Bill Text: CT HB06825 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Making Deficiency Appropriations And Addressing The Deficit For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-14 - Public Hearing 04/21 [HB06825 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06825-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Governor's Bill No. 6825

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 3932

 

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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.

REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.

SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.

 

AN ACT MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS AND ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The following sums are appropriated from the GENERAL FUND for the purposes herein specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

T1

GENERAL FUND

2014-2015

T2

   

T3

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION

 

T4

Personal Services

4,000,000

T5

Other Expenses

1,000,000

T6

   

T7

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

 

T8

Medicaid

88,400,000

T9

   

T10

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

 

T11

Other Expenses

3,000,000

T12

   

T13

PUBLIC DEFENDERS SERVICES COMMISSION

 

T14

Assigned Counsel – Criminal

3,800,000

T15

Expert Witnesses

900,000

T16

   

T17

STATE COMPTROLLER – MISCELLANEOUS

 

T18

Adjudicated Claims

2,000,000

T19

   

T20

STATE COMPTROLLER – FRINGE BENEFITS

 

T21

Retired State Employees Health Service Cost

15,000,000

T22

   

T23

TOTAL – GENERAL FUND

118,100,000

Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The amounts appropriated to the following agencies in section 1 of public act 13-247, as amended by section 1 of public act 14-47, are reduced by the following amounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

T24

GENERAL FUND

2014-2015

T25

   

T26

LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

 

T27

Personal Services

1,673,973

T28

   

T29

AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

 

T30

Personal Services

274,485

T31

Other Expenses

28,486

T32

   

T33

COMMISSION ON AGING

 

T34

Personal Services

11,136

T35

   

T36

PERMANENT COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

 

T37

Personal Services

20,170

T38

   

T39

COMMISSION ON CHILDREN

 

T40

Personal Services

10,210

T41

Other Expenses

7,966

T42

   

T43

LATINO AND PUERTO RICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION

 

T44

Personal Services

6,488

T45

Other Expenses

4,468

T46

   

T47

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION

 

T48

Personal Services

7,361

T49

   

T50

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION

 

T51

Personal Services

867

T52

Other Expenses

3,882

T53

   

T54

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

 

T55

Personal Services

139,245

T56

Other Expenses

10,698

T57

New England Governors' Conference

5,664

T58

National Governors' Association

6,744

T59

   

T60

SECRETARY OF THE STATE

 

T61

Personal Services

24,066

T62

Other Expenses

95,514

T63

Commercial Recording Division

286,228

T64

Board of Accountancy

14,051

T65

   

T66

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

 

T67

Personal Services

37,559

T68

Other Expenses

3,660

T69

   

T70

STATE TREASURER

 

T71

Personal Services

211,970

T72

Other Expenses

8,210

T73

   

T74

STATE COMPTROLLER

 

T75

Personal Services

904,891

T76

Other Expenses

114,742

T77

   

T78

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES

 

T79

Personal Services

1,805,907

T80

Other Expenses

105,387

T81

Collection and Litigation Contingency Fund

4,714

T82

   

T83

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY

 

T84

Other Expenses

3,611

T85

Information Technology Initiatives

1,579

T86

Citizens' Election Fund Admin

7,025

T87

Elections Enforcement Commission

5,375

T88

Office of State Ethics

5,428

T89

Freedom of Information Commission

5,973

T90

Contracting Standards Board

15,113

T91

Judicial Review Council

7,043

T92

Judicial Selection Commission

4,497

T93

Office of the Child Advocate

1,956

T94

Office of the Victim Advocate

23,764

T95

   

T96

OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

 

T97

Personal Services

301,685

T98

Other Expenses

112,344

T99

Automated Budget System and Data Base Link

2,485

T100

Cash Management Improvement Act

4

T101

Justice Assistance Grants

57,579

T102

Criminal Justice Information System

24,135

T103

Youth Services Prevention

180,000

T104

   

T105

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

 

T106

Personal Services

798,644

T107

Other Expenses

201,145

T108

   

T109

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

 

T110

Personal Services

1,438,802

T111

Other Expenses

628,621

T112

Management Services

50,000

T113

Employees' Review Board

1,110

T114

W.C. Administrator

250,000

T115

IT Services

600,000

T116

   

T117

ATTORNEY GENERAL

 

T118

Personal Services

1,177,299

T119

Other Expenses

71,036

T120

   

T121

DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

T122

Personal Services

309,010

T123

Other Expenses

50,000

T124

Equipment

50

T125

Training and Education

2,825

T126

Medicaid Fraud Control

186,627

T127

   

