Budget in brief, fiscal year 2000 with amended fiscal year 1999

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STATE OF GEORGIA
BUDGET IN BRIEF
Fiscal Year 2000
with Amended Fiscal Year 1999

GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO State of Georgia
"An Outstanding Policy Document" For the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 1998
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented the award of Distinguished Budget Presentation to the State of Georgia for its Fiscal Year 1999 budget report. In order to receive this aw.trd, a government unit must publish a budget document that meets program cr: eria as a policy document, an operations guide, a financial plan, and a communication tool. The budget report also received special recognition as "An Outstanding Policy Document." The award is valid for one year.

Roy E. Barnes
GOVERNOR

STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
ATLANTA 30334-0900

MY FELLOW CITIZENS:
I am pleased to provide you this report that details the finances of our state for the balance of this fiscal year and the Fiscal Year 2000 that begins in July.
When I was talking with you last year as I traveled the state, many of you expressed your concern about the amount of property taxes you must pay. I am proud to report that with the help of the General Assembly, this budget includes $83 million in property tax relief. This budget raises the statewide homestead exemption from $2,000 to $4,000 and exempts the first $10,000 of fair market value of your homestead from general county and school property tax. I am committed to continue along this path until we can successfully eliminate property taxes on the first $50,000 of fair market value.
This budget includes $170 million to address our Year 2000 computer problems. I am committed to advancing the operations of state government technologically. With these funds we will complete replacement of our antiquated systems, upgrade the security of our data center, replace over 30,000 personal computers and install a new network to allow your state government to communicate more effectively internally, and you to communicate with us. We are also continuing our efforts to modernize the Department ofRevenue and these budgets include over $15 million toward that end. Technology already allows us to be one ofthe leaders in individual income tax filings over the Internet.
One of the things that concerns all of us is the environment. The air quality in the metropolitan Atlanta area is approaching unacceptable levels. Other areas of the state are not far behind. The General Assembly adopted my recommendations and created the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and provided $1,000,000 in initial funding. This new Authority will help us balance the economic growth we must sustain with the environment we must have to enjoy our lives.
I have continued the push to have competitive salaries for our educators. This budget includes over $190 million for salary increases for our public school teachers, technical education instructors, and Regents personnel. We must continue to recruit the brightest and best minds to assure that we have a well-prepared workforce. I have also included modest raises for the employees who keep your state government operating.

This budget includes $13.6 million for a new economic development initiative to make Georgia a leader in the design of electronic components. Most of this money goes to the University System where it will be used for focused research and new faculty appointments to allow Georgia to retain our current businesses and build on this expanding industry sector.
We are expanding the World Congress Center by 1.3 million square feet. This will continue our position as one of the top five convention centers in the nation.
The Georgia Research Alliance received over $42 million for equipment and facilities and to fund four eminent scholars in the fields of advanced communications and biotechnology.
We are spending $18.3 million to construct a new morgue and laboratory annex for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and over $7 million to staff and equip this new facility, all to address higher workload requirements. We are at the beginning of a three-year phase-in of an additional Assistant District Attorney for each Judicial Circuit to process drug related cases. We have added two Judges to the Court of Appeals. We have taken advantage of the entire capacity of the three private prisons under contract. We are building a 200-bed close security state facility and planning a 1,000-bed maximum security state facility. We are adding 1,500 additional county work camp beds. These are only examples of my commitment to provide all of us with a safe state to live in and punish those who do not abide by society's rules and laws.
These are only a few of the items addressed in the budgets passed by the General Assembly. I encourage you to review the rest of this document to get a complete picture of how my administration is working to ensure that Georgia is a great place to live, work and raise a family.
I am confident that we are properly poised to enter the 21st Century.
ROY E. BARNES GOVERNOR

BUDGET IN BRIEF
FISCAL YEAR 2000
with Amended Fiscal Year 1999
ROY E. BARNES, GOVERNOR
Director of the Budget
BILL TOMLINSON, DIRECTOR
Office of Planning and Budget

CONTENTS
FINANCIAL SUMMARIES
Budget Highlights ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Estimated State Revenues, Appropriations and Reserves ......................................................................................... 13 State Appropriations by Agency .....................:......................................................................................................... 14 Total Appropriations by Fund Source Fiscal Year 2000 .......................................................................................... 15 Total Appropriations by Fund Source Amended Fiscal Year 1999 ..........................................................................16 Fiscal Year Revenues ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Revenue History ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Fiscal Year Appropriations ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Appropriation History...............................................................................................................................................20 F.Y. 2000 Lottery Appropriations ............................................................................................................................21 Lottery Reserves .......................................................................................................................................................22 Total Expenditures by Object Class........................................-.................................................................................23 Revenue Shortfall Reserve........................................................................................................................................24 Editor's Notes............................................................................................................................................................25
DEPARTMENT BUDGET SUMMARIES
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH General Assembly.....................................................................................................................................................30 Department ofAudits ...............................................................................................................................................30
JUDICIAL BRANCH ...............................................................................................................................................31
EXECUTIVE BRANCH Department of Administrative Services....................................................................................................................32 Department of Agriculture........................................................................................................................................34 Department ofBanking and Finance ........................................................................................................................36 Department of Community Affairs ...........................................................................................................................37 Department of Corre~tions........................................................................................................................................40 Department of Defense .............................................................................................................................................43 State Board of Education ..........................................................................................................................................44 State Forestry Commission .......................................................................................................................................48 Georgia Bureau oflnvestigation ...............................................................................................................................49 Office of the Govemor..............................................................................................................................................50 Department ofHuman Resources .............................................................................................................................51 Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism ..........................................................................................................56 Office of Commissioner oflnsurance .......................................................................................................................58 Department of Juvenile Justice .................................................................................................................................59 Department ofLabor.................................................................................................................................................62 Department of Law ...................................................................................................................................................63

CONTENTS
Depart:Inent of Medical Assistance ...........................................................................................................................64 Merit System of Personnel Administration...............................................................................................................67 Depart:Inent ofNatural Resources .............................................................................................................................68 Depart:Inent ofPublic Safety.....................................................................................................................................71 Public Service Commission ......................................................................................................................................73 Regents, University System ofGeorgia....................................................................................................................74 Retirement Systems ..................................................................................................................................................81
Employees' Retirement System .............................................................................................................................81 Public School Employees' Retirement System......................................................................................................81 Teachers' Retirement System ................................................................................................................................81 Depart:Inent of Revenue ............................................................................................................................................82 Office of Secretary of State ......................................................................................................................................84 State Soil and Water Conservation Commission ......................................................................................................86 Georgia Student Finance Commission......................................................................................................................87 Depart:Inent of Technical and Adult Education.........................................................................................................89 Depart:Inent ofTransportation...................................................................................................................................91 Depart:Inent of Veterans Service ...............................................................................................................................94 State Board of Workers' Compensation ....................................................................................................................95 State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund .........................................................................................96
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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

F.Y. 2000 BUDGET
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
$83,000,000 to begin the Governor's Property Tax Relief Program that will raise the statewide homestead exemption value from the current amount of $2,000 to $4,000. This increase will result in no general county and .school property tax liability for the first $10,000 of fair market value on homesteads.
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
$252,859,588 to provide for the following salary increases:
Teachers 4% pay raises for public school teachers, effective September 1, 1999, and 3% raises for public school bus drivers and lunchroom workers, effective July 1, 1999.
4% increase in the funding level for merit raises to University System academic personnel on their contract date and to University System non-academic personnel on July 1, 1999.
4% salary increase for technical institute teachers, public librarians and adult literacy instructors with the Department of Technical and Adult Education, effective September 1, 1999. Non-teachers employed by the department will receive the same raises as state employees (see below).
State Employees Pay raises from 0% to 6% for employees of the Executive Branch in conformance with the GeorgiaGain pay for performance system. The range includes raises of 0%, 3%, 4.5% and 6%, effective October 1, 1999. This pay raise provision also applies to employees of the Department of Education, Central Office personnel of the Department of Technical and Adult Education and employees of the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission.
3% raises for Judicial and Legislative Branch employees effective October 1, 1999 who receive at least "satisfactory" or "meets expectations" on annual performance appraisals.
3% for state officials, effective October 1, 1999 whose salary is set by law.
$45,907 to provide salary adjustments for members of the General Assembly, effective October 1, 1999.

Special Salary Adjustments for Certain Employees The following salary adjustments were approved for certain classes of state employees in addition to any pay for performance adjustments, effective October 1, 1999:
Supplemental salary adjustments and an additional 5% salary increase for Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) certified personnel in the Juvenile Correctional Officer and Facilities Police job class series within the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Supplemental salary adjustments for Department of Corrections employees earning below the GeorgiaGain established target salary levels in the Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Farm Services, Transfer Officer, Fir; Suppressant and Canine Handler job classifications.
Supplemental salary adjustments for Department of Public Safety employees earning below the GeorgiaGain established target salary levels in the Trooper Cadet, Trooper and Trooper First Class job classifications.
3% supplemental salary adjustments for Department of Public Safety employees earning at or above the GeorgiaGain target salary level for the Trooper Cadet, Trooper, Trooper First Class, Corporal, Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, First Lieutenant, Captain and Major job classifications.
1.5% funding level for supplemental salary adjustments for certain positions within the Department of Law.
5% increase for law enforcement personnel within the Public Service Commission.
Supplemental salary adjustments for employees successfully completing the primary accounting series of courses offered through the State Financial Management Certificate Program.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
$1,647,517 to add 2 new judgeships for the Court of Appeals.
$1,200,000 to implement legislation (Senate Bill1) that authorizes the District Attorney in each judicial circuit to appoint 1_ assistant district attorney to prosecute drug cases. The funding represents approximately one-third of the annual cost to implement the project.

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EDUCATION (State General Funds)
Public Schools $135,583,216 to fund QBE formula grants based on FTE growth of 1.9%.
$41,448,492 to fund an increase in Equalization grants to school systems based on the most recent equalized tax digest.
$11,358,582 to make alternative school funding more equitable through an FIE-based funding formula. This amount includes a $35,000 floor for each alternative school program, an 85% hold harmless provision, and will bring the total funding for this program to $24,282,893.
$4,632,785 in additional funding for the Reading First program to add an additional 300 elementary schools.
$4,000,000 to increase the Reading Challenge after school initiative to serve approximately 3,600 additional students over the 7, 123 students served in F.Y. 1999.
$1,000,000 to provide additional funding for schools achieving Pay for Performance objectives in school year 1998-1999.
University System $29,013,732 to fund formula increases related to enrollment and increases in operating costs.
$3,000,000 to support the Teacher Preparation initiative, a program designed to strengthen the preparation of early childhood and middle school teachers ($990,000); develop partnerships between public schools and universities ($780,000); improve the quality of programs for school leaders ($800,000); and eliminate the need for out-of-field teaching in Georgia ($430,000).
$2,500,000 to endow chairs at Georgia Southern in Business, Clayton College and State University in Business, Kennesaw State University in Private Enterprise, Columbus State University in International Education, and Dalton College in Industrial Operations.
$2,000,000 to support the Cooperative Engineering Program - an initiative to expand the abilities of the university system to offer engineering programs in additional areas of the state for engineering fields in high demand.
$1,500,000 to expand the Statewide Desktop Distance Learning Network program and plan for future distance education in Georgia.

Technical Institutes 2,500,000 in state general funds for personal services and operating costs for new and renovated facilities opening in F.Y. 1999 and F.Y. 2000.
EDUCATION (Lottery Funds)
University System $15,000,000 for the Equipment, Technology and Construction Trust Fund to provide equipment and facilities at all institutions. $3,000,000 is designated for "B" Unit activities.
$7,466,000 to continue several of the Chancellor's Special Funding Initiatives. (Includes $4,820,000 for Connecting Teachers and Technology; $180,000 for P16/PREP; $1,939,000 for GALILEO; and $527,000 for Connecting Students and Services.)
. $2,000,000 for the purchase of educational programming at the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission.
$1,500,000 to continue funding the Internet Connectivity initiative.
Student Finance $193,886,482 in lottery funds to continue the HOPE Scholarship program which provides tuition, mandatory fees and a book allowance for an estimated 156,348 eligible students enrolled in public colleges and technical institutions.
$30,936,000 in HOPE lottery funds to provide a scholarship to those Georgians enrolled in private colleges in this state.
Education $224,785,011 in lottery funds to serve 62,500 4-year olds through the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program.
$32,695,317 in lottery funds to provide local schools $23 per FTE for the purchase of technology, equipment, and/or technology training.
$4,500,000 in lottery funds to increase funding for the Postsecondary Options program based on increased participation.
$858,000 in lottery funds to upgrade equipment at the 13 Educational Technology Training Centers.

