 positions:  
 11 23 .................................................. $    223,048
 11 24 ............................................... FTEs      24.00
 11 25    4.  INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
 11 26    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 28 positions:  
 11 29 .................................................. $    729,111
 11 30 ............................................... FTEs      35.00
 11 31    5.  HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
 11 32    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 33 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 34 positions:  
 11 35 .................................................. $  1,663,070
 12  1 ............................................... FTEs     101.00
 12  2    6.  INSPECTIONS DIVISION
 12  3    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12  4 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12  5 positions:  
 12  6 .................................................. $    577,869
 12  7 ............................................... FTEs      13.00
 12  8    7.  EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
 12  9    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12 10 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12 11 positions:  
 12 12 .................................................. $     33,067
 12 13 ............................................... FTEs      15.00
 12 14    The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by the
 12 15 labor services division of the department of employment
 12 16 services for all costs associated with hearings conducted
 12 17 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration.  The
 12 18 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
 12 19 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
 12 20 to the labor services division under this subsection and to
 12 21 retain the additional full-time equivalent positions as needed
 12 22 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
 12 23    8.  STATE FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
 12 24    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12 25 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12 26 positions:  
 12 27 .................................................. $    527,041
 12 28 ............................................... FTEs       8.00
 12 29    The department of human services, in coordination with the
 12 30 state foster care review board and the department of
 12 31 inspections and appeals, shall submit an application for
 12 32 funding available pursuant to Title IV-E of the federal Social
 12 33 Security Act for claims for state foster care review board
 12 34 administrative review costs.
 12 35    9.  The department of inspections and appeals shall provide
 13  1 an accounting of all costs associated with negotiating
 13  2 agreements and compacts pursuant to section 10A.104,
 13  3 subsection 10, and all costs associated with monitoring such
 13  4 agreements and compacts.  Information in the accounting shall
 13  5 include the dates and destinations of all travel related to
 13  6 the negotiations and monitoring, and all costs associated with
 13  7 the personnel involved, including salary, travel, and support
 13  8 costs.
 13  9    Sec. 9.  RACETRACK REGULATION.  There is appropriated from
 13 10 the general fund of the state to the racing and gaming
 13 11 commission of the department of inspections and appeals for
 13 12 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30,
 13 13 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 13 14 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 13 15    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 13 16 for the regulation of pari-mutuel racetracks, and for not more
 13 17 than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 13 18 .................................................. $  1,760,378
 13 19 ............................................... FTEs      23.85
 13 20    Sec. 10.  EXCURSION BOAT REGULATION.  There is appropriated
 13 21 from the general fund of the state to the racing and gaming
 13 22 commission of the department of inspections and appeals for
 13 23 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30,
 13 24 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 13 25 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 13 26    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 13 27 purposes for administration and enforcement of the excursion
 13 28 boat gambling laws, and for not more than the following full-
 13 29 time equivalent positions:  
 13 30 .................................................. $    860,651
 13 31 ............................................... FTEs      17.11
 13 32    It is the intent of the general assembly that the racing
 13 33 and gaming commission shall only employ additional full-time
 13 34 equivalent positions for riverboat gambling enforcement as
 13 35 authorized by the department of management as needed for
 14  1 enforcement on new riverboats.  If more than six riverboats
 14  2 are operating during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995,
 14  3 and ending June 30, 1996, the commission may expend no more
 14  4 than $84,917 for no more than 2.00 FTEs for each additional
 14  5 riverboat in excess of six.  The additional expense associated
 14  6 with the positions shall be paid from fees assessed by the
 14  7 commission as provided in chapter 99F.
 14  8    Notwithstanding section 8.39, funds shall not be
 14  9 transferred to the department of inspections and appeals which
 14 10 would be used for monitoring Indian gaming.
 14 11    Sec. 11.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS &endash; SERVICE
 14 12 CHARGES.  The department of inspections and appeals may charge
 14 13 state departments, agencies, and commissions for services
 14 14 rendered and the payment received shall be considered
 14 15 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2.
