990018                                                            No.  78
                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
                                  HB1807

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Representative(s): Wiles, Frankel, Kosmas, Wilson, and Heyman
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 03 On Page: 046 Specific Appropriation:  234
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Explanation:
Increases the budget by $300 million from the Working Capital Fund and
provides $100 million each to elderly drug assistance, nursing home staff,
and teacher salaries contingent upon no tax relief legislation becoming law.
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        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Services
        Executive Direction And Support Services

        In Section 03  On Page 046
234     Special Categories
        Pharmaceutical Expense Assistance

          From Working Capital Fund                             100,000,000

        Medicaid Long Term Care

        In Section 03  On Page 054
278A    Lump Sum
        Nursing Home Staffing

          From Working Capital Fund                             100,000,000

        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND 
        COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

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        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Oversight & Assistance - 
        Public Schools

        In Section 02  On Page 019
117A    Lump Sum
        Teacher Salary Increases

          From Working Capital Fund                             100,000,000


        In Section 32  On Page 343

On Page 343, INSERT between Sections 31 & 32 a new Section 32 and 
renumber subsequent sections:

Section  32.   Funds provided in Specific Appropriations 234, 278A, and
117A from the Working Capital Fund are contingent upon no legislation
becoming law that would reduce collections from current tax revenues
(intangible tax and others) by more than $300,000,000 in Fiscal Year
2001-2002.

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.































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