04/28/2000 04:20 PM House FIN

HOUSE BILL NO. 52                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
An Act making and amending capital appropriations and                                                                           
reappropriations and capitalizing funds; and providing                                                                          
for an effective date.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative J. Davies asked who would be covered in the                                                                      
collective bargaining agreements and which non-covered                                                                          
employees would be covered.  Co-Chair Mulder replied that                                                                       
everyone was covered.  He referenced Page 2, Lines 13 & 14                                                                      
which lists all three branches of government; the University                                                                    
employees are covered on Page 3, Line 18.  The only State                                                                       
employees not covered would be the legislators.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Phillips noted that the amount recommended                                                                       
for the University was different than that previously                                                                           
considered.  Co-Chair Mulder explained that those listed                                                                        
were "out funds".  That would include the $5.2 million                                                                          
dollars of general funds and $1.2 million dollars of other                                                                      
funds.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Mulder pointed out that the total cost would be                                                                        
$37.195 million dollars, and would be all other funds.                                                                          
Representative Grussendorf asked what the "other funds"                                                                         
consisted of.  Co-Chair Mulder stated that he advised the                                                                       
Administration that if they desired to have the contracts                                                                       
funded, it was up to them to find the funding sources                                                                           
outside the $30 million dollar general fund budget.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman MOVED to ADOPT work draft #1-                                                                          
GH1022\H, Bannister, 4/28/00, as the version of the bill                                                                        
before the Committee.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                         
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative J. Davies asked the effect of using all                                                                          
"other funds".  Co-Chair Mulder replied that the                                                                                
Administration had been looking for a number of other funds                                                                     
for some time.  He believed that they had found the                                                                             
financial sources to fund the contracts.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Vice Chair Bunde MOVED to report CS HB 52 (FIN) out of                                                                          
Committee with individual recommendations.  Representative                                                                      
Grussendorf OBJECTED.  He asked if there was anyone that                                                                        
could identify the "other funds".                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
ALISON ELGEE, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF                                                                                
ADMINISTRATION, advised that "other fund" sources had been                                                                      
identified.  She was not aware of funding sources identified                                                                    
to fill or replace funds in the budget amendments as general                                                                    
funds.  She pointed out that only half of the initial                                                                           
request was going to be general funds.  There are funding                                                                       
sources appropriate for the employees being covered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Grussendorf WITHDREW his OBJECTION.  There                                                                       
being NO further OBJECTIONS, the bill was moved from                                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CS HB 52 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with individual                                                                    
recommendations.