T128

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION

 

T129

Personal Services

320,110

T130

Equipment

4,699

T131

Fire Training School – Willimantic

7,685

T132

Fire Training School – Torrington

3,864

T133

Fire Training School – New Haven

2,297

T134

Fire Training School – Derby

1,764

T135

Fire Training School – Wolcott

4,757

T136

Fire Training School – Fairfield

3,343

T137

Fire Training School – Hartford

8,043

T138

Fire Training School – Middletown

2,805

T139

Fire Training School – Stamford

2,633

T140

   

T141

MILITARY DEPARTMENT

 

T142

Personal Services

126,298

T143

Other Expenses

10,485

T144

Honor Guards

25,169

T145

   

T146

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

 

T147

Personal Services

629,885

T148

Other Expenses

65,189

T149

   

T150

LABOR DEPARTMENT

 

T151

Personal Services

64,550

T152

Other Expenses

3,433

T153

CETC Workforce

41,134

T154

Jobs Funnels Projects

42,687

T155

Jobs First Employment Services

366,984

T156

STRIDE

29,500

T157

Apprenticeship Program

2,039

T158

Spanish-American Merchants Association

28,500

T159

Incumbent Worker Training

41,533

T160

STRIVE

13,500

T161

Customized Services

25,000

T162

Intensive Support Services

4,000

T163

Opportunities for Long Term Unemployed

180,000

T164

Veterans' Opportunity Pilot

30,000

T165

   

T166

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

 

T167

Personal Services

124,844

T168

   

T169

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 

T170

Personal Services

36,016

T171

Other Expenses

14,136

T172

   

T173

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

T174

Personal Services

9,109

T175

Fair Testing

191

T176

   

T177

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

T178

Personal Services

1,198,278

T179

Other Expenses

263,734

T180

State Superfund Site Maintenance

25,702

T181

Laboratory Fees

8,089

T182

Emergency Spill Response

375,631

T183

Solid Waste Management

211,278

T184

Underground Storage Tank

53,384

T185

Clean Air

244,843

T186

Environmental Conservation

505,359

T187

Environmental Quality

291,249

T188

Pheasant Stocking Account

8,000

T189

Conservation Districts & Soil and Water Councils

15,000

T190

   

T191

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

T192

Personal Services

69,113

T193

Other Expenses

3,705

T194

Statewide Marketing

600,000

T195

Small Business Incubator Program

19,354

T196

Hartford Urban Arts Grant

20,000

T197

New Britain Arts Council

3,597

T198

Main Street Initiatives

8,122

T199

Office of Military Affairs

12,500

T200

Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Economy

8,750

T201

CCAT-CT Manufacturing Supply Chain

36,612

T202

Neighborhood Music School

7,500

T203

Nutmeg Games

3,700

T204

Discovery Museum

17,988

T205

National Theatre for the Deaf

7,195

T206

CONNSTEP

29,419

T207

Development Research and Economic Assistance

6,895

T208

CT Trust for Historic Preservation

9,993

T209

Connecticut Science Center

29,953

T210

CT Flagship Producing Theaters Grant

23,750

T211

Women's Business Center

25,000

T212

Performing Arts Centers

71,955

T213

Performing Theaters Grant

26,642

T214

Arts Commission

89,891

T215

Art Museum Consortium

26,250

T216

CT Invention Convention

1,250

T217

Litchfield Jazz Festival

2,500

T218

Greater Hartford Arts Council

4,497

T219

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

2,103

T220

Maritime Center Authority

27,747

T221

Tourism Districts

71,788

T222

Amistad Committee for the Freedom Trail

2,250

T223

New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas

37,871

T224

New Haven Arts Council

4,497

T225

Beardsley Zoo

18,626

T226

Mystic Aquarium

29,455

T227

Quinebaug Tourism

1,972

T228

Northwestern Tourism

1,972

T229

Eastern Tourism

1,972

T230

Central Tourism

1,972

T231

Twain/Stowe Homes

4,544

T232

Cultural Alliance of Fairfield

4,497

T233

   

T234

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

 

T235

Personal Services

17,209

T236

Congregate Facilities Operation Costs

230,000

T237

Housing Assistance and Counseling Program

21,925

T238

Housing/Homeless Services

50,000

T239

Tax Abatement

72,232

T240

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

93,670

T241

   

T242

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

 

T243

Personal Services

53,001

T244

Other Expenses

3,606

T245

Mosquito Control

26,170

T246

   

T247

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

 