 14 16    Sec. 12.  USE TAX APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated
 14 17 from the use tax receipts collected pursuant to section 423.7
 14 18 prior to their deposit in the road use tax fund pursuant to
 14 19 section 423.24, subsection 1, to the appeals and fair hearings
 14 20 division of the department of inspections and appeals for the
 14 21 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996,
 14 22 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for
 14 23 the purposes designated:
 14 24    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 14 25 purposes:  
 14 26 .................................................. $    924,090
 14 27    Sec. 13.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT.  There is appropriated
 14 28 from the general fund of the state to the department of
 14 29 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
 14 30 ending June 30, 1996, the following amounts, or so much
 14 31 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 14 32 designated:
 14 33    1.  GENERAL OFFICE
 14 34    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 14 35 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 15  1 positions:  
 15  2 .................................................. $  1,959,287
 15  3 ............................................... FTEs      29.00
 15  4    2.  LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING REIMBURSEMENTS
 15  5    For reimbursement to local law enforcement agencies for the
 15  6 training of officers who resign pursuant to section 384.15,
 15  7 subsection 7:  
 15  8 .................................................. $     47,500
 15  9    3.  COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
 15 10    For support of the membership assessment:  
 15 11 .................................................. $     75,500
 15 12    Sec. 14.  There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
 15 13 to the department of management for the fiscal year beginning
 15 14 July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount,
 15 15 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
 15 16 purposes designated:
 15 17    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 15 18 purposes:  
 15 19 .................................................. $     56,000
 15 20    The department of management shall report to the
 15 21 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
 15 22 committees on appropriations, the chairpersons and ranking
 15 23 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on
 15 24 administration and regulation, and the legislative fiscal
 15 25 bureau, the number of furloughs and the number of layoffs that
 15 26 occur in each state agency, the savings associated with those
 15 27 furloughs and layoffs, the effect of the furloughs and layoffs
 15 28 on services provided by the state agency, and other relevant
 15 29 information.  The department shall provide a year-end report
 15 30 summarizing the information for the fiscal year beginning July
 15 31 1, 1995, which will be due by September 1, 1996.
 15 32    When addressing staffing targets for state agencies, the
 15 33 department of management shall state the number of staff
 15 34 authorized for a state agency in terms of full-time equivalent
 15 35 positions.
 16  1    Sec. 15.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
 16  2 the state to the department of personnel for the fiscal year
 16  3 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
 16  4 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
 16  5 used for the purposes designated including the filing of
 16  6 quarterly reports as required in this section:
 16  7    1.  OPERATIONS
 16  8    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 16  9 purposes for the director's staff, information services, data
 16 10 processing, and financial services, and for not more than the
 16 11 following full-time equivalent positions:  
 16 12 .................................................. $  1,041,716
 16 13 ............................................... FTEs      18.58
 16 14    2.  PROGRAM DELIVERY
 16 15    For salaries for personnel services, employment law and
 16 16 labor relations and training, and for not more than the
 16 17 following full-time equivalent positions:  
 16 18 .................................................. $  1,213,964
 16 19 ............................................... FTEs      33.20
 16 20    3.  PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 16 21    For salaries for employment, compensation, and benefits and
 16 22 workers' compensation and for not more than the following
 16 23 full-time equivalent positions:  
 16 24 .................................................. $  1,386,933
 16 25 ............................................... FTEs      32.80
 16 26    Any funds received by the department for workers'
 16 27 compensation purposes other than the funds appropriated in
 16 28 subsection 3 shall be used only for the payment of workers'
 16 29 compensation claims.
 16 30    The funds for support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 16 31 purposes for personnel assigned to program delivery under
 16 32 subsection 2 and program administration and development under
 16 33 subsection 3 are payable from the appropriation made in
 16 34 subsection 1.
 16 35    The department of personnel shall report semi-annually to
 17  1 the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 17  2 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 17  3 concerning the number of vacancies in existing full-time
 17  4 equivalent positions and the average time taken to fill the
 17  5 vacancies.  The reports shall include quarterly and annual
 17  6 averages organized according to state agency and general
 17  7 occupational category as established by the federal equal
 17  8 employment opportunity commission.  All departments and
 17  9 agencies of the state shall cooperate with the department in
 17 10 the preparation of the reports.
 17 11    Sec. 16.  IPERS.  There is appropriated from the Iowa
 17 12 public employees' retirement system fund to the department of
 17 13 personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
 17 14 ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof
 17 15 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 17 16    1.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and other
 17 17 operational purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public
 17 18 employees' retirement system:  
 17 19 .................................................. $  3,749,983
 17 20    2.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the Iowa
 17 21 public employees' retirement system employ sufficient staff
 17 22 within the appropriation provided in this section to meet the
 17 23 developing requirements of the investment program.
 17 24    3.  The department of personnel shall submit, annually, a
 17 25 report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 17 26 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 17 27 and to the legislative fiscal bureau regarding the results of
 17 28 the state's top achievement recognition program.  The reports
 17 29 submitted shall include, but are not limited to,
 17 30 identification of the recipients, a description of the
 17 31 meritorious achievements, and the awards conferred.
