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House Study Bill 722

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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, 1996, and ending
  1  4 June 30, 1997, 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 .................................................. $  1,344,845
  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, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 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 .................................................. $    420,554
  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, 1996, and
  2  1 ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much
  2  2 thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
  2  3    1.  ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
  2  4    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  2  5 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  2  6 positions:  
  2  7 .................................................. $    235,556
  2  8 ............................................... FTEs       2.00
  2  9    It is the intent of the general assembly that the two
  2 10 positions authorized in this subsection for the division shall
  2 11 coordinate the administrative services to be provided to the
  2 12 divisions in the department.  These two positions are under
  2 13 the direct supervision of, and shall report to, the director
  2 14 of the department.
  2 15    The division of administrative services shall assess each
  2 16 division within the department of commerce and the office of
  2 17 consumer advocate within the department of justice a pro rata
  2 18 share of the operating expenses of the division of
  2 19 administrative services.  The pro rata share shall be
  2 20 determined pursuant to a cost allocation plan established by
  2 21 the division of administrative services and agreed to by the
  2 22 administrators of the divisions and the consumer advocate.  To
  2 23 the extent practicable, the cost allocation plan shall be
  2 24 based on the proportion of the administrative expenses
  2 25 incurred on behalf of each division and the office of consumer
  2 26 advocate.  Each division and the office of consumer advocate
  2 27 shall include in its charges assessed or revenues generated,
  2 28 an amount sufficient to cover the amount stated in its
  2 29 appropriation, any state assessed indirect costs determined by
  2 30 the department of revenue and finance, and the cost of
  2 31 services provided by the division of administrative services.
  2 32    2.  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
  2 33    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  2 34 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  2 35 positions:  
  3  1 .................................................. $  1,824,481
  3  2 ............................................... FTEs      32.50
  3  3    3.  BANKING DIVISION
  3  4    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3  5 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3  6 positions:  
  3  7 .................................................. $  5,506,749
  3  8 ............................................... FTEs      84.00
  3  9    4.  CREDIT UNION DIVISION
  3 10    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 11 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 12 positions:  
  3 13 .................................................. $  1,076,131
  3 14 .............................................. FTEs       20.00
  3 15    5.  INSURANCE DIVISION
  3 16    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  3 17 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  3 18 positions:  
  3 19 .................................................. $  3,013,049
  3 20 ............................................... FTEs      91.50
  3 21    Of the amounts appropriated in this section to the
  3 22 insurance division, not more than $100,000 shall be used for
  3 23 the regulation of health insurance purchasing cooperatives.
  3 24    The insurance division shall monitor public utilization of
  3 25 the coverages identified in chapter 514C under managed care
  3 26 plans in this state.
  3 27    The insurance division may reallocate authorized full-time
  3 28 equivalent positions as necessary to respond to accreditation
  3 29 recommendations or requirements.  The insurance division
  3 30 expenditures for examination purposes may exceed the projected
  3 31 receipts, refunds and reimbursements, estimated pursuant to
  3 32 section 505.7, subsection 7, including the expenditures for
  3 33 retention of additional personnel, if the expenditures are
  3 34 fully reimburseable and the division first does both of the
  3 35 following:
  4  1    a.  Notifies the department of management, legislative
  4  2 fiscal bureau, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
  4  3 need for the expenditures.
  4  4    b.  Files with each of the entities named in paragraph "a"
  4  5 the legislative and regulatory justification for the
  4  6 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
  4  7    Of the amounts appropriated to the insurance division in
  4  8 this subsection not more than $100,000 shall be used for
  4  9 continuing the division's senior health insurance information
  4 10 program.
  4 11    6.  PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION DIVISION
  4 12    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  4 13 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  4 14 positions:  
  4 15 .................................................. $    923,357
  4 16 ............................................... FTEs      14.00
  4 17    7.  UTILITIES DIVISION
  4 18    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  4 19 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  4 20 positions:  
  4 21 .................................................. $  5,227,076
  4 22 ............................................... FTEs      79.00
  4 23    The utilities division may expend additional funds,
  4 24 including funds for additional personnel, if those additional
  4 25 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the funds
  4 26 budgeted for utility regulation.  Before the division expends
  4 27 or encumbers an amount in excess of the funds budgeted for
  4 28 regulation, the director of the department of management shall
  4 29 approve the expenditure or encumbrance.  Before approval is
  4 30 given, the director of the department of management shall
  4 31 determine that the regulation expenses exceed the funds
  4 32 budgeted by the general assembly to the division and that the
  4 33 division does not have other funds from which regulation
  4 34 expenses can be paid.  Upon approval of the director of the
  4 35 department of management the division may expend and encumber
  5  1 funds for excess regulation expenses.  The amounts necessary
  5  2 to fund the excess regulation expenses shall be collected from
  5  3 those utility companies being regulated which caused the
  5  4 excess expenditures, and the collections shall be treated as
  5  5 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2.
