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. 1625: Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.

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 10 by changing "$42,568,125.00" to "$44,449,090.00"

AMEND FURTHER on line 18 by changing "$153,157,797.00" to "$153,453,874.00"

AMEND FURTHER by striking lines 36 through 55 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:

Personal Services:

Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 90,379,296.00

Travel and Subsistence 4,515,600.00

Contractual Services 25,655,822.00

Commodities 48,032,400.00

Capital Outlay:

Other Than Equipment 500,000.00

Equipment 4,111,000.00

Subsidies, Loans and Grants 36,108,846.00

Total $ 209,302,964.00

FUNDING:

General Funds $ 44,449,090.00

Special Funds 164,853,874.00

Total $ 209,302,964.00

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

Permanent: Full Time 2,151

Part Time 48

Time-Limited: Full Time 525

Part Time 17

AMEND FURTHER on line 107 by changing "600" to "24,000"

AMEND FURTHER on line 108 by changing "26,000" to "2,400"

AMEND FURTHER by striking SECTION 16, lines 188 through 192, and renumbering succeeding sections:

   

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Charlie Capps, Jr.

Jack Gordon

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Mary Ann Stevens

Billy Thames

   

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Jim C. Barnett

Robert G. Huggins