T248

Personal Services

490,837

T249

Other Expenses

24,426

T250

Needle and Syringe Exchange Program

22,970

T251

Children's Health Initiatives

110,280

T252

Childhood Lead Poisoning

3,618

T253

Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection and Treatment

7,980

T254

Children with Special Health Care Needs

61,025

T255

Medicaid Administration

84,998

T256

Maternal Mortality Review

5,200

T257

Community Health Services

310,693

T258

X-Ray Screening and Tuberculosis Care

59,757

T259

Genetic Diseases Programs

41,853

T260

Venereal Disease Control

9,858

T261

School Based Health Clinics

602,435

T262

   

T263

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

 

T264

Personal Services

208,963

T265

Other Expenses

4,070

T266

Medicolegal Investigations

1,370

T267

   

T268

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

 

T269

Personal Services

7,348,244

T270

Other Expenses

1,178,990

T271

Human Resource Development

9,918

T272

Cooperative Placements Program

686,006

T273

Clinical Services

215,036

T274

Community Temporary Support Services

3,037

T275

Voluntary Services

1,635,965

T276

Supplemental Payments for Medical Services

170,000

T277

Rent Subsidy Program

20,000

T278

Family Reunion Program

4,117

T279

Employment Opportunities and Day Services

5,000,000

T280

   

T281

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES

 

T282

Personal Services

2,630,200

T283

Other Expenses

862,366

T284

Managed Service System

1,012,815

T285

Legal Services

49,790

T286

Connecticut Mental Health Center

443,286

T287

Young Adult Services

268,699

T288

TBI Community Services

359,991

T289

Jail Diversion

26,239

T290

Behavioral Health Medications

608,454

T291

Prison Overcrowding

124,153

T292

Home and Community Based Services

1,059,398

T293

Pre-Trial Account

38,750

T294

Employment Opportunities

105,224

T295

   

T296

PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD

 

T297

Personal Services

4,000

T298

Other Expenses

1,553

T299

   

T300

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

 

T301

Personal Services

3,129,610

T302

Other Expenses

462,900

T303

Children's Health Council

10,402

T304

Genetic Tests in Paternity Actions

9,079

T305

Food Stamp Training Expenses

600

T306

Healthy Start

71,515

T307

Safety Net Services

140,739

T308

Transportation for Employment Independence Program

126,433

T309

Refunds of Collections

7,500

T310

Services for Persons with Disabilities

30,100

T311

Nutrition Assistance

23,983

T312

Community Services

56,259

T313

Human Service Infrastructure Community Action Program

172,666

T314

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

91,868

T315

Fatherhood Initiative

28,332

T316

Teen Pregnancy Prevention – Municipality

6,891

T317

Community Services – Municipality

4,188

T318

   

T319

STATE DEPARTMENT ON AGING

 

T320

Personal Services

142,179

T321

Other Expenses

11,695

T322

Programs for Senior Citizens

148,488

T323

   

T324

DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

 

T325

Personal Services

206,339

T326

Other Expenses

45,826

T327

Educational Aid for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children

14,223

T328

Supplementary Relief and Services

4,987

T329

Connecticut Radio Information Service

4,162

T330

Independent Living Centers

26,434

T331

   

T332

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

T333

Personal Services

1,102,469

T334

Other Expenses

201,884

T335

Development of Mastery Exams Grades 4, 6 and 8

1,012,389

T336

Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP)

36,337

T337

Connecticut Writing Project

2,500

T338

Resource Equity Assessments

8,403

T339

Neighborhood Youth Centers

63,569

T340

Longitudinal Data Systems

63,159

T341

School Accountability

99,316

T342

Sheff Settlement

75,535

T343

Parent Trust Fund Program

25,000

T344

Regional Vocational-Technical School System

2,132,455

T345

Science Program for Educational Reform Districts

22,750

T346

Wrap Around Services

22,500

T347

Parent Universities

24,375

T348

School Health Coordinator Pilot

9,500

T349

Technical Assistance for Regional Cooperation

4,750

T350

New or Replicated Schools

45,000

T351

Bridges to Success

30,082

T352

K-3 Reading Assessment Pilot

159,997

T353

Common Core

315,000

T354

Alternative High School and Adult Reading Incentive Program

60,000

T355

Special Master

105,808

T356

Regional Education Services

58,301

T357

   

T358

OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

 

T359

Personal Services

222,434

T360

Other Expenses

31,179

T361

Children's Trust Fund

200,000

T362

Early Childhood Advisory Cabinet

750

T363

Community Plans for Early Childhood

37,500

T364

Improving Early Literacy

7,500

T365

Evenstart

23,750

T366

Child Care Quality Enhancements

162,958

T367

Head Start – Early Childhood Link

104,500

T368

School Readiness Quality Enhancement

259,782

T369

   