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Technical Institutes $19,116,243 to replace obsolete equipment at state technical institutes, purchase equipment for new facilities and retrofits opening in FY 1999 and 2000, and for the Georgia Virtual Technical Institute.
HUMAN RESOURCES

$7,876,166 to increase reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital providers by adding the 1999 DRI inflation factor to the current DRG payment rates.
$4,900,000 to reimburse physicians and physician related providers based on 90% of the 1997 Resource Based Relative Value scale.

$63,344,000 in state and federal funds is redirected in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program due to a continued decline in caseloads. This redirection reflects an anticipated decline of 21% in the number of cases from 85,117 in F.Y. 1999 to 67,106 in F.Y. 2000.
$30,000,000 in federal TANF funds is redirected from cash assistance to provide childcare for 14,706 additional children based on spending an average of $170 per child per month. This brings the total number of children in statesupported childcare (excluding pre-kindergarten programs) to 84,950 at a budgeted cost to the state of $173.3 million.

$4,752,477 to offset a 3.3% inflationary increase m drug costs.
$4,654,574 to increase nursing home intensity factors from I%, 2% and 3%, to 3%, 4% and 5%, respectively.
$1,624,171 for increased utilization of Medicaid benefits.
$817,000 to expand the Independent Care Waiver program by 35 slots.
JUVENILE JUSTICE

$13,239,934 is redirected from hospitals to community-based mental health services in accordance with the hospital reallocation formula.
$8,495,066 to redirect 661 Child Support Enforcement staff from regional management to local DFCS management.
$6,000,000 in funding for institutional care at hospitals is redirected by consolidating space and staff.
$4,950,000 in new federal substance abuse block grant funds for prevention and treatment services for adolescents and for day treatment and residential services for pregnant and postpartum women.

$17,300,00 to fulfill the second year of the state's commitments contained in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Georgia to significantly enhance operations over a three-year period.
$2,053,856 to annualize the cost to operate the 125-bed Paulding RYDC that opened in December 1998.
$1,868,750 to open the 150-bed Sumter YDC in April 2000.
$1,022,176 to increase operating expenses for expansions at DeKalb, Gwirmett and Marietta RYDCs opening in September 1999.

$2,166,634 to provide home and community-based services under the Medicaid waiver program for 117 persons with mental retardation.
$1,853,000 to provide triple therapy medications to approximately 200 individuals with HIV.
$1,210,231 to expand services to 375 clients in the Community Care Services Program.
MEDICAID
$21,466,428 to increase reimbursement rates to nursing home providers by updating to the 1998 cost report plus a 6.2% DRI inflation factor.
$13,089,614 to offset a decline in the Federal Financial Participation rate for Medicaid benefits.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$13,625,000 for a new economic development initiative to make Georgia a preeminent leader in the design of electronic components, a rapidly growing economic sector. The initiative combines focused research ($4,000,000), educational capacity development ($4,650,000), commercialization support ($2,925,000) and targeted marketing ($2,050,000) in a coordinated plan to build this new industry sector. $11,575,000 ofthis funding is provided in the University System budget. The remaining $2,050,000 is appropriated to the Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism.
$4,235,000 in the University System budget for Traditional Industries industry-requested research projects in areas related to food processing, pulp and paper, and carpet, textile, and apparel. $100,000 is targeted for urgent

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technical assistance to Georgia's small- and medium-sized meat and poultry processors to come in compliance with tougher HACCP regulations. $75,000 is also provided in the Amended Budget for the HACCP program.
$1,425,000 to provide funds to the Metro Atlan~a Super Bowl XXXIV Host Committee as part of the state's commitment in hosting Super Bowl XXXIV.
$501,380 for a new tourism marketing program that will implement the recommendations of the 1998 Tourism Marketing Study by increasing instate marketing and by marketing the four main regions of the state: the mountains, coast, Atlanta, and heartland.
$590,000 in state funds to the Department of Labor, to implement Jobs for Georgia Graduates (JGG) as a restructured and expanded 5-year program. From 9th grade through one year after high school graduation, JGG offers "employability skills services," work experience, and intervention efforts to "at-risk" youth, in an effort to help them enter the workplace or the military, or to continue their education after high school. This programmatic change is initiated in the Amended Budget with $250,000 in funding.
NATURAL RESOURCES
$170,000 to replace the current limited shellfish-testing program with a comprehensive Coastal Public Health Monitoring Program to protect the public with regard to swimming and the consumption of shellfish and saltwater fish.
$363,000 for enhancements to recreational fishing opportunities in Coastal Georgia.
$250,000 for the design of an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse at Richard B. Russell State Park.
$750,000 to match other funds for the Ocmulgee Greenway Trail.
$939,638 for first year funding for the Bob White Quail Initiative.
TRANSPORTATION
$1,000,000 for start-up and operating expenses for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority to address regional transportation and air quality issues in areas of the state that fail to meet federal air quality standards.

$1,000,000 in state funds to address critical airport maintenance needs at publicly-owned airports statewide. This funding brings the total funding level to $3,241,866 to address the maintenance needs identified in a study of airports statewide.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Department of Corrections $22,086,015 to annualize the contracts for private prison beds at the following: Charlton County (750 beds), Coffee County (750 beds), and Wheeler County (750 beds).
$24,350,126 to expand the private prison contracts to 1,500 beds each in Charlton, Coffee and Wheeler counties, beginning in October 1999 in Charlton and in December, 1999 in Coffee and Wheeler.
$8,618,838 to annualize the increase in per diem from $15 to $20 per day for existing and additional state inmates housed in county work camps. Additional 200 county work camp beds are included in the figure to open in July 1999.
$6,958,593 to start-up and operate the Houston, Paulding and Terrell County detention centers to open in F.Y. 2000.
$5,112,873 to annualize the operating cost of the State prison expansions at Washington, Smith, Augusta Medical, Macon and Coastal State Prisons.
$3,298,626 to fund 400 transitional beds to open in late F.Y. 2000. The locations for the beds are to be determined by the Department of Corrections.
$1,963,155 to fund start-up and operating cost for 192 beds at Walker State Prison. Federal funds were approved in F.Y. 1999 for the expansion at the prison. Walker State Prison beds will open in February 2000.
$2,956,197 to fund 12-month operating cost for a 200bed transitional center in Savannah.
$3,721,448 state funds and $262,000 other funds for the Health Services Contract with the Medical College of Georgia to fund increased cost to provide health services to prison inmates.
$4,483,585 to provide supplemental salary adjustments effective October I, 1999 for Department of Corrections employees earning below the GeorgiaGain established target salary levels in the Correctional Officer, Correctional Officer Farm Services, Transfer Officer, Canine Handler and fire suppressant personnel.

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Department of Public Safety $1,177,366 to increase the salaries for the State Patrol's sworn officers. The increases would raise the minimum salaries for Trooper Cadets, Troopers, and Troopers First Class to the target salary range set by GeorgiaGain, as well as provide a 3% salary increase for all sworn State Patrol officers who are already at or above the GeorgiaGain target hire rate. This salary adjustment is in addition to the GeorgiaGain pay for performance increase.
$105,365 to ihcrease local peace officer training grants to the local and regional academies by 4 % for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Department of Defense $297,000 to increase funding for the Youth Challenge Academy, a program for at-risk youths at the National Guard Training Center at'Fort Stewart.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation $6,369,390 for 85 new positions, equipment and related expenses for crime laboratories statewide to respond to an increasing demand for services, and for expansion of the State Medical Examiner program.
$395,000 for 6 positions and related expenses to perform an instant background check on purchasers of rifles in accordance with the Brady law.
Office of the Governor $4,000,000 to provide for independent consultants and experts to assess the management, operations, efficiency and effectiveness of several state agencies to be identified by the Governor.
$337,548 for 5 positiOns and operating expenses to create the Governor's Consumers' Insurance Advocate Office in the Office of Consumer Affairs.
Department of Revenue $4,902,668 to continue the third year of implementation of the Department of Revenue's "Blueprint for Modernization." This funding increases the total appropriation for the modernization effort to $46,692,621.
$1,828,197 to increase telecommunication and computer charges to offset shortages due to marked increased in production volume and system demands.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET
EDUCATION (State General Funds and Bonds)
Public Schools $86,558,048 for the mid-term adjustment based on updated FTE counts.
$57,675,000 in bond funds for the following State Board of Education projects:
-- $34,501,000 to 19 school systems for regular entitlements. -- $16,429,000 to 8 school systems for regular advanced funding. -- $6,745,000 to I school system for incentive advanced funding.
$12,000,000 to provide funding to ensure computer systems used for administrative purposes are Year 2000 compliant for 24 schools systems participating in the SAP project. This funding will also remediate the GENESIS system.
$7,000,000 in bond funds to purchase vocational equipment.
$4,000,000 to continue development of Criterion Reference Competency test items in Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies.
$1,569,878 to increase funding for Middle School Incentive Grants for additional schools.
$1,407,729 to provide vision screenings for all children in first and second grades.
University System $133,546,000 in bond funds for the following Board of Regents major capital outlay projects:
-- $38,415,000 for a student learning center at the University of Georgia. -- $32,120,000 for an environmental sciences and technology building at Georgia Tech. -- $19,755,000 for the Gwinnett Campus, Phase I construction at UGA/Georgia Perimeter College. -- $17,470,000 for a health and natural science building at North Georgia College and State University. -- $14,120,000 for an instructional complex at Gordon College. -- $11,666,000 to construct a school of architecture at Southern Polytechnic State University.

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$15,899,000 in bond funds for the following minor capital outlay and payback projects:
-- $5,000,000 for the renovation of a facility at the State University of West Georgia. -- $4,250,000 for a classroom addition and activity center at East Georgia College. -- $2,340,000 for expansion of the Coastal Georgia Center. -- $600,000 to plan and design a parking deck at Kennesaw State University. -- $350,000 to plan and design a P.E. facility and renovate Hayes Hall at Middle Georgia College. -- $609,000 to plan and design a dormitory at Savannah State University. -- $2,750,000 to renovate a facility at Valdosta State University.
$7,026,903 to provide funding to decommission the Georgia Tech nuclear reactor.
$4,000,000 to construct the J.W. Fanning Leadership Center at the University of Georgia.
$2,475,000 for the planning and design of major capital outlay projects at Georgia Southern, Coastal Georgia Community College, and Georgia College and State University.
$1,500,000 to provide funding for Cooperative Engineering Programs - an initiative to expand the abilities of the university system to offer engineering programs in additional areas of the state for engineering fields in high demand.
Technical Institutes $30,434,000 in bonds for construction-related efforts at technical institutes according to the agency's priority list. Includes construction funds for a technology center at Altamaha Tech ($3,570,000) and a new campus for Carroll Tech ($23,780,000). All other funds will be used for planning, predesign, and design activities, following the agency's priority list.
$6,615,000 in bonds for repairs to initiate a multiyear effort to address the deferred repairs and major maintenance needs of the state's technical institutes.
$3,970,000 in bonds for major renovations at technical institutes in accordance with the agency's priority list.
$2,214,414 in state general funds to provide additional funds to Quick Start based on anticipated activity levels for the fiscal year.

$1,500,000 in bonds for renovations to the Glynn County Library ($1,000,000) and the Carnegie Library in Savannah ($500,000).
EDUCATION (Lottery Funds)
Public Schools $3,300,000 to purchase equipment for Applied Technology labs at high schools with unmet needs from Fiscal Year 1998.
$59,435,014 for Capital Outlay for fast growing systems at the $100 million entitlement level.
$2,264,736 to provide additional funds to reflect increased enrollment in the Post Secondary Options program.
$75,000 to purchase computers for Young Farmer teachers.
Student Finance $10,039,932 to provide funding for a 7% increase in student enrollment for HOPE scholars attending public college~ and technical schools. Increases include $7,575,594 for tuition, $593,783 for books and $1,870,555 for mandatory student fees. This is offset by a reduction of $12,166,271 in private college scholarships and HOPE Tuition Equalization Grants that reflects actual student participation.
HUMAN RESOURCES
$13,239,934 is reallocated for mental health services from hospitals to community-based services in accordance with the hospital reallocation formula.
$10,445,000 for bonds including $4,910,000 for safety and regulatory requirements; $210,000 for major construction projects and design funds; $2,705,000 for HVAC system replacements and renovations; $1,630,000 for electrical replacement and renovation; $735,000 for roof replacement; and $255,000 for miscellaneous projects.
MEDICAID
$1,100,000 to provide funding for minimum data set development costs for nursing homes.
JUVENILE JUSTICE
$1,500,000 to begin the creation of a statewide data system and add 3 positions in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement.

