FY 2002-03 CONSUMER & INDUSTRY SERVICES BUDGET - H.B. 5644 (H-2): HOUSE-PASSED
House Bill 5644 (H-2 as passed by the House)
Committee: Appropriations
| FY 2002-03 Senate Passed Gross Appropriation | $570,713,000 |
| House Changes to Senate Passed | |
| 1. Nursing Study. The Senate adds $125,000 for a study to address nurse workforce planning, recruitment, and retention issues. The House did not include this. | (125,000) |
| 2. Security Guard Regulation. The Senate transferred the Licensing and Regulation responsibilities for security guards, railroad police, and private investigators from State Police. This transfer includes 6.0 FTEs and licensing revenue to support the division. House did not include this. | (450,000) |
| 3. Early Retirement. The Senate added a placeholder for these savings. The House did not include this. | 100 |
| 4. $ 100 Items of Difference. The House reduced all General Fund items by $100 to create items of difference. | (2,300) |
| Total Changes | ($577,200) |
| FY 2002-03 House Gross Appropriation | $570,135,800 |
| FY 2002-03 CONSUMER & INDUSTRY SERVICES BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS |
| FY 2002-03 Senate Passed: |
| 1. Early Retirement. The Governor and Senate require the State Budget Director to submit legislative transfers by November 15, 2002 to assign early retirement savings to affected line items. The House did not include this. (Sec. 261) |
| 2. Nursing Study. The Senate allocates funds for a study of nurse supply and demand, workforce planning, recruitment and retention issues, and ways to address the shortage of nurses. The House did not include this. (Sec. 338) |
| 3. Mediator Positions. The Senate added language requiring the Department to provide funding for mediator positions in the Bureau of Workers' and Unemployment Compensation. The House did not include this. (Sec. 339) |
Date Completed: 5-28-02 - Fiscal Analyst: - Maria Tyszkiewicz