  5  6    Sec. 4.  LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES.  There is appropriated from
  5  7 the general fund of the state to the following named agencies
  5  8 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June
  5  9 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
  5 10 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
  5 11    1.  COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
  5 12    For support of the commission and expenses of the members:  
  5 13 .................................................. $     22,741
  5 14    2.  NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
  5 15    For support of the membership assessment:  
  5 16 .................................................. $     91,427
  5 17    Sec. 5.  DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES.  There is
  5 18 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
  5 19 department of general services for the fiscal year beginning
  5 20 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts,
  5 21 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
  5 22 purposes designated:
  5 23    1.  ADMINISTRATION
  5 24    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  5 25 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  5 26 positions:  
  5 27 .................................................. $  1,188,790
  5 28 ............................................... FTEs      31.35
  5 29    2.  INFORMATION SERVICES
  5 30    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  5 31 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  5 32 positions:  
  5 33 .................................................. $  5,623,195
  5 34 ............................................... FTEs     141.60
  5 35    3.  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
  6  1    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
  6  2 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
  6  3 positions:  
  6  4 .................................................. $  3,994,346
  6  5 ............................................... FTEs     113.00
  6  6    In addition to the requirements in section 8.39, the
  6  7 department of general services shall not change the
  6  8 appropriations for the purposes designated in subsections 1
  6  9 through 3 from the amounts appropriated under those
  6 10 subsections unless notice of the revisions is given prior to
  6 11 their effective date to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The
  6 12 notice shall include information on the department's rationale
  6 13 for making the changes.
  6 14    Savings achieved in providing telephone services shall be
  6 15 used by the department of general services to increase
  6 16 efficiencies in the provision of those services.  The
  6 17 department of general services shall report not later than
  6 18 August 31, 1997, on the projects undertaken to the
  6 19 chairpersons and the ranking members of the joint
  6 20 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
  6 21 and to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The report shall
  6 22 include a listing of the projects and efficiencies undertaken
  6 23 during the fiscal year, the cost of each project, and the
  6 24 benefits, including the projected savings on an annual basis
  6 25 and for the life of the efficiency improvement.
  6 26    4.  CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION
  6 27    For expenses of the members in carrying out their duties
  6 28 under chapter 18A:  
  6 29 .................................................. $      2,000
  6 30    5.  RENTAL SPACE
  6 31    For payment of lease or rental costs of buildings and
  6 32 office space at the seat of government as provided in section
  6 33 18.12, subsection 9, notwithstanding section 18.16:  
  6 34 .................................................. $    656,104
  6 35    6.  UTILITY COSTS
  7  1    For payment of utility costs and for not more than the
  7  2 following full-time equivalent positions:  
  7  3 .................................................. $  2,058,683
  7  4 ............................................... FTEs       1.00
  7  5    The department of general services may use funds
  7  6 appropriated in this subsection for utility costs to fund
  7  7 energy conservation projects in the state capitol complex
  7  8 which will have a 100 percent payback within a 24-month
  7  9 period.  In addition, notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 18.12,
  7 10 subsection 11, any excess funds appropriated for utility costs
  7 11 in this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the
  7 12 state on June 30, 1997, and these funds shall be used for
  7 13 implementation of energy conservation projects having a
  7 14 payback of 100 percent within a two-year to six-year period.
  7 15 The department of general services shall report not later than
  7 16 August 31, 1997, on the projects having 100 percent payback
  7 17 within a six-year period to the chairpersons and ranking
  7 18 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on
  7 19 administration and regulation and to the legislative fiscal
  7 20 bureau.  The report shall include a listing of the projects
  7 21 undertaken, the cost of each project, and the projected
  7 22 savings on an annual basis and for the life of the project.