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$824,000 to match $7,416,000 in federal grant money for construction of a 75-bed RYDC in Crisp County.
$21,820,000 in bonds including $10,000,000 to construct an additional 100 RYDC beds through expansions at Albany (30 beds), Columbus (30 beds), Thomasville (20 beds) and Macon (20 beds); $6,560,000 for construction projects including a dining facility at Augusta YDC ($3,550,000), an addition to the detention building at Augusta YDC ($1,240,000), a police office/detention unit at Lorenzo Benn YDC ($970,000), and a detention unit expansion at Macon YDC ($800,000); $2,510,000 for construction of dental and educational space and facilities at various RYDC's associated with the Department of Juvenile Justice's Memorandum of Agreement; and $2,750,000 to fund various major repair and maintenance projects at RYDCs.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$220,000,000 in bonds to construct the Phase IV expansion of the Georgia World Congress Center. This 1.3 million square foot expansion will enable the Congress Center to maintain its position as one of the top 5 convention centers in the nation.
$10,800,000 to fund the increased cost of the design and feasibility study for the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project.
$42,400,000 in state general funds in the University System budget for the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) to be invested in equipment and facilities for the 6 member research institutions and to fund 4 eminent scholars in the areas of advanced communications and biotechnology.
$11,420,000 in bonds in the University System budget for the Traditional Industries program to support industryrequested research by University System scientists in the areas of food processing, pulp and paper, and carpet, textile, and apparel. The bonds include $2,285,000 for projectrelated equipment; $4,110,000 for the state's contribution to the construction of a food processing technology building at Georgia Tech; $4,200,000 for an addition to the Food Science building at UGA in Athens, aimed toward meeting business needs; and $750,000 to renovate lab space for the Georgia Tech School of Textile and Fiber Engineering.
$13,950,000 in bonds to fund construction of the Flint River Center in Albany. This center is the state's portion of the Phase I Downtown Albany Development Plan which includes $62 million in local government, private and federal funding. The Center will include interactive educational exhibits interpreting various dimensions of the Flint River watershed.

$5,000,000 for the Department of Community Affairs to provide a local assistance grant for the development of a park at the Mable House in Cobb County.
NATURAL RESOURCES
$20,000,000 in bonds for low interest loans to local governments for construction of water, sewer and wastewater treatment facilities.
$5,625,000 in bonds for various capital improvement projects at state parks and historic sites.
$2,640,000 for the Forestry Commission to replace 17 crawler tractors and 13 trailers needed for fighting forest fires. The age of the current equipment exceeds 18 years.
$2,695,000 to increase first year funding for the Coastal Groundwater Study to collect and analyze data relating to saltwater intrusion along the coast and to develop a management plan to protect Georgia's Coastal Water Resources.
$880,000 for local water supply plans for 22 southeast Georgia counties in support of the Coastal Groundwater Study.
$225,500 to match an equal amount in federal funds to initiate a 3-year Southwest Georgia Groundwater Study to protect Georgia's water rights in negotiations with Florida and Alabama.
$100,000 to match federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds to create a Georgia Rideshare Office and to provide state employees with reduced mass transit fares as part of the state's effort to address Atlanta's ozone problem.
TRANSPORTATION
$137,000,000 in bonds to continue work on the Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP).
$20,050,000 in bonds to raise dikes, acquire acreage, and perform maintenance and erosion protection work for the Savannah harbor navigation channel.
$3,029,150 for a mass transit grant to Gwinnett County to fund 10% of the cost ($1,829,150) of purchasing 56 natural-gas buses for the proposed Gwinnett County transit system and to fund one time start-up costs ($1,200,000) for marketing and for planning and engineering facilities (transit center, park-rides and a maintenance facility). Funds for the purchase of the buses will be matched by $1,829,150 in local funds and $14,633,200 in federal funds.

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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

$I ,945,000 in bonds to study the feasibility of light rail transit and other transit modes for the Marietta Lawrenceville corridor.
$I, I20,000 in bonds for the acquisition of two railiines in downtown Atlanta including $I20,000 to match $480,000 in federal funds for the Memorial Drive-Wylie Street line and $I,OOO,OOO to match $4,000,000 in federal funds for the Decatur Street belt line. Both of these lines are needed for the proposed commuter and intercity passenger rail systems for the state.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Department of Corrections $26,500,000 to provide grants to the counties to fund construction or renovation cost for I,500 additional county work camp beds.
$7,350,765 to address anticipated shortages in jail subsidies ($4,7I8,360) and in health services funds ($2,632,405).
$2,090,I40 to plan and design a I,OOO-bed close security facility projected to open in Fiscal Year 2003. Location to be determined after reviewing the department's workforce study.

Fingerprint Identification System to comply with Senate Bill42I.
$I8,3I5,000 to construct a laboratory annex and morgue adjacent to the headquarters building in Atlanta, including $I7,020,000 in new bonds and $I,295,000 in existing bonds.
Department of Public Safety $300,000 for the construction and development of two regional bum buildings, one in south Georgia and another in north Georgia, to enhance live fire training.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Department of Administrative Services $I,OI2,500 to develop and install security upgrades to the statewide information technology infrastructure. Agency funds of $I,449,000 will be added bringing the total cost of this project to $2,46I,500.
Georgia Building Authority $495,000 to fund elevator modernization of certain passenger and freight elevators in state owned facilities.
$I2,500,000 in existing bonds to complete the renovation of the #2 Peachtree Street Building.

$I,700,000 to fund an increase in per diem from $I5.00 per day, per inmate to $20.00 per day, per inmate for existing and additional state inmates housed in county work camps, effective April I, I999.
$I ,53 I ,349 to open the contracted beds earlier than budgeted in order to meet the projected growth in the inmate population. The funding expands the capacity at each of the private prisons from 750 to I ,000 beds starting in April, I999.
$982,578 to provide start-up funds for a new 200-bed transitional center in Savannah scheduled to open in July, I999.
$9,846,900 in federal funds and $I,094,000 in existing bonds to match federal funding to construct a I92-bed death row addition at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
$I0,425,000 in new bonds for renovation projects at various facilities statewide ($5,000,000) and security related modifications at various prisons ($5,425,000).
Georgia Bureau of Investigation $I, 100,000 for one-time hardware and software expenses to maintain fmgerprint, identification and criminal history data on juvenile offenders on the Automated

$II ,867,65I in existing bonds to continue restoration of the State Capitol Building.
$6,000,000 in bonds for Americans with Disabilities Act modifications.
$3,000,000 in bonds for the removal and remediation of state-owned underground and above ground storage tanks.
$I,575,000 in bonds for a fire sprinkler system at the Archives Building parking facilities.
Department of Agriculture $5,000,000 to match an identical amount in federal funds to establish an indemnity fund to compensate cotton producers for certain losses incurred in I998 or I999.
$500,000 for repairs and maintenance at State Farmers' Markets statewide.
$275,000 to construct livestock facilities in Gordon, Ben Hill and Franklin counties.
$I,OOO,OOO in bonds to conduct repairs and renovations on various structures at the Atlanta Farmers' Market.

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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

Office of the Governor $9,231,789 to increase the Governor's Emergency Fund for the 25% state match for disaster assistance related to the March 1998 flood and other disasters.
Merit System of Personnel Administration $32,500,000 to sufficiently fund employee health insurance claims expenses for the State Health Benefit Plan ($25,000,000) and the University System's employee health plan ($7,500,000).
Public Service Commission $1,100,000 for an outside vendor to collect revenue, develop and maintain a "no call" database, and provide telemarketers with a "no call" list to prohibit telemarketers from calling those Georgians who wish not to be contacted.

Department of Revenue $10,551,163 to continue implementation of Investment for Modernization initiatives.
$3,808,333 for 36 contractors to support the day-to-day technological functions of the department's computer systems.
$1,891,224 for the department to hire temporary employees to process income tax and sales tax returns and provide a 75-cent an hour wage increase for all temporary employees in the department.

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ESTIMATED STATE REVENUES, APPROPRIATIONS AND RESERVES

F.Y. 1999

STATE FUND SOURCES

SURPLUS State Funds Surplus Audited Lapses Lottery Surplus and Lapses
TOTAL SURPLUS

544,448,043 57,035,670 63,433,340
664,917,053

RESERVES Midyear Adjustment Reserve Motor Fuel Reserve
TOTAL RESERVES

117,181,823 6,992,004
124,173,827

REVENUES F.Y. 1999 revenue estimate- taxes and fees (After setting aside $143,000,000 for resene requirements) F.Y. 2000 revenue estimate Insurance Anti-Fraud Levies PSC No-Call Revenues F.Y. 1998 Carry Fonvard Surplus for Property Tax Relief Lottery Proceeds Indigent Care Trust Fund
TOTAL REVENUES

11,849,775,000
530,000,000 148,828,880 12,528,603,880

GRAND TOTAL FUND SOURCES

13,317,694,760

F.Y. 2000
12,515,000,000 775,000 500,000
83,000,000 543,000,000 148,828,880 13,291,103,880 13,291,103,880

STATE FUND USES
Appropriations Unappropriated surplus set aside for property tax cut Veto Surplus
TOTALS

13,233,529,310 83,000,000 1,165,450
13,317,694,760

13,291,012,005 91,875
13,291,103,880

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STATE APPROPRIATIONS BY AGENCY

ORIGINAL FISCAL YEAR
1999

AMENDED FISCAL YEAR
1999

General Assembly Department of Audits

27,801,978 23,148,583

27,801,978 23,623,583

Judical Branch

99,738,650

100,960,794

Administrative Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Banking and Finance, Department of Community Affairs, Department of Corrections, Department of Defense, Department of Education, State Board of Employees' Retirement System Forestry Commission, State Georgia Bureau of Investigation Governor, Office of the Human Resources, Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Department of Insurance, Office of Commissioner of Juvenile Justice, Department of Labor, Department of Law, Department of Medical Assistance, Department of Merit System of Personnel Administration Natural Resources, Department of Public Safety, Department of Public School Employees' Retirement System Public Service Commission Regents, University System of Georgia Revenue, Department of Secretary of State, Office of Soil and Water Conservation Commission, State Student Finance Commission, Georgia Teachers' Retirement System Technical and Adult Education, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Service, Department of Workers' Compensation, State Board of General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund Year 2000 Project

25,798,569 42,510,459
9,846,715 29,847,327 795,003,729
5,532,547 4,965,114,071
673,425 35,504.,900 51,299,927 41,231,999 1,232,394,521 23,006,380 15,781,902 215,826,209 21,001,054 13,837,210 1,377,619,479
99,935,359 120,662,964 17,642,000
8,567,799 1,558,394,104
99,993,513 31,481,981
2,194,317 251,026,535
3,800,000 271,008,342 564,751,771
19,770,431 11,504,420 412,050,710

27,507,069 48,637,459
9,846,715 35,885,077 829,638,353 5,538,547 5,152,233,375
673,425 38,218,400 53,289,340 51,024,074 1,231,555,593 23,256,380 15,781,902 215,253,274 21,251,054 13,837,210 1,355, 732,477 32,500,000 110,110,803 120,973,964 17,642,000 9,543,799 1,620,895,803 117,142,564 31,914,229 2,194,317 248,631,592 3,800,000 274,300,895 598,154,925 20,425,431 11,454,420 562,298,489 170,000,000

TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS

12,525,303,880 13,233,529,310

FISCAL YEAR 2000
30,510,629 26,479,279
109,769,527
25,290,107 43,462,366 10,216,029 45,876,827 886,462,283
6,028,907 5,284,262,880
35,995,572 59,472,760 36,166,694 1,245,229,090 26,897,846 15,341,852 244,981,361 21,854,273 14,624,689 1,382,551,924
104,522,654 123,202,087 18,602,000
9,221,609 1,636,835,041
186,053,105 32,331,542
2,213,295 264,001,289
3,515,000 276,688,965 575,390,231
20,222,285 11,694,092 475,043,915
13,291,012,005