 17 32    Sec. 17.  There is appropriated from the primary road fund
 17 33 to the department of personnel for the fiscal year beginning
 17 34 July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount,
 17 35 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
 18  1 purposes designated:
 18  2    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18  3 purposes to provide personnel services for the state
 18  4 department of transportation:  
 18  5 .................................................. $    331,694
 18  6    Sec. 18.  There is appropriated from the road use tax fund
 18  7 to the department of personnel for the fiscal year beginning
 18  8 July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount,
 18  9 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
 18 10 purposes designated:
 18 11    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 12 purposes to provide personnel services for the state
 18 13 department of transportation:  
 18 14 .................................................. $     53,996
 18 15    Sec. 19.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
 18 16 the state to the department of revenue and finance for the
 18 17 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996,
 18 18 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
 18 19 be used for the purposes designated, and for not more than the
 18 20 following full-time equivalent positions used for the purposes
 18 21 designated in subsections 1 through 3:  
 18 22 ............................................... FTEs     577.43
 18 23    1.  AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE
 18 24    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 25 purposes:  
 18 26 .................................................. $ 10,563,293
 18 27    2.  STATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 18 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 29 purposes:  
 18 30 .................................................. $  9,376,548
 18 31    3.  INTERNAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
 18 32    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 33 purposes:  
 18 34 .................................................. $  5,910,111
 18 35    4.  COLLECTION COSTS AND FEES
 19  1    For payment of collection costs and fees pursuant to
 19  2 section 422.26:  
 19  3 .................................................. $     45,000
 19  4    5.  a.  The department of revenue and finance shall not
 19  5 change the appropriations for the purposes designated in
 19  6 subsections 1 through 3 from the amounts appropriated in those
 19  7 subsections unless notice of the revisions is given prior to
 19  8 their effective date to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The
 19  9 notice shall include information on the department's rationale
 19 10 for making the changes.
 19 11    b.  The department of revenue and finance shall report
 19 12 quarterly to the legislative fiscal bureau concerning progress
 19 13 in the implementation of generally accepted accounting
 19 14 principles, including determination of reporting entities,
 19 15 fund classifications, modification of the Iowa financial
 19 16 accounting system, progress on preparing a comprehensive
 19 17 annual financial report, and the most current estimate of the
 19 18 general fund balance based on current generally accepted
 19 19 accounting principles.
 19 20    c.  The director of revenue and finance shall report
 19 21 annually to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 19 22 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 19 23 and the legislative fiscal bureau on the implementation and
 19 24 financial status of the integrated revenue information system.
 19 25 The report shall include any changes from the scheduled
 19 26 progress including expenditures or estimated revenue.
 19 27    d.  The director of revenue and finance shall prepare and
 19 28 issue a state appraisal manual and the revisions to the state
 19 29 appraisal manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 18,
 19 30 without cost to a city or county.
 19 31    Sec. 20.  There is appropriated from the lottery fund to
 19 32 the department of revenue and finance for the fiscal year
 19 33 beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the
 19 34 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
 19 35 used for the purposes designated:
 20  1    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes
 20  2 for the administration and operation of lottery games, and for
 20  3 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 20  4 .................................................. $  7,408,016
 20  5 ............................................... FTEs     120.00
 20  6    Sec. 21.  There is appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel
 20  7 tax fund created by section 452A.77 to the department of
 20  8 revenue and finance for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 20  9 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
 20 10 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 20 11 designated:
 20 12    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 20 13 purposes for administration and enforcement of the provisions
 20 14 of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle use tax program:  
 20 15 .................................................. $  1,008,025
 20 16    Sec. 22.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
 20 17 the state to the office of the secretary of state for the
 20 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996,
 20 19 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
 20 20 be used for the purposes designated:
 20 21    1.  ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
 20 22    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 20 23 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 20 24 positions:  
 20 25 .................................................. $    520,514
 20 26 ............................................... FTEs       9.00
 20 27    2.  BUSINESS SERVICES
 20 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 20 29 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 20 30 positions:  
 20 31 .................................................. $  1,565,021
 20 32 ............................................... FTEs      28.00
 20 33    3.  For costs incurred in the printing of the official
 20 34 register:  
 20 35 .................................................. $     60,000
 21  1    Sec. 23.  STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS.  There is appropriated
 21  2 from the general fund of the state to the office of state-
 21  3 federal relations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995,
 21  4 and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much
 21  5 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 21  6 designated:
 21  7    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 21  8 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 21  9 positions:  
 21 10 .................................................. $    235,521
 21 11 ............................................... FTEs       3.00
 21 12    Sec. 24.  TREASURER.  There is appropriated from the
 21 13 general fund of the state to the office of treasurer of state
 21 14 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June
 21 15 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 21 16 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 21 17    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 21 18 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 21 19 positions:  
 21 20 .................................................. $    855,694
 21 21 ............................................... FTEs      27.80
 21 22    The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical and
 21 23 secretarial support for the executive council.
