
995163
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              192


Senator(s): Silver
moved the following amendment:



Section: 03 EXPLANATION:

On Page: 122             This provides the budget authority required to

implement the competency based pay plan for Economic

Spec App:  392D          Self-Sufficiency.  The intent of the plan is to reduce

the state's food stamp error and thereby the required

penalties to be paid from state funds and to reduce the

employee turnover rate from 47.8 percent.  The annual

cost for FY 2000-2001 is approximately $2,800,000.















NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -            1,800,000                     0            1,800,000 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
        Entitlement Benefits And Services
        Economic Self-Sufficiency Services

        In Section 03  On Page 122
392D    Lump Sum
        Competency Based Pay Plan

          From Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund                      1,800,000

        Immediately following Specific Appropriation 392D, 
        INSERT:

        Funds in Specific Appropriation 392D shall be used
        to implement the competency based pay plan for
        Economic Self-Sufficiency Services.  These funds
        shall be released upon receipt of a plan from the
        department.  The plan shall accompany a request for
        release of the funds pursuant to the provisions of
        Chapter 216.

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.




     995163  Log:0014  PEB/MGL           03/24/99 10:53:44 PM  Senate  Page: 1

Section: 03	EXPLANATION:
On Page: 122	This provides the budget authority required to
	implement the competency based pay plan for Economic
Spec App: 392D	Self-Sufficiency. The intent of the plan is to reduce
	the state's food stamp error and thereby the required
	penalties to be paid from state funds and to reduce the
	employee turnover rate from 47.8 percent. The annual
	cost for FY 2000-2001 is approximately $2,800,000.