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TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS BY FUND SOURCE FISCAL YEAR 2000

DEPARTMENTS/AGENCffiS

TOTAL APPROPRIATION

FEDERAL FUNDS

OTHER FUNDS

INDIRECT DOAS LOTTERY FUNDS PROCEEDS

STATE FUNDS

Legislative Branch Department ofAudits Judicial Branch Department ofAdministrative Services Department ofAgriculture Department ofBanking and Finance Department of Community Affairs Department of Corrections Department ofDefense Department ofEducation Employees' Retirement System Forestry Commission Georgia Bureau offuvestigation Office of the Governor Department ofHuman Resources Department offudustry, Trade & Tourism Department offusurance Department of Juvenile Justice Department ofLabor Department ofLaw Department ofMedical Assistance Merit System ofPersonnel Administration Department ofNatural Resources Department ofPublic Safety Public School Employees' Retirement Sys. Public Service Commission Regents, University System of Georgia Department of Revenue Office of Secretary of State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Georgia Student Finance Commission Teachers' Retirement System Department of Technical & Adult Ed. Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Service State Board of Workers' Compensation G.O. Debt Sinking Fund Year 2000 Modifications

30,510,629 28,047,379 112,457,131 160,347,464 51,307,592 10,216,029 148,838,239 908,777,087 23,220,774 5,961,584,293
5,189,633 41,241,827 59,472,760 45,228,248 2,439,473,993 26,897,846 16,811,314 251,536,678 154,658,600 32,477,680 3,843,360,025 1,292,786,950 139,353,094 127,133,858 18,602,000 12,062,084 3,555,164,886 187,586,560 33,376,542 2,573,545 264,001,289 12,222,741 354,945,290 1,443,697,176 28,961,901 11,884,092 475,043,915
0

3,432,835 9,488,243 6,000,000 17,191,867 674,734,039
822,000 7,934,031 972,486,011 1,419,102 122,334,202 2,337,898, 731 9,824,869 2,781,771 2,840,475
310,250
22,323,667 850,288,492
8,739,616

1,568,100 2,687,604 135,057,357 4,412,391
93,473,169 16,314,804
2,587,374 5,189,633 4,424,255
1,127,523 221,758,892
50,360 6,555,317 10,470,125 17,852,991 122,909,370 1,292,786,950 25,005,571 1,150,000
1,918,329,845 1,533,455 1,045,000 50,000
8,707,741 55,932,658 18,018,453
190,000

450,000

266,320,328

30,510,629 26,479,279 109,769,527 25,290,107 43,462,366 10,216,029 45,876,827 886,012,283 6,028,907 5,017,942,552

5,720,100

35,995,572 59,472,760 36,166,694 1,23 9,508,990 26,897,846 15,341,852 244,981,361 21,854,273 14,624,689 1,382,551,924

200,000 1,650,000

3,583,000 3,845,000

25,966,000

231,075,489 19,638,183

104,322,654 121,552,087
18,602,000 9,221,609 1,607,286,041 182,208, 105 32,331,542 2,213,295 32,925,800 3,515,000 257,050,782 575,390,231 20,222,285 11,694,092 475,043,915

TOTAL FUND SOURCES

22,311,051,144 5,050,850,201 3,969,188,938 15,448,100 543,000,000 12,732,563,905

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TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS BY FUND SOURCE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 1999

DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES

TOTAL APPROPRIATION

FEDERAL FUNDS

OTHER FUNDS

INDIRECT DOAS LOTTERY FUNDS PROCEEDS

STATE FUNDS

Legislative Branch Department ofAudits Judicial Branch Department ofAdministrative Services Department of Agriculture Department ofBanking and Finance Department of Community Affairs Department of Corrections Department ofDefense Department ofEducation Employees' Retirement System Forestry Commission Georgia Bureau of Investigation Office of the Governor Department ofHuman Resources Department ofIndustry, Trade & Tourism Department ofInsurance Department ofJuvenile Justice Department ofLabor Department ofLaw Department ofMedical Assistance Merit System of Personnel Administration Department ofNatural Resources Department of Public Safety Public School Employees' Retirement Sys. Public Service Commission Regents, University System of Georgia Department ofRevenue Office of Secretary of State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Georgia Student Finance Commission Teachers' Retirement System Department of Technical & Adult Ed. Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Service State Board of Workers' Compensation G.O. Debt Sinking Fund Year 2000 Modifications

27,801,978 24,373,583 103,224,044 162,380,937 56,401,692
9,846,715 139,959,898 849,760,056 22,617,073 5,829,514,565
7,774,667 43,363,378 53,289,340 59,268,115 2,425,379,182 23,256,380 17,241,858 220,723,848 153,584,941 31,690,201 3,821,696,906 1,236,440,109 144,907,382 124,893,210 17,642,000 12,379,969 3,599,391,383 118,676,019 32,959,229 2,385,717 248,631,592 12,754,327 352,557,220 1,248,179,582 28,772,135 11,644,420 562,298,489 170,000,000

3,432,835
3,318,899 17,078,526 674,693,816
7,209,725 972,867,358
1,409,596 122,908,772 2,346,092,976
9,824,869 2,769,246 2,836,170
141,400
22,323,667 632,023,569
8,346,704

750,000 2,263,250 134,873,868 4,331,398
104,074,821 16,802,804
2,587,374 7,101,242 5,144,978
1,034,316 220,956,231
50,360 5,470,574 9,425,115 17,852,991 119,871,453 1,203,940,109 24,971,710 1,150,000
1,978,495,580 1,533,455 1,045,000 50,000
8,954,327 55,932,658 18,001,088
190,000

450,000 340,000 324,585,972
5,720,100

200,000 1,650,000

3,583,000 3,845,000

26,885,000

215,153,022 26,809,346

27,801,978 23,623,583 100,960,794 27,507,069 48,637,459
9,846,715 35,885,077 829,188,353 5,538,547 4,827,307,403
673,425 38,218,400 53,289,340 51,024,074 1,225,835,493 23,256,380 15,781,902 215,253,274 21,251,054 13,837,210 1,355,732,477 32,500,000 109,910,803 119,323,964 17,642,000 9,543,799 1,590,427,803 113,297,564 31,914,229 2,194,317 33,478,570 3,800,000 247,491,549 598,154,925 20,425,431 11,454,420 562,298,489 170,000,000

TOTAL FUND SOURCES

22,007,662,140 4,827,278,128 3,946,854,702 15,788,100 593,433,340 12,624,307,870

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FISCAL YEAR REVENUES
Fiscal Year 2000
Income Tax 50%

Indigent Care 1%
Fees&Sales 4%
Alcohol & Tobacco 2%

In Total Dollars

Sales Tax 31%

Income Taxes
Sales Tax - General
Motor Fuel Tax - Gallons and Sales
Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes
Insurance Premium Tax
Other Taxes Fees and Sales State Lottery
Indigent Care Trust Funds Insurance Anti-Fraud Levies PSC No-Call Revenues
Total Collections
F.Y. 1998 Surplus Carried Forward Reserves Requirement
Funds for Appropriations

Amended F.Y. 1999
$6,204,000,000 $3,964,000,000
$561,000,000 $220,000,000 $226,000,000 $328,000,000 $474,000,000 $530,000,000 $148,828,880
$775,000
$12,656,603,880
($128,000,000) $12,528,603,880

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Other Taxes 2%
Insurance Premium Tax
2% Lottery Proceeds
4%
4%
F.Y. 2000 $6,690,000,000 $4,142,000,000
$582,000,000 $218,000,000 $224,000,000 $327,000,000 $479,000,000 $543,000,000 $148,828,880
$775,000 $500,000 $13,355,103,880 $83,000,000 ($147,000,000) $13,291,103,880

REVENUE HISTORY
(Millions)

Fiscal Taxes and

Year

Fees

Percent Indigent Care Increase Trust Funds

Lottery Proceeds

Total Revenues

Percent Increase

1964

493.7

493.7

1965

551.5

11.7

551.5

11.7

1966

617.3

11.9

617.3

11.9

1967

672.4

8.9

672.4

8.9

1968

739.9

10.0

739.9

10.0

1969

833.1

12.6

833.1

12.6

1970

951.5

14.2

951.5

14.2

1971

1,001.9

5.3

1,001.9

5.3

1972

1,212.8

21.1

1,212.8

21.1

1973

1,375.1

13.4

1,375.1

13.4

1974

1,544.0

12.3

1,544.0

12.3

1975

1,576.8

2.1

1,576.8

2.1

1976

1,693.1

7.4

1,693.1

7.4

1977

1,925.8

13.7

1,925.8

13.7

1978

2,218.0

15.2

2,218.0

15.2

1979

2,507.5

13.1

2,507.5

13.1

1980

2,810.0

12.1

2,810.0

12.1

1981

3,109.6

10.7

3,109.6

10.7

1982

3,378.0

8.6

3,378.0

8.6

1983

3,572.4

5.8

3,572.4

5.8

1984

4,010.6

12.3

4,010.6

12.3

1985

4,607.8

14.9

4,607.8

14.9

1986

5,020.7

9.0

5,020.7

9.0

1987

5,421.3

8.0

5,421.3

8.0

1988

5,890.9

8.7

5,890.9

8.7

1989

6,467.7

9.8

6,467.7

9.8

1990

7,196.4

11.3

7,196.4

11.3

1991

7,258.2

0.9

37.0

7,295.2

1.4

1992

7,356.2

1.4

96.4

7,452.6

2.2

1993

8,249.9

12.1

96.5

8,346.4

12.0

1994

8,906.5

8.0

140.4

362.4

9,409.3

12.7

1995

9,625.7

8.1

163.0

514.9

10,303.6

9.5

1996

10,446.2

8.5

148.8

558.5

11,153.5

8.2

1997

11,131.4

6.6

180.8

593.6

11,905.8

6.7

1998

11,233.6

0.9

148.8

515.0

11,897.4

-0.1

1999

11,992.8

6.8

148.8

530.0

12,671.6

6.5

2000

12,663.3

5.6

148.8

543.0

13,355.1

5.4

The above revenue estimates for taxes and fees during fiscal years 1999 and 2000 include funds that have been set aside from expected gross revenues to fill reserves required by law. These funds--totaling $128,000,000 for F.Y. 1999 and $147,000,000 for F.Y. 2000--are not included elsewhere in this publication as funds available for expenditure.
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FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS
Fiscal Year 2000

Education Total 56%

Board of Education
40%

other
4%

University System 12%

Human

10%

13%

Transportation

Corrections

4%

7%

In Total Dollars
State Board of Education State Board of Regents Other Education Expenditures
Total Education
Human Resources Medicaid
Corrections Transportation All Other Departments
Total State Budget

Amended F.Y. 1999
$5,152,233,375 $1,620,895,803
$544,374,487
$7,317,503,665
$1,231,555,593 $1,355,732,4 77
$829,638,353 $598,154,925 $1,900,944,297
$13,233,529,310

F.Y. 2000
$5,284,262,880 $1,636,835,041
$562,807,254
$7,483,905,175
$1,245,229,090 $1,382,551,924
$886,462,283 $575,390,231 $1,717,473,302
$13,291,012,005

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APPROPRIATION HISTORY

Fiscal Year
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Total Appropriation
($millions)
473.5 526.1 593.4 674.8 782.7 865.7 941.9 1,083.8 1,175.5 1,358.7 1,674.2 1,700.2 1,790.0 1,890.1 2,262.8 2,715.9 2,851.1 3,217.1 3,533.0 3,685.5 3,960.8 4,364.8 5,225.9 5,412.8 5,946.1 6,405.1 7,646.0 7,617.7 7,552.9 8,252.2 9,192.0 10,236.1 10,980.4 11,793.3 12,533.2 13,233.5 13,291.1

Percent
Increases
%
11.1 12.8 13.7 16.0 10.6 8.8 15.1 8.5 15.6 23.2 1.6 5.3 5.6 19.7 20.0 5.0 12.8 9.8 4.3 7.5 10.2 19.7 3.6 9.9 7.7 19.4 (0.4) (0.9) 9.3 11.4 11.4 7.3 7.4 6.3 5.6 0.4

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F.Y. 2000 LOTTERY APPROPRIATIONS

TOTAL

$543,000,000

Capital Expenditures

1""'!!!'~~~~~!'!'!"',"~!'!'!"'~,,!'!'!"',,"!'!'!"''""!'!'!"''"_"!'!'!"',.,,,'""'11 . - -

$4,000,000

0.7%

Technology & Training $78,639,500 14.5%

Pre-Kindergarten $224,785,011 41.4%

Scholarships $235,575,489
43.4%.