 21 24    Sec. 25.  SECOND INJURY FUND.  The administrative costs and
 21 25 expenses incurred by the treasurer of state, the attorney
 21 26 general, the second injury fund, or the department of revenue
 21 27 and finance, in connection with the second injury fund, may be
 21 28 paid from the second injury fund.  However, the payment of
 21 29 administrative costs and expenses incurred by the treasurer of
 21 30 state, the attorney general, the second injury fund, and the
 21 31 department of revenue and finance, as authorized in this
 21 32 section, shall only be permitted for administrative costs and
 21 33 expenses incurred in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1995,
 21 34 and ending June 30, 1996, shall not exceed $170,000.
 21 35    Sec. 26.  STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.  There is
 22  1 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 22  2 department of personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 22  3 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
 22  4 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
 22  5 designated:
 22  6    For distribution, subject to approval of the department of
 22  7 management, to various state departments to fund the premiums
 22  8 for paying workers' compensation claims which are assessed to
 22  9 and collected from the state department by the department of
 22 10 personnel based upon a rating formula established by the
 22 11 department of personnel:  
 22 12 .................................................. $  5,884,740
 22 13    The premiums collected by the department of personnel shall
 22 14 be segregated into a separate workers' compensation fund in
 22 15 the state treasury to be used for payment of state employees'
 22 16 workers' compensation claims.  Notwithstanding section 8.33,
 22 17 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
 22 18 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
 22 19 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
 22 20 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
 22 21    Sec. 27.  CENTRALIZED PURCHASING REVOLVING FUND TRANSFER.
 22 22 Notwithstanding section 18.9, there is transferred from the
 22 23 centralized purchasing revolving fund created under section
 22 24 18.9 to the general fund of the state on June 30, 1995, the
 22 25 sum of $135,000.
 22 26    Sec. 28.  IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING REDUCTIONS &endash; INTENT OF
 22 27 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.  It is the intent of the general assembly
 22 28 that the departments, agencies, and offices of the executive
 22 29 department of state government shall implement funding
 22 30 reductions through organizational changes which reduce
 22 31 supervisory positions, vertically and horizontally, and
 22 32 increase the span of control of the remaining supervisors as
 22 33 recommended by the governor's committee on government spending
 22 34 reform.
 22 35    Sec. 29.  ELIMINATION OF VACANT UNFUNDED JOBS.  The state
 23  1 departments, agencies, or offices receiving appropriations
 23  2 under this Act shall eliminate, within thirty days after the
 23  3 beginning of a fiscal year, all vacant unfunded positions on
 23  4 the table of organization of the state department, agency, or
 23  5 office.
 23  6    Sec. 30.  STATE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK &endash; REDUCTION OF
 23  7 TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES.  The offices of the governor and
 23  8 lieutenant governor, the office of secretary of state, the
 23  9 office of treasurer of state, the auditor of state, the
 23 10 department of commerce, the department of inspections and
 23 11 appeals, the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, the
 23 12 department of general services, the department of management,
 23 13 the department of revenue and finance, and the department of
 23 14 personnel shall use the services of the state communications
 23 15 network as much as possible for interagency communication,
 23 16 meetings, and conferences to reduce travel and related
 23 17 expenses for the respective offices or departments.
 23 18    Sec. 31.  REPORT OF ADDITIONAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURES.
 23 19 The state departments, agencies, and offices receiving
 23 20 appropriations under this Act shall report all expenses in
 23 21 excess of the funds appropriated from any statutory revolving
 23 22 funds during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, and
 23 23 ending June 30, 1995.  The report shall also include the
 23 24 beginning and ending balances of the revolving funds.
 23 25    The report required pursuant to this section shall be
 23 26 submitted not later than September 30, 1995, for expenditures
 23 27 made during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, and ending
 23 28 June 30, 1995, to the chairpersons and ranking members of the
 23 29 joint appropriations subcommittee on administration and
 23 30 regulations and the legislative fiscal bureau.
 23 31    Sec. 32.  FEDERAL GRANTS.  All federal grants to and the
 23 32 federal receipts of agencies appropriated funds under this
 23 33 Act, not otherwise appropriated, are appropriated for the
 23 34 purposes set forth in the federal grants or receipts unless
 23 35 otherwise provided by the general assembly.
 24  1    Sec. 33.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section and section 27 of
 24  2 this Act take effect on June 30, 1995.  The remainder of this
 24  3 Act takes effect on July 1, 1995.  
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