GENERAL STATE CHARGES
|
Adjusted |
Executive |
Legislative |
Change |
|
STATE OPERATIONS |
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|
General Fund |
1,963,953,300 |
2,022,882,100 |
1,982,797,100 |
(40,085,000) |
|
Total for STATE OPERATIONS: |
1,963,953,300 |
2,022,882,100 |
1,982,797,100 |
(40,085,000) |
Agency Mission
The General State Charges program pays fringe benefits and fixed costs for a variety of state agencies. The program also pays fringe benefits for Special Revenue accounts and receives offsetting payments from those accounts.
Year-to-Year Change
The enacted 1998-99 State Fiscal Year (SFY) budget totalled $1,899,027,600. The Executive has requested a deficiency appropriation of $60 million to cover the cost of unanticipated expenses incurred in the current fiscal year. The Executive requests another $74 million in appropriation authority for the 1999-2000 State Fiscal Year.
Legislative Changes
|
Reduce costs related to judgments against State. |
$(20,000,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Eliminate one-time payments by the State for employee indemnification. |
$(6,000,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduced General Fund costs due to increased fringe offset collections. |
$(5,000,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduced estimate of Social Security payments. |
$(4,665,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduction in estimated unemployment benefit payments. |
$(2,270,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Elimination of duplicate payment included in Executive estimate. |
$(1,400,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduce costs related to reissuance of checks. |
$(500,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduce costs related to auto accident claims. |
$(200,000) |
ST/GEN |
|
Reduce assessments to amount requested by Comptroller. |
$(50,000) |
ST/GEN |
The Assembly reduces the amount requested for General State Charges to reflect: (1) re-estimates of fringe program costs; (2) the expectation of increased fringe benefit offset collections; (3) reductions in overall fixed costs reflecting the fact that many the current fiscal year expenses are not going to recur; and (4) a lower estimate for the growth of Court of Claims and employee indemnification.