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LOTTERY RESERVES

Georgia's lottery laws require the establishment oftwo reserves that are funded as a percentage oflottery collections to avoid disruption in programs should collections fall short ofannual appropriations.

The Shortfall Reserve Subaccount was included in the original law and required that an amount be set aside each year equal to 10 percent of the total lottery proceeds deposited into the Lottery for Education Account for the preceding year. If net funds in the account are not sufficient to meet appropriations, funds shall be drawn from the reserve to make up the shortage.

Funds have been set aside for the reserve each year and totaled $58,143,873 on June 30, 1998.

The lottery law was amended during the 1994 legislative session to require that a Scholarship Shortfall Reserve Subaccount also be maintained within the Lottery for Education Account.

The scholarship reserve law requires that the subaccount be fully established over five years at a rate of 10 percent a year until the reserve equals 50 percent of the amount of scholarship proceeds disbursed during the preceding year.

Lottery surplus available at the end ofF.Y. 1995 was sufficient to meet immediate needs in the amended F.Y. 1996 budget and still leave enough funds over to fully fund the scholarship reserve in its first year. The State Auditor, as the request of the Governor, authorized full funding of the Scholarship Shortfall Reserve Subaccount from the 1995 surplus. The Subaccount balance on June 30, 1998 totaled $77,718,586, as compared to the statutory requirement of$43,682,957.

The two lottery reserves as of June 30, 1998 total as follows:

Shortfall Reserve Subaccount

$ 58,143,873

Scholarship Shortfall Reserve Subaccount

77,718,586

TOTAL LOTTERY RESERVES

$135,862,459

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TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT CLASS

HB 143 AMENDED FISCAL YEAR
1999

HB 144 FISCAL YEAR
2000

CHANGE AMOUNT PERCENT

I. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH General Assembly Department of Audits

27,801,978 23,623,583

30,510,629 26,479,279

2,708,651 2,855,696

9.7% 12.1%

II. JUDICIAL BRANCH

100,960,794

109,769,527

8,808,733

8.7%

III. EXECUTIVE BRANCH: (Does Not Include Authorities)

Persorial Services Regular Operating Expenses Travel Motor Vehicle Purchases Equipment Computer Charges Real Estate Rentals Telecommunications Per Diem, Fees and Contracts Other Operating Expenses

4,442,748,626 455,956,404 22,416,041 16,949,772 29,071,757 159,329,044 54,467,633 37,549,481 666,083,751
1,349,428,969

4,609,031,842 460,506,444 22,268,991 16,257,088 26,384,552 142,257,949 55,585,867 42,189,505 719,006,274
1,266,507,326

166,283,216 4,550,040 (147,050) (692,684) (2,687,205)
(17,071,095) 1,118,234 4,640,024
52,922,523 (82,921,643)

3.7% 1.0% -0.7% -4.1% -9.2% -10.7% 2.1% 12.4% 7.9% -6.1%

Sub-Total

7,234,001,478

7,359,995,838

125,994,360

1.7%

Capital Outlay General Obligation Bonds Grants Benefits Other Lottery Proceeds for Education Year 2000 Modification

846,158,809 562,298,489 6,112,803,332 4,239,914,798 2,096,665,539 593,433,340 170,000,000

1,016,374,866 475,043,915
6,303,623,230 4,285,852, 704 2,160,401,156
542,750,000

170,216,057 (87,254,574) 190,819,898 45,937,906 63,735,617 (50,683,340) (170,000,000)

20.1% -15.5%
3.1% 1.1% 3.0% -8.5% -100.0%

Total Part III

21,855,275,785 22,144,041,709

288,765,924

1.3%

TOTAL PARTS I,II AND III less: Federal and Other Funds
DOAS Indirect Funds Lottery Proceeds for Education

22,007,662,140 8, 774,132,830 15,788,100 593,433,340

22,310,801,144 9,020,039,139 15,448,100 542,750,000

303,139,004 245,906,309
(340,000) (50,683,340)

1.4% 2.8% -2.2% -8.5%

TOTAL STATE GENERAL FUNDS 12,624,307,870 12,732,563,905

108,256,035

0.9%

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REVENUE SHORTFALL RESERVE
The 1976 session ofthe General Assembly created the Revenue Shortfall Reserve in lieu ofthe Working Reserve. This reserve serves as a savings account or "rainy day" fund for the state should revenue collections decline unexpectedly or uncontrollably. The reserve is created and maintained by allocating any surplus revenue collections ofthe state to this account up to 3 percent ofnet revenue collections, excluding lottery funds and the Indigent Care Trust Fund. Additional surplus over three percent is available for appropriation.
The status of the reserve for the last 14 fiscal years follows:

* Partially filled

Fiscal Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Revenue Shortfall Reserve $138,234,402 $150,621,753 $162,639,563 $176,727,306 $194,030,593 -0-0-0-
$122,640,698 *
$267,195,474 $288,769,754 $313,385,534 $333,941,806 $351,545,470

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EDITOR'S NOTES
VETOES BY GOVERNOR
H.B. 144- F.Y. 2000 General Appropriations Act
Section 7 (page 7, line 274), pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs Vetoed $32,500 of the appropriation for Local Development Fund. In explaining this partial line item veto, Governor Barnes said, "In my recommendations to the General Assembly, the amount of funding for the Local Development Fund was reduced by $32,500 from $650,000 to $617,500. That reduction was sustained through the House, Senate and Conference Committee versions of the appropriations bill. However, the 'as passed' version of H.B. 144 shows the line item for the Local Development Fund at $650,000 reversing the reduction that was agreed to throughout the process. Thus, a change was made in the appropriations bill with no reference shown in the tracking document and no discussion by the conference committee. There was no opportunity for debate or discussion on reversing a reduction that I proposed and the House and Senate agreed to in their versions of the bill."
Section 7 (page 7, line 282), pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs Vetoed $59,375 of the appropriation for Regional Economic Development Grants. The Governor said the rationale for this partial line item veto is identical to that for the Local Development Fund. "In the department's redirection request and in my recommendations to the General Assembly, the amount of funding for the Regional Economic Development Grants was reduced by $59,375 from $1,187,500 to $1,128,125. That reduction was sustained through the House, Senate and Conference Committee versions of the appropriations bill. However, the 'as passed' version ofH.B. 144 shows the line item for the Regional Economic Development Grants at $1,187,500 reversing the reduction that was agreed to throughout the process. Thus, a change was made in the appropriations bill with no reference shown in the tracking document and no discussion by the conference committee. There was no opportunity for debate or discussion on reversing a reduction I proposed and the House and Senate agreed to in their versions of the bill."
Section 39 (page 35, lines 1614 through 1616), pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services Vetoed language approved in the 1996 session of the General Assembly to control the purchase of communications equipment that was not compatible with an 800 megahertz system. The Governor said it is now believed that a limited number of communication equipment purchases need to be made for security and safety reasons. The Office of Planning and Budget has issued policy guidelines relative to communications equipment purchases that will address budgetary approval and technical review requirements, he said.
Section 40 (page 59, lines 2684 through 2692), pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs Vetoed language which would allow a change in Local Assistance Grant recipients and purposes if a grant identifies the wrong recipient or an ineligible purpose. "The need for this language is necessitated by the fact that the General Assembly, most likely due to time constraints, is limited in screening these grants for accuracy and legality before listing them in the budget. The effect of vetoing this language will be that the intent and purpose for which these funds are appropriated will have to be corrected in the Amended Budget. I think this is a more appropriate way to handle this issue."
Section 49 (page 62, lines 2800 through 2804), pertaining to the Department of Transportation vetoed language that authorized the department to transfer position counts between budget functions provided that the department's total position count does not exceed the maximum number of annual positions assigned by law. The Governor explained that the language is unnecessary for two reasons: (1) All executive branch agencies are legally authorized to amend their budgets and transfer positions between budget functions when a properly drawn amendment to the annual operating budget has been approved by the Office of Planning and Budget, and (2) The number of positions in each budget function is not specified in the Governor's budget recommendations to the General Assembly or in the annual appropriations act.
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Section 58 (page 65, lines 2899 through 2903), pertaining to federal funds Vetoed language that the Governor said essentially provides a pool of federal money to be available only to supplant state funds. It prohibits an amendment of federal funds above the amount appropriated in the Appropriations Act for purposes other than to supplant state appropriations for the pertinent programs. This language limits the state's ability to accept additional federal funds, as they become available throughout the fiscal year, the Governor said.
H.B. 143- Amended F.Y. 1999 General Appropriations Act
Section 7 (page 6, line 266), pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs Vetoed an increase of $600,000 in the contracts for Regional Planning and Development Object Class. In explaining this veto Governor Barnes said: "The purpose of these funds is not clear and the funds will not be distributed on a performance basis. Funds might be used to hire new staff for economic development, to work on specific economic development projects, or to increase current economic development efforts. By providing these funds to Regional Development Centers (RDCs) in this manner, the state would be paying for an unidentified program with no implementation plan or measures of success or performance. The state may also be providing funds to RDCs that duplicate the work of the state funded regional development offices staffed by the Department of Community Affairs and the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
The Governor continued: "Finally, Senate Resolution 184 was approved by the General Assembly and would establish a joint study committee on RDCs and Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commissions to review the conditions, needs, issues, and problems related to RDCs and make recommendations. Accountability and performance are also among the topics to be discussed. It is more appropriate to wait for the fmdings of this committee before increasing the funding for the state's RDCs."
Section 7 (page 7, line 275), pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs Vetoed $247,250 for a Downtown Redevelopment Loan Program. The Governor explained: "The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has funds for the program in F.Y. 2000 and there is limited need to initiate the program in F.Y.1999. The full appropriation of $247,250 was scheduled by DCA to be loaned to one city for a project in its downtown. This exceeds the DCA maximum loan amount of $200,000, which can be waived at the discretion of the DCA Commissioner. It is inappropriate to begin this loan program with the first appropriation going to one city and exceeding the funding limits just established."
Section 39 (page 35, lines 1608 through 1610), pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services Vetoed language approved in the 1996 session of the General Assembly to control the purchase of communications equipment that was not compatible with an 800 megahertz system. The Governor said it is now believed that a limited number of communication equipment purchases need to be made for security and safety reasons. The Office of Planning and Budget has issued policy guidelines relative to communications equipment purchases that will address budgetary approval and technical review requirements, he said.
Section 44, (page 38, lines 1701 through 1702), pertaining to the Department of Medical Assistance Vetoed language that the Governor said would compromise the department's ability to manage effectively and efficiently the use of pharmaceuticals by Medicaid recipients. "The department already utilizes a prior authorization system that is based on the individual patient's clinical and medical criteria," the Governor said. "In addition, the language establishes an unnecessary intrusion into the day to day operation of an executive branch agency by the Legislature. The Board ofMedical.Assistance's review and amendments to the state plan determines specific benefits and service limitations."
Section 44, (page 38, lines 1705 through 1706), pertaining to the Department of Medical Assistance Vetoed language that the Governor said is unnecessary since the department currently has existing authority to develop an acuity based payment system. In addition, the department has been analyzing the feasibility of developing such a system, contingent on available resources.
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EDITOR'S NOTES
Section 49 (page 39, lines 1746 through 1747), pertaining to the Department of Technical and Adult Education Vetoed language that the Governor said is no longer needed since the official conversion of Atlanta Tech and Savannah Tech to state management has already occurred.
Section 50 (page 39, lines 1772 through 1776), pertaining to the Department of Transportation Vetoed language that authorized the department to transfer position counts between budget functions provided that the department's total position count does not exceed the maximum number of annual positions assigned by law. The Governor explained that the language is unnecessary for two reasons: (1) All executive branch agencies are legally authorized to amend their budgets and transfer positions between budget functions when a properly drawn amendment to the annual operating budget has been approved by the Office of Planning and Budget, and (2) The number of positions in each budget function is not specified in the Governor's budget recommendations to the General Assembly or in the annual appropriations act.
Section 59 (page 42, lines 1871 through 1875), pertaining to federal funds Vetoed language that the Governor said essentially provides a pool of federal money to be available only to supplant state funds. It prohibits an amendment of federal funds above the amount appropriated in the Appropriations Act for purposes other than to supplant state appropriations for the pertinent programs. This language limits the state's ability to accept additional federal funds, as they become available throughout the fiscal year, the Governor said.
Section 60 (page 47, lines 2112 through 2118), pertaining to the Department of Technical and Adult Education Vetoed language providing $1,500,000 in bond proceeds for Adult Training Centers in Randolph, Liberty and Telfair counties. Governor Barnes said: "Since these projects are not on any priority list, I veto such appropriation." The Governor's position is explained in more detail in the following item.
Section 60 (page 49, lines 2157 through 2163), pertaining to the Department of Technical and Adult Education Vetoed language providing $2,200,000 in bond proceeds for an economic development building at the Polk County Satellite of Coosa Valley Tech. The Governor explained: "During my review of the budget, I became convinced that a more thorough and orderly capital planning process was needed by DTAE. In a desire to improve and strengthen the capital planning process, I included in my budget recommendation $175,000 for this purpose. I believe as little as possible of a capital nature should be done before there is a completed review and revision of this process ... 2,200,000 was funded for an economic development building at the Polk County Satellite of Coosa Valley Tech. The Polk County Satellite is not yet open and the Economic Development Building ... is not on any priority list. Since this project is not on any priority list, I veto such appropriation . . . In the future, I intend to recommend funding of capital expenditures within DTAE on a priority list basis and to require pre-design, planning and design."
Funds for all items which have been vetoed are excludedfrom all appropriation schedules in this document.
APPROPRIATIONS TRANSFERS BY EXECUTIVE ORDER
F.Y. 2000 Appropriations
One appropriation in the F.Y. 2000 General Appropriations Act was transferred to another agency through an Executive Order signed by the Governor. The following transfer is reflected in all appropriation schedules in this document:
$1,000,000 from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Community Affairs for the operation of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority.
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EDITOR'S NOTES
F.Y. 1999 Appropriations Three appropriations in the original F.Y. 1999 Appropriations Act were transferred to other agencies
through Executive Orders signed by the Governor. These transfers will explain differences in the original F.Y. 1999 appropriations as shown in this publication as compared to the F.Y. 1999 Budget in Brief. The transfers include:
$12,190,678 from the Merit System of Personnel Administration to the Department of Medical Assistance for funding the Children's Health Insurance Program.
$978,566 from the Professional Practices Commission in the Department of Education to the Office of the Governor for the operation of the Professional Standards Commission.
$250,000 from the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Office of Planning and Budget in the Office of the Governor to monitor compliance with the Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
INDIRECT FUNDING
H.B. 143, the Amended F.Y. 1999 General Appropriation, included $15,788,100 in direct funding to the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) for computer and telecommunications services to be provided to 7 specific state agencies. These funds are allocated in this manner to facilitate cash flow for DOAS but are available to DOAS only as services are provided to each agency. To report each department's actual spending program, these funds are included in the totals of each department in this publication rather than in the DOAS budget.
The funds by department are: Department of Human Resources, $5,720,100; Department of Revenue, $3,845,000; Regents, University System of Georgia, $3,583,000; Department of Public Safety, $1,650,000; Department of Corrections, $450,000; State Board of Education, $340,000; and Department of Natural Resources, $200,000.
H.B. 144, the F.Y. 2000 General Appropriation, included $15,448,100 in direct funding to OOAS. This bill deletes $340,000 funding for the State Board of Education. The funds are otherwise reported in the same manner in this publication.
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Departinent Budget
SuiDinaries
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $30,510,629 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $27,801,978 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $27,801,978