  7 23    7.  TERRACE HILL OPERATIONS
  7 24    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
  7 25 purposes necessary for the operation of Terrace Hill and for
  7 26 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
  7 27 .................................................. $    188,701
  7 28 ............................................... FTEs       4.00
  7 29    Sec. 6.  REVOLVING FUNDS.  There is appropriated from the
  7 30 designated revolving funds to the department of general
  7 31 services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
  7 32 ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much
  7 33 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
  7 34 designated:
  7 35    1.  CENTRALIZED PRINTING
  8  1    From the centralized printing permanent revolving fund
  8  2 established by section 18.57 for salaries, support,
  8  3 maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
  8  4 following full-time equivalent positions:  
  8  5 .................................................. $    932,915
  8  6 ............................................... FTEs      26.05
  8  7    2.  CENTRALIZED PRINTING – REMAINDER
  8  8    The remainder of the centralized printing permanent
  8  9 revolving fund is appropriated for the expense incurred in
  8 10 supplying paper stock, offset printing, copy preparation,
  8 11 binding, distribution costs, original payment of printing and
  8 12 binding claims and contingencies arising during the fiscal
  8 13 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, which
  8 14 are legally payable from this fund.
  8 15    3.  CENTRALIZED PURCHASING
  8 16    From the centralized purchasing permanent revolving fund
  8 17 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 .................................................. $    816,123
  8 21 ............................................... FTEs      17.05
  8 22    4.  CENTRALIZED PURCHASING – REMAINDER
  8 23    The remainder of the centralized purchasing permanent
  8 24 revolving fund is appropriated for the payment of expenses
  8 25 incurred through purchases by various state departments and
  8 26 for contingencies arising during the fiscal year beginning
  8 27 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, which are legally
  8 28 payable from this fund.
  8 29    5.  VEHICLE DISPATCHER
  8 30    From the vehicle dispatcher revolving fund established by
  8 31 section 18.119 for salaries, support, maintenance,
  8 32 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
  8 33 full-time equivalent positions:  
  8 34 .................................................. $    627,701
  8 35 ............................................... FTEs      15.00
  9  1    6.  VEHICLE DISPATCHER – REMAINDER
  9  2    The remainder of the vehicle dispatcher revolving fund is
  9  3 appropriated for the purchase of gasoline, gasohol, oil,
  9  4 tires, repairs, and all other maintenance expenses incurred in
  9  5 the operation of state-owned motor vehicles and for
  9  6 contingencies arising during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  9  7 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, which are legally payable from
  9  8 this fund.
  9  9    The vehicle dispatcher shall report, not later than
  9 10 February 15, 1997, to the chairpersons and the ranking members
  9 11 of the joint appropriations subcommittee on administration and
  9 12 regulation and to the legislative fiscal bureau regarding the
  9 13 efficiencies of the vehicle fleet and the changes in the
  9 14 efficiencies.  The report shall include the cost per mile,
  9 15 fuel efficiencies, maintenance costs, useful life, the costs
  9 16 of extending the useful life, and other measures which the
  9 17 vehicle dispatcher or the legislative fiscal bureau finds
  9 18 appropriate.  The information shall be reported for each
  9 19 general type of vehicle.  The overhead costs shall also be
  9 20 reported with the total costs of the vehicle dispatcher
  9 21 operations.
  9 22    The department of general services shall report to the
  9 23 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations
  9 24 subcommittee on administration and regulation and the
  9 25 legislative fiscal bureau not later than February 15, 1997, a
  9 26 comparison of the performance of vehicles burning an 85
  9 27 percent ethanol mixture and those burning a 10 percent ethanol
  9 28 mixture.  The report shall include, but is not limited to,
  9 29 average mileage, vehicle life, and problems encountered.