T370

STATE LIBRARY

 

T371

Personal Services

143,130

T372

Other Expenses

36,830

T373

State-Wide Digital Library

99,493

T374

Legal/Legislative Library Materials

39,329

T375

Computer Access

9,025

T376

Support Cooperating Library Service Units

16,625

T377

Grants To Public Libraries

10,178

T378

Connecticard Payments

50,000

T379

Connecticut Humanities Council

102,487

T380

   

T381

OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

 

T382

Personal Services

24,572

T383

Other Expenses

5,279

T384

Alternate Route to Certification

4,642

T385

National Service Act

16,260

T386

English Language Learner Scholarship

4,750

T387

   

T388

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

 

T389

Operating Expenses

5,388,330

T390

CommPACT Schools

23,750

T391

   

T392

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER

 

T393

Operating Expenses

3,183,982

T394

AHEC

24,021

T395

   

T396

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD

 

T397

Personal Services

14,342

T398

Other Expenses

2,048

T399

   

T400

BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

 

T401

Charter Oak State College

30,552

T402

Community Tech College System

1,280,471

T403

Connecticut State University

3,391,689

T404

Board of Regents

35,702

T405

Transform CSCU

1,150,000

T406

   

T407

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

 

T408

Personal Services

1,070,153

T409

Board of Pardons and Paroles

23,305

T410

Program Evaluation

16,500

T411

Aid to Paroled and Discharged Inmates

451

T412

   

T413

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

 

T414

Personal Services

2,080,485

T415

Family Support Services

49,320

T416

Differential Response System

60,195

T417

Regional Behavioral Health Consultation

90,500

T418

Juvenile Justice Outreach Services

1,042,054

T419

Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention

455,125

T420

Community Based Prevention Programs

415,039

T421

Family Violence Outreach and Counseling

94,610

T422

No Nexus Special Education

188,413

T423

Board and Care for Children - Residential

9,268,681

T424

Community Kidcare

1,150,000

T425

Covenant to Care

7,990

T426

Neighborhood Center

12,520

T427

   

T428

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

 

T429

Personal Services

6,736,926

T430

Other Expenses

1,531,746

T431

Alternative Incarceration Program

1,000,000

T432

Juvenile Alternative Incarceration

375,000

T433

Probate Court

500,000

T434

Youthful Offender Services

2,325,000

T435

   

T436

PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES COMMISSION

 

T437

Personal Services

1,401,696

T438

Contracted Attorneys Related Expenses

71,824

T439

   

T440

DEBT SERVICE – STATE TREASURER

 

T441

Debt Service

30,000,000

T442

   

T443

STATE COMPTROLLER – FRINGE BENEFITS

 

T444

Unemployment Compensation

432,175

T445

Higher Education Alternative Retirement System

906,566

T446

Insurance – Group Life

432,655

T447

Employers Social Security Tax

3,000,000

T448

   

T449

RESERVE FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS

 

T450

Reserve for Salary Adjustments

1,513,652

T451

   

T452

WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS – ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

 

T453

Workers' Compensation Claims

400,000

T454

   

T455

TOTAL – GENERAL FUND

139,140,908

Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The following sum is appropriated from the SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND for the purpose herein specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015:

T456

SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND

2014-2015

T457

   

T458

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

T459

Rail Operations

20,000,000

T460

   

T461

TOTAL – SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION FUND

20,000,000

Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on or before June 30, 2015, the sum of $9,400,000 shall be transferred from the Biomedical Research Trust Fund, established under section 19a-32c of the general statutes, and credited to the resources of the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on or before June 30, 2015, the sum of $15,200,000 shall be transferred from the resources of the community investment account, established under section 4-66aa of the general statutes, and credited to the resources of the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, as follows: (1) From the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for municipal open space grants, as referenced in subdivision (4) of said section, the amount of $10,000,000, (2) from the Department of Economic and Community Development for historic preservation activities, as referenced in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of said section, the amount of $5,100,000, and (3) from the Department of Agriculture for the Connecticut Food Policy Council, as referenced in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (5) of said section, the amount of $100,000.

Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) Section 46 of public act 14-47 is repealed.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

from passage

New section

Sec. 2

from passage

New section

Sec. 3

from passage

New section

Sec. 4

from passage

New section

Sec. 5

from passage

New section

Sec. 6

from passage

Repealer section

Statement of Purpose:

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

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