ADWSTED BASE--$29,51 0,629

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$1,000,000

Funds additional computer equipment.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$1,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $26,479,279 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $23,623,583 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $23,148,583

ADWSTED BASE--$23,729,258

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$2,750,021

Annualizes funding for computerized Medicaid audits.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$2,750,021

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$475,000

$750,000

Funds for computerized Medicaid audits.

$125,000

Provides for increases in operating expenses in the common object classes.

($400,000)

Reduces funding for departmental operations.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer funds between various object classes.

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JUDICIAL BRANCH

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $109,769,527 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $100,960,794 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $99,738,650

ADJUSTED BASE--$1 05,797,010

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$1,647,517

Provides funds for 2 new judgeships in the Court of Appeals.

$1,200,000

Provides funds to implement Senate Bill1, which authorizes the District Attorney in each judicial circuit to appoint an assistant district attorney to prosecute primarily drug cases. The funding represents approximately one-third of the annual cost to implement the project.

$900,000

Increases funding for Superior Court operations.

$125,000

Increases the funding for legal services for Victims of Domestic Violence.

$100,000

Adds funds in the Indigent Defense Council to increase grants to counties.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$3,972,517

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$1,222,144

$1,789,000

Provides court personal services and operating funds and assistant district attorneys for the 6 new judgeships created by Senate Bill 77 in the Superior Courts. The funding includes $45,000 in the Supreme Court to purchase additional law publications for the new judgeships.

$383,090

Increases funding for Senior Judge and Temporary Judge daily compensation in Superior Courts.

$193,000

Funds the Year 2000 computer problems identified in the Judicial Branch.

$156,654

Funds a projected deficit in payments to the Employers' Retirement System for employer

contributions.

$76,000

Supplants other revenue (Case Counting Funds) with state funds for the Superior Courts.

$65,000

Funds operating deficits in the Multi-County Public Defender Office.

$50,000

Provides funds for the Child Placement Project to train citizen review panel volunteers.

$44,400

Adds funds for the Council of State Court Judges to contract for legal research.

$35,000

Funds the reimbursement of educational travel cost for Juvenile Court Judges.

{$1,570,000)

Reduces operating expenses in the Superior Courts ($1,500,000), the Court ofAppeals {$30,000) and the Judicial Council ($40,000).

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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $25,290,107 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $27,507,069 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $25,798,569

ADillSTED BASE--$25,538,515

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1,261,551)

($802,717)

Reflects a decrease in computer maintenance and software costs.

($203,476)

Decreases personal services and other operating expenses within the Office of State Administrative Hearings.

($100,000)

Reduces supplies and postage expenses for the State Purchasing section.

($81,168)

Eliminates 1 position in the accounts payable area of the Controller's Office, and 1 clerical and 1 secretarial position from the State Purchasing section.

($32,190)

Reduces personal services, and per diem, fees and contract expenses for the State Properties Commission.

($27,500)

Lowers the allocation for the Public Safety Officers' Indemnity Fund.

($14,500)

Represents a decrease in insurance and bonding expenses for the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services.

ADDITIONS--$157,424

$62,781

Increases critical personal services funding for the Office of State Administrative Hearings.

$59,220

Covers ongoing software maintenance cost of the Unisys mainframe computer upgrade installed in F.Y. 1999. Existing agency funds will be applied to part of this ongoing cost. (Total funds -$205,000)

$25,752

Replaces a motor vehicle and reflects an increase in computer charges for the State Properties Commission.

$9,671

Funds establishment of a second local government investment pool offering longer maturities than the current local government investment pool.

State Funds

Uses existing state funds of$3,401,220 to add 9 positions and software maintenance costs associated with supporting the replacement of statewide fmancial and personnel computer systems (Phoenix Project).

Agency Funds Utilizes existing agency funds to replace the current Georgia Interactive Statewide Telecommunications (Gisn network with a new Statewide Transport Network (STN). (Total funds -- $2,698,000)

Agency Funds Funds the ongoing maintenance and staffmg costs related to the statewide information technology infrastructure security upgrades to be installed. (Total funds-- $1,065,000)

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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Agency Funds Applies existing agency funds toward the rent for office space at the #15 Peachtree Street building. (Total funds -- $642,300)

Agency Funds

Uses existing agency funds for the addition of 1 clerical position to assist in accounting and rate development tasks, to upgrade 2 existing positions to establish a post award contract unit, and to continue funding a current position which coordinates the state's alternative fuel vehicle program. (Total funds-- $131,433)

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$24,434,388

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$855,719

Enables the Georgia Building Authority to service their non-revenue producing properties.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$855,719

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$1,708,500

$1,012,500 $495,000 $170,000

Develops and installs security upgrades to the statewide information technology infrastructure. (Total funds -- $2,461 ,500)
Modernizes certain passenger and freight elevators in state owned facilities. (Georgia Building Authority)
Completes payment for the demolition ofthe Fulton County Detention Center which was performed under an agreement between the Department of Juvenile Justice and the United States Department of Justice. (Georgia Building Authority)

$31,000

Offsets higher than expected Office of State Administrative Hearings' expenses regarding state agency merit personnel hearings.

Agency Funds

Covers the increased cost of obtaining contract computer programmers for the state's fmancial and personnel mainframe computer systems resulting from an overall industry shortage of computer programmers due to the Year 2000 situation compliance programming needs. (Total funds -$700,000)

The total F.Y. 2000 budget for the department from all funds is $175,795,564. This amount includes the direct state funds appropriations listed above as well as user fees collected from clients for services provided. To meet the department's cash flow requirements, the Appropriations Act includes $15,448,100 in indirect funding for DOAS computer and communications services that will be provided to selected state agencies. This publication includes these funds in the various departments to more accurately reflect their true state funding levels.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $7,575,000 in bonds that relate to the Georgia Building Authority for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $43,462,366 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $48,637,459 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $42,510,459

ADJUSTED BASE--$43,589,274

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($540,890)

($400,000)

Reduces various operating expenses.

($73,038)

Reduces expenses associated with the Poultry Veterinary Diagnostic laboratories contract.

($60,552)

Reduces expenses associated with the Athens and Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic laboratories contract.

($7,300)

Decreases payment to the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority.

ADDITIONS--$413,982

$221,430

Increases the Poultry Veterinary Diagnostic laboratories contract to fund the additional personnel expense of a laboratory technician ($20,000), various purchasing and operating costs related to laboratory and computer hardware and software improvements ($132,000), and the acquisition of replacement laboratory equipment ($69,430).

$82,000

Funds a part-time teacher position ($30,000), and a planning and design study to determine the cost and feasibility of constructing a multi-purpose building at the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority ($52,000).

$60,552

Ensures the Athens and Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic laboratories contract sufficiently funds the normal operating expenses for these laboratories.

$50,000

Permits the procurement of 4 replacement vehicles.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$43,462,366

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$6,127,000

$5,000,000

Matches $5,000,000 in federal funds authorized by Section 1121 of 105 P.L. 277 to establish an indemnity fund to compensate cotton producers for losses incurred in 1998 or 1999 from the loss of properly stored, harvested cotton as a result of the bankruptcy of a warehouseman or other party in possession of warehouse receipts evidencing title to the commodity, an improper conversion or transfer of the cotton, or such other potential hazards. (Total funds-- $10,000,000)

$500,000

Conducts repairs and performs maintenance at Farmers' Markets statewide.

$275,000

Constructs livestock facilities in Ben Hill, Franklin, and Gordon counties.

$142,000

Obtains replacement equipment for the Athens and Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic laboratories.

$100,000

Funds printing and postage expenses for the Market Bulletin.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

$72,500

Provides for roof repairs ($60,500) and replacement of a heating and cooling system ($12,500) for the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority.

$25,000

Represents Georgia's portion of funding administrative costs associated with the implementation of Senate Bill 34 authorizing membership into the Southern Dairy Compact.

$12,500

Furnishes lighting at the Atlanta Farmers' Market on stalls designated for agricultural producers.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer $13,861 from personal services to Poultry Veterinary Diagnostic Labs to restore personal services funds related to those labs.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $1,000,000 in bonds that relate to the Department of Agriculture for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

$50
$48
$46
"s::'
~
~ $44
$42
$40
$38 96

Department of Agriculture State Appropriations by Fiscal Year

97

98

99

OO(budget)

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DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $10,216,029 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ..................................................... $9,846,715 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $9,846,715

ADWSTED BASE--$10, 100,513

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($504,108)

($323,544)

Reassigns 5 examiners and eliminates 1 examiner from the Financial Institution Supervision Program to the Information Technology Division to handle Year 2000 concerns

($115,100)

Reduces equipment purchases.

($60,679)

Eliminates 1 F:ipancial Institution Supervision Program position.

($4,785)

Reduces operating expenses.

ADDITIONS--$619,624

$274,647

Increases funding for 5 information technology examination specialists.