  9 30    Sec. 7.  GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.  There is
  9 31 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
  9 32 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal
  9 33 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
  9 34 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  9 35 used for the purposes designated:
 10  1    1.  GENERAL OFFICE
 10  2    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 10  3 purposes for the general office of the governor and the
 10  4 general office of the lieutenant governor, and for not more
 10  5 than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 10  6 .................................................. $  1,149,181
 10  7 ............................................... FTEs      17.25
 10  8    2.  EXPENSES
 10  9    For the governor's expenses and the lieutenant governor's
 10 10 expenses connected with office:  
 10 11 .................................................. $      2,416
 10 12    3.  TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
 10 13    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 10 14 purposes for the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, and for
 10 15 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 10 16 .................................................. $     67,254
 10 17 ............................................... FTEs       2.00
 10 18    4.  AD HOC COMMITTEE EXPENSES
 10 19    For the payment of expenses of ad hoc committees, councils,
 10 20 and task forces appointed by the governor to research and
 10 21 analyze a particular subject area relevant to the problems and
 10 22 responsibilities of state and local government, including the
 10 23 employment of professional, technical, and administrative
 10 24 staff and the payment of per diem and actual expenses of
 10 25 committee, council, or task force members as specified
 10 26 pursuant to section 7E.6:  
 10 27 .................................................. $      1,610
 10 28    The ad hoc committees, councils, and task forces appointed
 10 29 by the governor are subject to chapters 21 and 22 and the
 10 30 members and the staff shall be informed of these requirements.
 10 31 A member shall not receive a per diem if the member is
 10 32 receiving a salary as a full-time public employee, but members
 10 33 shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.
 10 34    5.  ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COORDINATOR
 10 35    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 11  1 purposes for the office of administrative rules coordinator,
 11  2 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11  3 positions:  
 11  4 .................................................. $    111,781
 11  5 ............................................... FTEs       3.00
 11  6    6.  NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE
 11  7    For payment of Iowa's membership in the national governors'
 11  8 conference:  
 11  9 .................................................. $     74,435
 11 10    Sec. 8.  DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS.  There is
 11 11 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 11 12 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
 11 13 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
 11 14 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
 11 15 purposes designated:
 11 16    1.  FINANCE AND SERVICES DIVISION
 11 17    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 18 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 19 positions:  
 11 20 .................................................. $    495,682
 11 21 ............................................... FTEs      21.00
 11 22    2.  AUDITS DIVISION
 11 23    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 24 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 25 positions:  
 11 26 .................................................. $    372,432
 11 27 ............................................... FTEs      11.00
 11 28    3.  APPEALS AND FAIR HEARINGS DIVISION
 11 29    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 11 30 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 11 31 positions:  
 11 32 .................................................. $    170,823
 11 33 ............................................... FTEs      24.50
 11 34    4.  INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
 11 35    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12  1 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12  2 positions:  
 12  3 .................................................. $    756,040
 12  4 ............................................... FTEs      35.00
 12  5    5.  HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
 12  6    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12  7 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12  8 positions:  
 12  9 .................................................. $  1,677,191
 12 10 ............................................... FTEs     101.00
 12 11    6.  INSPECTIONS DIVISION
 12 12    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12 13 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12 14 positions:  
 12 15 .................................................. $    600,210
 12 16 ............................................... FTEs      13.00
 12 17    7.  EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
 12 18    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12 19 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12 20 positions:  
 12 21 .................................................. $     33,181
 12 22 ............................................... FTEs      14.00
 12 23    The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by the
 12 24 labor services division of the department of employment
 12 25 services for all costs associated with hearings conducted
 12 26 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration.  The
 12 27 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
 12 28 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
 12 29 to the labor services division under this subsection and to
 12 30 retain the additional full-time equivalent positions as needed
 12 31 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
 12 32    8.  STATE FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
 12 33    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 12 34 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 12 35 positions:  
 13  1 .................................................. $    547,579
 13  2 ............................................... FTEs      10.00
 13  3    The department of human services, in coordination with the
 13  4 state foster care review board and the department of
 13  5 inspections and appeals, shall submit an application for
 13  6 funding available pursuant to Title IV-E of the federal Social
 13  7 Security Act for claims for state foster care review board
 13  8 administrative review costs.
 13  9    The department of inspections and appeals shall provide an
 13 10 accounting of all costs associated with negotiating agreements
 13 11 and compacts pursuant to section 10A.104, subsection 10, and
 13 12 all costs associated with monitoring such agreements and
 13 13 compacts.  Information in the accounting shall include the
 13 14 dates and destinations of all travel related to the
 13 15 negotiations and monitoring, and all costs associated with the
 13 16 personnel involved, including salary, travel, and support
 13 17 costs.
 13 18    The department of inspections and appeals may charge state
 13 19 departments, agencies, and commissions for services rendered
 13 20 and the payment received shall be considered repayment
 13 21 receipts as defined in section 8.2.
