REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

MR. SPEAKER AND MR. PRESIDENT:

We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

H. B. No. 1624: Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.

We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.

2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:

 

AMEND on line 15 by changing the figure "$220,637,540.00" to "$220,674,950.00"

AMEND FURTHER on line 31 by changing the figure "$1,791,533,565.00" to "$1,911,423,195.00"

AMEND FURTHER on line 39 by changing the figure "$27,830,000.00" to "$48,174,504.00"

AMEND FURTHER by adding the following immediately after line 49:

Medical Services Program Matching Funds......$20,344,504.00

AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 54 through 73 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:

Personal Services:

Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 23,738,366.00

Travel and Subsistence 605,000.00

Contractual Services 58,721,178.00

Commodities 809,000.00

Capital Outlay:

Other Than Equipment 0.00

Equipment 1,600,000.00

Subsidies, Loans and Grants 2,284,777,113.00

Total $ 2,370,250,657.00

FUNDING:

General Funds $ 220,674,950.00

Special Funds 2,149,575,707.00

Total $ 2,370,250,657.00

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

Permanent: Full Time 599

Part Time 0

Time-Limited: Full Time 0

Part Time 0

AMEND FURTHER by deleting lines 101 and 102.

AMEND FURTHER by deleting SECTION 7, lines 122 through 125, and inserting the following new SECTION 7:

SECTION 7. Funds are provided herein for equity salary adjustments of fifteen percent (15%) for the following Bureau Director I PINs: 0005, 0014, 0152, 0690, 0173, 0003.

   

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Charlie Capps, Jr.

Jack Gordon

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

D. Stephen Holland

Billy Thames

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Bobby Shows

Robert G. Huggins