$270,175

Provides for market salary adjustments for fmancial examiners and senior fmancial examiners.

$37,677

Funds increases in real estate rents due to escalation clauses in existing leases.

$12,000

Increases postage.

$12,000

Funds Lexis-Nexis database subscription.

$8,229

Increases regular operating expenses.

$3,000

Increases telecommunications for 25 Peachnet accounts.

$1,896

Increases telecommunications to support the new statewide accounting and payroll system.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$10,216,029

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS* ...................................................................... $45,876,827 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $35,885,077 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $29,847,327

ADWSTED BASE--$28,456, 105

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($879,347)

($353,125)

Reduces funding for the Regional Economic Business Assistance (REBA) Grant Program ($261 ,250), the Regional Economic Development (Targeted) Grant Program ($59,375), and the Local Development Fund ($32,500) by 5%. However, the REBA Program was reduced an additional $116,603 in the adjusted base.

($176,940)

Eliminates an Administrative Services Manager position ($58,980) in the Administration Division, an Auditor position in the Audits and Compliance Division ($41,854), and a Consultant position ($76,106) in the Waste Management Division.

($116,716)

Redirects an Administrative Assistant position ($28,000) and an Information Specialist position ($88,716) in the External Affairs Division.

($97,997)

Reduces funding for Regional Development and Planning Contracts by 5%.

($54,917)

Replaces state funds with earnings from operating funds for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

($32,152)

Reduces the Emergency Loan program by 5% for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

($27,500)

Reduces contracts for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority due to completion of underground storage tank testing and the elimination of a rebate program.

($20,000)

Reduces funds for the Sports Hall of Fame for motor vehicle purchases ($18,000) and travel ($2,000).

ADDITIONS--$487,940

$116,716

Adds two positions to the External Affairs Division.

$100,000

Provides funds to support research and technical efforts of the Office ofRural Development and the State Advisory Committee on Rural Development.

$78,880

Adjusts funding for personal services ($44,276), regular operating expenses ($31 ,000), and increases tort payments ($3,604) for the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

$65,218

Provides funds for a loan fund manager position and associated costs for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

$60,000

Provides funds to the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority for the Georgia Rural Water Association to assist small communities with water and wastewater systems.

*Governor Barnes vetoed $91,875 in state funds from the F.Y. 2000 appropriation to the Department of Community Affairs, and these funds have been deleted from the appropriation shown above. See Editor's Notes for more details.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

$50,000

Increases per diem, fees and contracts for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards.

$17,126

Adjusts personal services funding for the Waste Reduction Division.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$28,064,698

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$17,238,672 Adds state funds for various Local Assistance Grants.

$400,000

Provides funds for a Public Information and Education Initiative.

$115,957

Adjusts prior revenue estimates to reflect projected revenues for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

$57,500

Increases state funds for the Georgia Sports Hall ofFame fortelecommunications($2,500), equipment expenses ($35,000), per diem, fees and contracts ($15,000), and computer charges ($5,000).

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$17,812,129

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the use of$2,000,000 in the Export Assistance Loan Fund in the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority is expanded to include the Downtown Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund. Also, $1,000,000 appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for operations of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority will be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs by Executive Order based on language in H.B. 57 creating the authority.

Included in the F.Y. 2000 budget for the Department of Community Affairs are funds for three attached activities. These are: Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority ($2,429,541 ), State Housing Trust Fund ($3,281 ,250), and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ($908,027).

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS*

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$6,037,750

$5,000,000

Provides a Local Assistant Grant to Cobb County for the restoration of the Mable House and the development of a park adjacent to the facility.

$1,000,000 $260,000

Constructs an educational facility at the Georgia Aviation Hall ofFame. Adds funds for various Local Assistance Grants.

$70,000

Provides funds to increase consulting services with the University of Georgia School ofEnvironmental Design for the Better Hometown Program.

$55,000

Increases per diem, fees and contracts.

($247,250)

Reduces funds for contracts to assist counties and Regional Development Centers with new state service delivery regions.

* Governor Barnes vetoed $847,250 in state funds from the amended F.Y. 1999 appropriation to the Department of
Community Affairs, and these funds have been deleted from the appropriation shown above. See Editor's Notes for more details.
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($100,000)

Deletes funds for a bookmobile for the Northeast Regional Library.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $20,000,000 in bonds that relate to the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority for Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer $40,000 from personal services to travel for costs related to the new regional offices; $147,750 in per diem, fees and contracts to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame for equipment; $160,000 for Long County; and $60,000 to the Georgia Academy of Economic Development.

Fiscal Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999* TOTAL

GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY

TEN-YEAR WATER AND SEWER LOAN ACTIVITY (1990-1999)

Emergency

Loans

$

-

$

-

$ 811,068

$ 220,000

$ 780,259

$ 689,000

$ 744,946

$ 667,500

$ 573,607

$ 643,031

State Bonds** $ 13,500,000 $ 48,645,157 $ 45,391,726 $ 19,404,339 $ 19,878,660 $ 18,987,925 $ 19,176,100 $ 19,962,629 $ 20,000,000 $ 20,000,000

.Program Repayments $ 1,618,828 $ 5,254,500 $ 3,918,604 $ 2,098,000 $ 22,483,975 $ 14,639,036 $ 28,318,373 $ 13,350,637 $ 24,297,700 $ 36,420,888

TOTAL $ 15,118,828 $ 53,899,657 $ 50,121,398 $ 21,722,339 $ 43,142,894 $ 34,315,961 $ 48,239,419 $ 33,980,766 $ 44,871,307 $ 57,063,919

$ 5,129,411

$ 244,946,536

$ 152,400,541

$ 402,476,488

* Projections based on commitments to date. ** 1991 and 1992 State Bonds are Guaranteed Revenue Debt issued by the Authority. All other State Bonds are General Obligation Bonds issued by the State.

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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $886,462,283 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $829,638,353 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $795,003,729

The Board of Pardons and Paroles is attached to the Department of Corrections. The board has become an independent agency over the years; however, it remains budgeted as part of the Department of Corrections in the Appropriations Act, as reflected above. To provide budget infonnation consistent with actual expenditures, the budgets ofthe two agencies are shown separately below.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $838,535,617 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $782,620,390 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $748,208,766

ADJUSTED BASE--$766,686,048. The adjusted base includes $4,483,585 to provide supplemental salary adjustments, effective October 1, 1999, for Department of Corrections employees earning below the GeorgiaGain established target salary levels in the Correctional Officer, Correctional Officer Farm Services, Transfer Officer, Canine Handler and Fire Suppressant personnel.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($37,845,899)

($37,845,899)

Realigns bed-space at the correctional facilities listed below to reflect mission changes for 3,700 prison beds from medium security to close security and 232 general population beds to probation detention beds. Autry State Prison- medium to close (1,234 beds) Calhoun State Prison- medium to close (1,144) Hancock State Prison- medium to close (1,322 beds) Rogers State Prison- general to probation detention (232 beds)

ADDITIONS--$30,276,719

$30,276,719

Provides funds for the correctional facilities listed above for operational cost of the mission changes for the 3,700 prison beds from medium security to close security and 232 general population beds to probation detention beds.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$759,116,868

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$22,086,015

Annualizes the contracts for private prison beds in Charlton (750-beds), Coffee (750-beds) and Wheeler (750-beds) counties. The amount includes funds for a 1.7 percent inflation rate in accordance with the contracts.

$24,350,126

Provides funds to expand the private prison contracts to 1,500 each in Charlton, Coffee and Wheeler counties, beginning in October 1999 and December 1999.

$8,618,838

Annualizes the increase in per diem from $15 to $20 per day for existing and additional state inmates housed in county work camps. An additional 200 county work camp beds are included in the figure to open in July 1999.

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$6,958,593

Funds start-up and operating cost for 3 probation detention centers authorized in the F.Y. 1999 budget located in Houston, Paulding and Terrell counties scheduled to open in F.Y. 2000.

$5,112,873

Annualizes the operating cost ofthe State prison expansions at Washington, Smith, Augusta Medical, Macon and Coastal State Prisons.

$3,721,448

Annualizes additional funding for the health service contract with the Medical College ofGeorgia due to increased cost in HIV treatment, lab and Medicaid rates and psychotropic drug treatment.

$3,298,626

Provides funds for 400 transitional center beds to open in late F.Y. 2000. The locations for the beds are to be determined by the Department of Corrections.

$2,956,197

Funds the operating cost for a 200-bed transitional center scheduled to open in July 1999 in Savannah.

$1,963,155

Funds the start-up and operating cost for the 192-bed expansion at Walker State Prison to open in February, 2000.

$1,102,878

Annualizes the implementation of the "Risk-Based Supervision Model" in probation services, including 50 probation officer positions and associated cost.

$150,000

Increases per diem, fees and contracts to develop an aftercare program for inmates upon release.

$100,000

Funds 2 positions and equipment for a Vidalia Onion Research facility in Toombs County

($1 ,000,000)

Reduces funding for county jail subsidy due to the increased number of correctional beds scheduled to open in F.Y. 2000.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$79,418,749

In addition to the state appropriations noted above the department is authorized to include Early and Pierce counties in prison feasibility planning.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$34,411,624

$26,500,000

Provides grants to the counties to fund construction or renovation cost for 1,500 additional county work camp beds.

$4,718,360

Increases funds to address an anticipated shortage in jail subsidies.

$2,632,405

Provides funds for a projected shortfall in health services related to increased cost in HIV treatment, lab and Medicaid rates, and psychotropic drug treatment.

$2,090,140

Provides funds to plan and design a 1,000-bed close security facility projected to open in F.Y. 2003. Location to be determined after reviewing the Department of Corrections' workforce study.

$1,700,000

Funds an increase in per diem from $15 to $20 per day for existing and additional state inmates housed in county work camps, effective April1, 1999.

$1,531,349

Increases funds for private prison beds in order to open the beds earlier than budgeted in F.Y. 1999. The funding expands the capacity of the private prisons from 750 to 1,000 in Aprill999.

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$982,578

Provides start-up funds for a new 200-bed transitional center in Savannah scheduled to open in July 1999.

$375,000

Provides funds for facility planning contracts for Jeff Davis, Lamar, Effmgham, Meriweather, Long, Towns, Turner, Screven, Clay, Miller, Bleckley, Irwin, Grady, Jenkins and Stewart counties.

($6, 118,208)

Redirects operating funds due to delayed openings at Washington, Coastal and Smith State Prisons and at private prisons located in Charlton, Coffee and Wheeler counties.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $10,425,000 in new bonds and $1,094,000 in existing bonds that relate to the Department of Corrections for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $47,926,666 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $47,017,963 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $46,794,963

ADWSTED BASE--$47,927,777

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($616,346)

($474,264)

Reduces funds in the electronic monitoring program.

($142,082)

Redirects funds from various object classes to assist in funding an operating deficit.

ADDITIONS--$253,958

$253,958

Adds funds to cover a projected operating deficit in real estate rentals.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$47,565,389

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$361,277

Provides additional funding for electronic monitoring services to fund a new contract with a private provider.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$361,277

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$223,000

$135,000

Increases funds to address an anticipated shortage in real estate rental.

$50,000

Provides funds for facility planning contracts for Parole Detention Centers in North Georgia and Middle Georgia.

$38,000

Funds additional vest and armor for parole officers.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .......................................................................... $6,028,907 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ..................................................... $5,538,547 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $5,532,547

ADWSTED BASE--$5,628,794

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($187,948)

($187,948)

Reduces the facilities operations and maintenance program that provides facilities to the Army National Guard.

ADDITIONS--$182,061

$182,061

Funds the Facilities Management Office to review the physical state of all installations.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$5,622,907

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$297,000

Reflects an increase in the state match for the Youth Challenge Academy.

$60,000

Increases utilities at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins and military facilities at Savannah National Airport.

$49,000

Adjusts fund sources.

TOTAL ENHACEMENT FUNDS--$406,000

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$6,000

$6,000 Funds a T-Iline to facilitate the implementation of the new statewide accounting and payroll system.

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... $5,284,262,880 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS .............................................. $5,152,233,375 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ............................................... $4,965,114,071

ADJUSTED BASE--$5,097,860,749 ($4,880,031,790 state general funds, $217,828,959 lottery funds for the PreKindergarten program). The adjusted base includes $147,131,319 to provide a 4 percent salary increase for teachers and a 3 percent salary increase for state-paid bus drivers and lunchroom workers.