 13 22    Sec. 9.  RACETRACK REGULATION.  There is appropriated from
 13 23 the general fund of the state to the racing and gaming
 13 24 commission of the department of inspections and appeals for
 13 25 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30,
 13 26 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 13 27 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 13 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 13 29 for the regulation of pari-mutuel racetracks, and for not more
 13 30 than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 13 31 .................................................. $  1,844,512
 13 32 ............................................... FTEs      25.07
 13 33    It is the intent of the general assembly that the state
 13 34 racing and gaming commission may expend funds during the
 13 35 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997,
 14  1 as approved by the department of management, for regulation of
 14  2 live and simultaneously telecast pari-mutuel racing at the
 14  3 Waterloo greyhound park if the national cattle congress is
 14  4 issued a license from the state racing and gaming commission
 14  5 for the conduct of pari-mutuel racing.
 14  6    Sec. 10.  EXCURSION BOAT REGULATION.  There is appropriated
 14  7 from the general fund of the state to the racing and gaming
 14  8 commission of the department of inspections and appeals for
 14  9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30,
 14 10 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 14 11 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 14 12    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 14 13 purposes for administration and enforcement of the excursion
 14 14 boat gambling laws, and for not more than the following full-
 14 15 time equivalent positions:  
 14 16 .................................................. $  1,225,768
 14 17 ............................................... FTEs      25.79
 14 18    It is the intent of the general assembly that the racing
 14 19 and gaming commission shall only employ additional full-time
 14 20 equivalent positions for riverboat gambling enforcement as
 14 21 authorized by the department of management as needed for
 14 22 enforcement on new riverboats.  If more than nine riverboats
 14 23 are operating during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996,
 14 24 and ending June 30, 1997, the commission may expend no more
 14 25 than $84,917 for no more than 2 FTEs for each additional
 14 26 riverboat in excess of nine.  The additional expense
 14 27 associated with the positions shall be paid from fees assessed
 14 28 by the commission as provided in chapter 99F.
 14 29    Notwithstanding section 8.39, funds shall not be
 14 30 transferred to the department of inspections and appeals which
 14 31 would be used for monitoring Indian gaming.
 14 32    Sec. 11.  USE TAX APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated
 14 33 from the use tax receipts collected pursuant to section 423.7
 14 34 prior to their deposit in the road use tax fund pursuant to
 14 35 section 423.24, subsection 1, to the appeals and fair hearings
 15  1 division of the department of inspections and appeals for the
 15  2 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997,
 15  3 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for
 15  4 the purposes designated:
 15  5    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 15  6 purposes:  
 15  7 .................................................. $  1,012,835
 15  8    Sec. 12.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT.  There is appropriated
 15  9 from the general fund of the state to the department of
 15 10 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 15 11 ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much
 15 12 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 15 13 designated:
 15 14    1.  GENERAL OFFICE
 15 15    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 15 16 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 15 17 positions:  
 15 18 .................................................. $  2,083,779
 15 19 ............................................... FTEs      31.00
 15 20    2.  LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING REIMBURSEMENTS
 15 21    For reimbursement to local law enforcement agencies for the
 15 22 training of officers who resign pursuant to section 384.15,
 15 23 subsection 7:  
 15 24 .................................................. $     47,500
 15 25    3.  COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
 15 26    For support of the membership assessment:  
 15 27 .................................................. $     75,500
 15 28    Sec. 13.  ROAD USE TAX APPROPRIATION.  There is
 15 29 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the department of
 15 30 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 15 31 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
 15 32 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 15 33    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 15 34 purposes:  
 15 35 .................................................. $     56,000
 16  1    The department of management shall report to the
 16  2 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
 16  3 committees on appropriations, the chairpersons and ranking
 16  4 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on
 16  5 administration and regulation, and the legislative fiscal
 16  6 bureau, the number of furloughs and the number of layoffs that
 16  7 occur in each state agency, the savings associated with those
 16  8 furloughs and layoffs, the effect of the furloughs and layoffs
 16  9 on services provided by the state agency, and other relevant
 16 10 information.  The department shall provide a year-end report
 16 11 summarizing the information for the fiscal year beginning July
 16 12 1, 1996, which will be due by September 1, 1997.
