995150                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              39


Senator(s): Silver
moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 059             This amendment clarifies legislative intent in the
                         event legislation that transfers related funds and
Spec App:  259           positions from the Department of Labor and Employment
                         Security to the Agency for Health Care Health Facility
                         and Practitioner Regulation budget entity fails.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
_________________________________________________________________________________

                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Regulation
        Health Facility And Practitioner 
        Regulation  68700700

        In Section 03  On Page 059
259     Salaries And Benefits  010000  IOEA

DELETE the second sentence in the paragraph of proviso language 
following Specific Appropriation 259 that reads:

If Senate Bill 2340, which eliminates the Department of Labor and
Employment Security, or similar legislation considered  during  the 
2002  Regular Session, does not become law, the Executive  Office  of 
the  Governor  shall  transfer  19  positions and $1,139,978 in budget
authority to the Department of Labor and Employment Security for the
Workers' Compensation Program.

and INSERT in lieu thereof:

If legislation considered during the 2002 Regular Session which 
transfers funds and positions from the Department of Labor and
Employment Security to this budget entity, does not become law, the 
Executive Office of the Governor shall transfer positions and 
associated  funding  to  the  Department  of  Labor  and Employment 

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Security or to a new budget entity prescribed by law for continued
operations.

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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