SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION:

SECRETARY OF STATE BRANCH OPERATIONS

House Bill 4492 (H-5)

Sponsor:  Rep. George Cushingberry

Committee:  Appropriations

Complete to 8-8-07

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4492 (SUBSTITUTE H-5)

The substitute bill would reduce the FY 2007 appropriations for the Department of State, Branch Operations by the year-to-date appropriation of $71,071,700, and appropriate the same amount for branch operations broken out into separate line items for Bureau of Branch Office Services administration, the consolidated call center, department information centers, state vehicle fleet license plates, the mobile branch office, branch office renovations, and each branch office (listed individually).  Currently, funding for branches offices is rolled-up into a single line item.  The appropriations breakdown would be as follows:

The bill provides that any unexpended funds for each branch office would lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, and also provides that staffing levels within the bureau would remain at the discretion of the Secretary of State. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bill would have no overall fiscal impact.  The bill reorganizes funding for Secretary of State branch offices from a single line item to numerous line items.  The bill could potentially restrict the ability of the Secretary of State to reorganize branch office operations. 

 

                                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:   Mark Wolf

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.