 16 13    When addressing staffing targets for state agencies, the
 16 14 department of management shall state the number of staff
 16 15 authorized for a state agency in terms of full-time equivalent
 16 16 positions.
 16 17    Sec. 14.  DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL.  There is appropriated
 16 18 from the general fund of the state to the department of
 16 19 personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 16 20 ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much
 16 21 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 16 22 designated including the filing of quarterly reports as
 16 23 required in this section:
 16 24    1.  OPERATIONS
 16 25    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 16 26 purposes for the director's staff, information services, data
 16 27 processing, and financial services, and for not more than the
 16 28 following full-time equivalent positions:  
 16 29 .................................................. $  1,058,321
 16 30 ............................................... FTEs      17.08
 16 31    2.  PROGRAM DELIVERY SERVICES
 16 32    For salaries for personnel services, employment law and
 16 33 labor relations and training for not more than the following
 16 34 full-time equivalent positions:  
 16 35 .................................................. $  1,292,434
 17  1 ............................................... FTEs      33.20
 17  2    3.  PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 17  3    For salaries for employment, compensation, and benefits and
 17  4 workers' compensation and for not more than the following
 17  5 full-time equivalent positions:  
 17  6 .................................................. $  1,511,191
 17  7 ............................................... FTEs      34.80
 17  8    Any funds received by the department for workers'
 17  9 compensation purposes other than the funds appropriated in
 17 10 subsection 3 shall be used only for the payment of workers'
 17 11 compensation claims.
 17 12    The funds for support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 17 13 purposes for personnel assigned to program delivery under
 17 14 subsection 2 and program administration and development under
 17 15 subsection 3 are payable from the appropriation made in
 17 16 subsection 1.
 17 17    The department of personnel shall report semi-annually to
 17 18 the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 17 19 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 17 20 concerning the number of vacancies in existing full-time
 17 21 equivalent positions and the average time taken to fill the
 17 22 vacancies.  The reports shall include quarterly and annual
 17 23 averages organized according to state agency and general
 17 24 occupational category as established by the federal equal
 17 25 employment opportunity commission.  All departments and
 17 26 agencies of the state shall cooperate with the department in
 17 27 the preparation of the reports.
 17 28    The department of personnel shall submit, annually, a
 17 29 report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 17 30 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 17 31 and to the legislative fiscal bureau regarding the results of
 17 32 the state's top achievement recognition program.  The reports
 17 33 submitted shall include, but are not limited to,
 17 34 identification of the recipients, a description of the
 17 35 meritorious achievements, and the awards conferred.
 18  1    Sec. 15.  IPERS.  There is appropriated from the Iowa
 18  2 public employees' retirement system fund to the department of
 18  3 personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 18  4 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
 18  5 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 18  6    1.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and other
 18  7 operational purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public
 18  8 employees' retirement system:  
 18  9 .................................................. $  4,368,900
 18 10    2.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the Iowa
 18 11 public employees' retirement system employ sufficient staff
 18 12 within the appropriation provided in this section to meet the
 18 13 developing requirements of the investment program.
 18 14    Sec. 16.  PRIMARY ROAD FUND APPROPRIATION.  There is
 18 15 appropriated from the primary road fund to the department of
 18 16 personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 18 17 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
 18 18 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 18 19    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 20 purposes to provide personnel services for the state
 18 21 department of transportation:  
 18 22 .................................................. $    358,671
 18 23    Sec. 17.  ROAD USE TAX FUND APPROPRIATION.  There is
 18 24 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the department of
 18 25 personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 18 26 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
 18 27 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 18 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 18 29 purposes to provide personnel services for the state
 18 30 department of transportation:  
 18 31 .................................................. $     58,388
 18 32    Sec. 18.  STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.  There is
 18 33 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 18 34 department of personnel for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 18 35 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so
 19  1 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
 19  2 designated:
 19  3    For distribution, subject to approval of the department of
 19  4 management, to various state departments to fund the premiums
 19  5 for paying workers' compensation claims which are assessed to
 19  6 and collected from the state department by the department of
 19  7 personnel based upon a rating formula established by the
 19  8 department of personnel:  
 19  9 .................................................. $  5,884,740
 19 10    The premiums collected by the department of personnel shall
 19 11 be segregated into a separate workers' compensation fund in
 19 12 the state treasury to be used for payment of state employees'
 19 13 workers' compensation claims.  Notwithstanding section 8.33,
 19 14 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
 19 15 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
 19 16 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
 19 17 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
 19 18    Sec. 19.  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE.  There is
 19 19 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 19 20 department of revenue and finance for the fiscal year
 19 21 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
 19 22 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
 19 23 used for the purposes designated, and for not more than the
 19 24 following full-time equivalent positions used for the purposes
 19 25 designated in subsections 1 through 3:  
 19 26 ............................................... FTEs     576.43
 19 27    1.  COMPLIANCE
 19 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 19 29 purposes:  
 19 30 .................................................. $ 10,789,038
 19 31    2.  STATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 19 32    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 19 33 purposes:  
 19 34 .................................................. $  9,717,637
 19 35    3.  INTERNAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
 20  1    For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
 20  2 purposes:  
 20  3 .................................................. $  6,025,904
 20  4    4.  COLLECTION COSTS AND FEES
 20  5    For payment of collection costs and fees pursuant to
 20  6 section 422.26:  
 20  7 .................................................. $     45,000
 20  8    5.  a.  In addition to the requirements in section 8.39,
 20  9 the department of revenue and finance shall not change the
 20 10 appropriations for the purposes designated in subsections 1
 20 11 through 3 from the amounts appropriated in those subsections
 20 12 unless notice of the revisions is given prior to their
 20 13 effective date to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The notice
 20 14 shall include information on the department's rationale for
 20 15 making the changes.
 20 16    b.  The department of revenue and finance shall report
 20 17 quarterly to the legislative fiscal bureau concerning progress
 20 18 in the implementation of generally accepted accounting
 20 19 principles, including determination of reporting entities,
 20 20 fund classifications, modification of the Iowa financial
 20 21 accounting system, progress on preparing a comprehensive
 20 22 annual financial report, and the most current estimate of the
 20 23 general fund balance based on current generally accepted
 20 24 accounting principles.
 20 25    c.  The director of revenue and finance shall report
 20 26 annually to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
 20 27 appropriations subcommittee on administration and regulation
 20 28 and the legislative fiscal bureau on the implementation and
 20 29 financial status of the integrated revenue information system.
 20 30 The report shall include any changes from the scheduled
 20 31 progress including expenditures or estimated revenue.
 20 32    d.  The director of revenue and finance shall prepare and
 20 33 issue a state appraisal manual and the revisions to the state
 20 34 appraisal manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 18,
 20 35 without cost to a city or county.
 21  1    Sec. 20.  LOTTERY.  There is appropriated from the lottery
 21  2 fund to the department of revenue and finance for the fiscal
 21  3 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
 21  4 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
 21  5 used for the purposes designated:
 21  6    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes
 21  7 for the administration and operation of lottery games, and for
 21  8 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
 21  9 .................................................. $  7,494,998
 21 10 ............................................... FTEs     120.00
 21 11    Sec. 21.  MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX APPROPRIATION.  There is
 21 12 appropriated from the motor vehicle fuel tax fund created by
 21 13 section 452A.77 to the department of revenue and finance for
 21 14 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30,
 21 15 1997, 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, and miscellaneous
 21 18 purposes for administration and enforcement of the provisions
 21 19 of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle use tax program:  
 21 20 .................................................. $  1,034,482
 21 21    Sec. 22.  SECRETARY OF STATE.  There is appropriated from
 21 22 the general fund of the state to the office of the secretary
 21 23 of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
 21 24 ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts, or so much
 21 25 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 21 26 designated:
 21 27    1.  ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
 21 28    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 21 29 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 21 30 positions:  
 21 31 .................................................. $    368,508
 21 32 ............................................... FTEs       5.00
 21 33    2.  BUSINESS SERVICES
 21 34    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 21 35 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 22  1 positions:  
 22  2 .................................................. $  1,760,502
 22  3 ............................................... FTEs      32.00
 22  4    Sec. 23.  STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS.  There is appropriated
 22  5 from the general fund of the state to the office of state-
 22  6 federal relations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996,
 22  7 and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much
 22  8 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
 22  9 designated:
 22 10    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 22 11 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 22 12 positions:  
 22 13 .................................................. $    242,172
 22 14 ............................................... FTEs       3.00
 22 15    Sec. 24.  TREASURER.  There is appropriated from the
 22 16 general fund of the state to the office of treasurer of state
 22 17 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June
 22 18 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
 22 19 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
 22 20    For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
 22 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
 22 22 positions:  
 22 23 .................................................. $    902,594
 22 24 ............................................... FTEs      27.80
 22 25    The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical and
 22 26 secretarial support for the executive council.
 22 27    Sec. 25.  SECOND INJURY FUND.  The administrative costs and
 22 28 expenses incurred by the treasurer of state, the attorney
 22 29 general, the second injury fund, or the department of revenue
 22 30 and finance, in connection with the second injury fund, may be
 22 31 paid from the second injury fund.  However, the payment of
 22 32 administrative costs and expenses incurred by the treasurer of
 22 33 state, the attorney general, the second injury fund, and the
 22 34 department of revenue and finance, as authorized in this
 22 35 section, shall only be permitted for administrative costs and
 23  1 expenses incurred in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1996,
 23  2 and ending June 30, 1997, shall not exceed $170,000.
 23  3    Sec. 26.  IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING REDUCTIONS – INTENT OF
 23  4 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.  It is the intent of the general assembly
 23  5 that the departments, agencies, and offices of the executive
 23  6 department of state government shall implement funding
 23  7 reductions through organizational changes which reduce
 23  8 supervisory positions, vertically and horizontally, and
 23  9 increase the span of control of the remaining supervisors as
 23 10 recommended by the governor's committee on government spending
 23 11 reform.
 23 12    Sec. 27.  ELIMINATION OF VACANT UNFUNDED JOBS.  The state
 23 13 departments, agencies, or offices receiving appropriations
 23 14 under this Act shall eliminate, within thirty days after the
 23 15 beginning of a fiscal year, all vacant unfunded positions on
 23 16 the table of organization of the state department, agency, or
 23 17 office.
 23 18    Sec. 28.  STATE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK – REDUCTION OF
 23 19 TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES.  The offices of the governor and
 23 20 lieutenant governor, the office of secretary of state, the
 23 21 office of treasurer of state, the auditor of state, the
 23 22 department of commerce, the department of inspections and
 23 23 appeals, the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, the
 23 24 department of general services, the department of management,
 23 25 the department of revenue and finance, and the department of
 23 26 personnel shall use the services of the state communications
 23 27 network as much as possible for interagency communication,
 23 28 meetings, and conferences to reduce travel and related
 23 29 expenses for the respective offices or departments.
 23 30    Sec. 29.  REPORT OF ADDITIONAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURES.
 23 31 The state departments, agencies, and offices receiving
 23 32 appropriations under this Act shall report all expenses in
 23 33 excess of the funds appropriated from any statutory revolving
 23 34 funds during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and
 23 35 ending June 30, 1996.  The report shall also include the
 24  1 beginning and ending balances of the revolving funds.
 24  2    The report required pursuant to this section shall be
 24  3 submitted not later than September 30, 1996, for expenditures
 24  4 made during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending
 24  5 June 30, 1996, to the chairpersons and ranking members of the
 24  6 joint appropriations subcommittee on administration and
 24  7 regulations and the legislative fiscal bureau.
 24  8    Sec. 30.  FEDERAL GRANTS.  All federal grants to and the
 24  9 federal receipts of agencies appropriated funds under this
 24 10 Act, not otherwise appropriated, are appropriated for the
 24 11 purposes set forth in the federal grants or receipts unless
 24 12 otherwise provided by the general assembly.  
 24 13                           EXPLANATION
 24 14    This bill relates to and appropriates moneys to various
 24 15 state departments, agencies, funds, and certain other
 24 16 interstate and national entities for the fiscal year beginning
 24 17 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997.
 24 18    The state departments and agencies include the auditor of
 24 19 state, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, department
 24 20 of commerce, department of general services, office of
 24 21 governor including the lieutenant governor and Terrace Hill
 24 22 quarters, department of inspections and appeals, department of
 24 23 management, department of personnel, Iowa public employees'
 24 24 retirement system, department of revenue and finance,
 24 25 secretary of state, and treasurer of state.
 24 26    The bill also appropriates funding for the state's
 24 27 membership on the commission on uniform state laws, the
 24 28 national conference of state legislatures, the council of
 24 29 state governments, the national governors' conference, and law
 24 30 enforcement training reimbursements.  
 24 31 LSB 3392HA 76
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