STATE GENERAL FUNDS

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($13,011,351)

($6,111,112)

Decreases funding for the In-School Suspension grant by eliminating the requirement of a certified teacher.

($5, 190,725) Reduces operations funding for the Special Instructional Assistance program by 25%.

($1,491,147) Eliminates funding for the Supervision and Assessment of Students and Beginning Teachers grant.

($161,500)

Reduces funding for Per Diem, Fees, and Contracts for contracts including Core Knowledge ($71,250) and Health Education ($90,250).

($56,867)

Eliminates I filled program specialist position in the Office of School Readiness.

ADDITIONS--$8,678,279

$4,632,785

Provides additional funding for the Reading First initiative to add 300 schools.

$4,000,000

Increases funding for the Reading Challenge after school program to add 64 new sites.

$45,494

Restores partial funding for one redirected program specialist position in the Office of School Readiness.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$4,853,073,299

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$135,583,216 Provides funds for QBE formula grants based on FTE growth of 1.9%.

$41,448,492 Increases funding for Equalization Grants.

$10,858,582 Increases funding for the Alternative Education programs formula.

$8,287,076

Adjusts funding for the Special Instructional Assistance, Middle School Incentive grants, In-School Suspension, and Limited-English Speaking Students categorical grants to reflect student enrollment in each of the programs compared to F.Y. 1999.

$2,459,922

Changes funding to other grant programs based on actual student counts.

$1,147,300

Adjusts funding for local school grants.

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$1,000,000

Increases funds for schools achieving their Pay for Performance objectives in school year 1998-1999.

$955,911

Increases telecommunications to provide for ongoing expenses associated with Internet access.

$864,000

Provides funding for the continued development of the Criterion Referenced Competency test in Language Arts, Reading, and Math.

$690,000

Increases funding for local training, technical assistance, and evaluation for Communities in Schools (CIS) programs.

$591,408

Annualizes vision screening program funded in the Amended F.Y. 1999 budget.

$500,000

Provides enhancement to current Alternative Education programs.

$200,000

Provides funds for 4 Young Farmer teaching positions to instruct farmers in new developments in agricultural technology and management.

$193,967

Increases funding for Governor's Scholarship program to meet anticipated need.

$190,000

Provides funds to replace heating and air conditioning system at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf.

$150,000

Provides departmental support for 6 vocational student organizations- FHA, FBLA, VICA, DECA, TSO and VOCA.

$150,000

Provides funding for the FFA Camp at Lake Jackson.

$112,250

Provides funds for the completion of the middle school evaluation.

$82,000

Expands the Industry Certification Initiative in the agricultural education program.

$78,266

Increases funds at the Georgia Academy for the Blind to purchase I minivan, replace l 00 dormitory beds and replace asbestos tiles.

$13,000

Increases funds for travel, supplies and telecommunications at the Office of School Readiness.

($63,311,556) Increases Local Fair Share to reflect the most recent equalized tax digest.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (state general funds)--$142,243,834

STATE LOTTERY FUNDS

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$32,695,317

Provides funds for technology, equipment and technology training for local schools at $23 per FTE.

$6,795,449

Provides funds to serve an additional 500 children in the voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program to bring the total served to 62,500.

$4,500,000

Provides funds for the Postsecondary Options program based on projected participation.

$2,500,000

Provides funds for assistive technology grants to local school systems.

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$858,000

Provides funds to upgrade equipment at the 13 Educational Technology Training Centers.

$500,000

Funds equipment for Zoo Atlanta educational broadcasts and productions.

$436,000

Provides funding for satellite dishes at 109 new schools.

$160,603

Increases funds for a 4% merit increase for administrative personnel and a 2% increase in operating expenses for the Pre-Kindergarten Program.

$46,000

Funds computer equipment for Stephens County.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (lottery funds)--$48,491,369

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$187,119,304

$86,558,048 Provides funds for the Midterm Adjustment based on updated FTE counts.

$12,000,000

Provides funding to ensure computer systems used for administrative purposes are Year 2000 compliant for 24 school systems participating in the SAP project. This funding will also remediate the GENESIS system.

$4,358,477

Increases funding for the Limited English Speaking Program.

$4,048,300

Increases funding for the Pupil Transportation grant.

$2,619,000

Provides funding for vocational equipment for 15 new high schools opened in Fiscal Year 1999 and to convert 13 Industrial Arts labs to Educational Technology labs.

$2,500,000

Provides funds to develop Criterion Reference Competency test items in Science and Social Studies to be administered in Spring 2001.

$2,237,004

Provides funding to compensate all employees of psycho-educational centers for training and experience and the Fiscal Year 1999 salary adjustment.

$1,569,878

Increases funding for Middle School Incentive Grants for additional schools.

$1,500,000

Increases funds for the continued development of Criterion Reference Competency test items in Language Arts, Math, and Reading.

$1,407,729

Provides funds for an in-school vision screening program for all first and second graders.

$760,000

Provides funds for after school programs administered by various organizations.

$618,000

Increases funds for actual F.Y. 1999 Pay for Performance awards.

$315,794

Provides funds for a midterm adjustment to Local Fair Share.

$200,000

Provides funds for additional readers and raters for the Pay for Performance program.

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$193,967 $111,000 $103,824 $15,000 ($200,000) ($300,000)

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Increases funding for the Governor's Honors Program to provide for summer faculty and staff. Provides additional funds in per diem, fees and contracts for a middle grades evaluation. Transfers funds among various object classes. Provides funds for a commission to study pupil transportation safety. Reduces funding for Department of Education operations. Adjusts funding for the School Lunch grant.

LOTTERY FUNDS

$59,435,014

Provides funds for Capital Outlay funding for fast growing systems at the $1 00 million entitlement level.

$3,300,000

Provides funds to purchase equipment for Applied Technology labs at high schools with unmet needs from F.Y. 1998.

$2,264,736

Adds funds to Post Secondary Options program to reflect increased enrollment.

$1,500,000

Provides funds for educational purposes to Fort Discovery-National Science Center in Augusta.

$1,428,533

Provides funds to replace funds transferred from Growth Capital Outlay to Postsecondary Options.

$75,000

Provides funds for computers for Young Farmer teachers.

($1 ,500,000) Adjusts funding for the Pre-Kindergarten program.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $85,899,000 in bonds related to the State Board of Education for Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

$42,000

Teacher Salary Projections Source: National Education Association

$40,000

$38,000

$36,000

$34,000

$32,000

$30,000

1995-1996

1996-1997

* NEA projection

1997-1998

1998-1999 1999-2000*

IIGeorgia llvirginia
eu.s.

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STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION

F.Y. 2000 STATEAPPROPRIATIONS ............................................................................. $35,995,572 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................ $38,218,400 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATEAPPROPRIATIONS ......................................................... $35,504,900

ADJUSTED BASE--$36,516,578

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($761,606)

($269,308)

Efficiency cuts in various object classes.

($241,752)

Eliminates funds for routine capital outlay.

($131,667)

Increases earnings from pre-suppression fire plowing and other activities to support operations.

($118,879)

Eliminates cost for 3 positions in the General Administration Division.

ADDITIONS--$240,600

$175,000

Provides funding to contract for air surveillance offorest fires in North Georgia.

$65,600

Implements a continuous training program for all Forestry Commission foresters and fire fighters located in the county units.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$35,995,572

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$2,713,500

$2,640,000

Increase funds for equipment purchases ($2,520,000) and motor vehicle purchases ($120,000). Equipment purchases are to replace 17 crawler tractors and 13 trailers over 18 years old that need to be upgraded. The motor vehicle funds will purchase two truck tractors needed to haul the larger crawler tractors.

$73,500

Provides funds to purchase a motor vehicle maintenance system.

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GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $59,472,760 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $53,289,340 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $51,299,927

ADJUSTED BASE--$53,381,666

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($2,584,463)

($2,584,463) Reduces operating costs and the number of vacant special agent positions by 49.

ADDITIONS--$1,911,167

$1,537,341

Adds 26 special agents and associated operating expenses.

$373,826

Provides funds for additional operating expenses supporting crime labs in Moultrie, Summerville, Macon, and Columbus.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$52,708,370

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$6,369,390

Provides 85 new positions for crime laboratories statewide in response to an increasing demand for services and for the expansion of the State Medical Examiner Program.

$395,000

Annualizes the cost of funding 6 positions and operating expenses to perform instant background checks on purchasers of rifles to implement the Brady law.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$6,764,390

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$1,989,413

$1,100,000

Allows for one-time hardware and software expenses to maintain fmgerprint identification and criminal history data on juvenile offenders on the Automated Fingerprint Identification System.

$681,950

Purchases supplies and equipment to train new laboratory personnel for the Forensic Sciences Division.

$112,000

Funds the purchase of a bomb disposal unit.

$95,463

Adds 6 positions and operating expenses to implement the Brady law for instant background check on purchasers of rifles.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $21,035,000 and $345,290 in bonds that relate to the Georgia Bureau oflnvestigation for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

In addition to the appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to realign object classes.

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $36,166,694 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $51,024,074 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $41,231,999

ADWSTED BASE--$31,621,353

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($755,838)

($590,756)

Reduces the operating budget for the following agencies: Commission on Equal Opportunity; Office of Planning and Budget; Office of Consumer Affairs; Georgia Emergency Management Agency; Children and Youth Coordinating Council; Professional Standards Commission and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

($165,082)

Decreases funds for cost of operations for the Governor's Office.

ADDITIONS--$723,566

$409,765

Increases the operating budget for the following attached agencies: Commission on Equal Opportunity; Office of Planning and Budget; Georgia Emergency Management Agency; Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; and Professional Standards Commission.

$132,643

Expands current efforts in the Office of Consumer Affairs to address home equity theft.

$132,066

Increases funds for cost of operations for the Governor's Office.

$25,635

Provides for real estate rental to meet expenses in the Office of Information Technology.

$23,457

Adjusts operating expenses in the Children and Youth Coordinating Council to assist with production expenses of a one-hour video on parenting.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$31,589,081

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$4,000,000

Provides contract funds in the Office of Planning and Budget for independent consultants and experts to assess the effectiveness of several state agencies to be identified by the Governor.

$337,548

Adds 5 positions and related operating expenses to create the Governor's Consumers Insurance Advocate Office in the Office of Consumer Affairs.

$100,000

Funds to assist with expenses associated with the publication of an Encyclopedia of Georgia in the Georgia Humanities Council.

$90,065

Provides contract funds for hearing costs related to Professional Standards Commission disciplinary action notices.

$50,000

Increases contract funds for the Southern Center for International Studies from $100,000 to $150,000.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$4,577,613

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

The F.Y. 2000 budget includes an Emergency Fund of$3,000,000; $4,034,414 to operate the Governor's Office; and $12,156,145 to operate the Office of Planning and Budget. Included in the total appropriations for the Office of the Governor are funds for 9 attached activities. These are the Commission on Equal Opportunity ($790,292), Georgia Council for the Arts ($4,750,591), Office of Consumer Affairs ($3,693,489), Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ($259,384), Children and Youth Coordinating Council ($587,361), Human Relations Commission ($317,635), Professional Standards Commission ($4,668,83-6), Georgia Emergency Management Agency ($1,502,688), and Office of Information Technology Policy Council ($405,859).

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$9,792,075

$9,636,789

Increases the Governor's Emergency Funds for the following: Law Department reimbursements ($45,000), disaster assistance 25% state match related to the March 1998 flood ($9,231,789), and audit of a state agency ($360,000).

$145,286

Provides contract funds for hearing costs related to Professional Standards Commission disciplinary action notices.

$10,000

Allows for an increase in State Art Grants for Achievers International.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer $41,000 from computer charges to equipment to purchase a copier ($25,000) and to telecommunications ($16,000) to meet expenses in the Professional Standards Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... $1,245,229,090 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS .............................................. $1,231,555,593 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ............................................... $1,232,394,521

ADJUSTED BASE--$1,257,337,231

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($46,723,600)

($13,239,934) Redirects funds from hospitals to community-based mental health services.

($8,495,066)

Redirects 661 Child Support Enforcement staff from regional child support management to local Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) management.

($6,000,000) Reduces funding for institutional care at hospitals by consolidating space and staff.

($5,000,000) Reduces funding for county boards of health.

($5,000,000)

Decreases state funds to reflect a decline in the number of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients.

($3,307,142) Reduces administrative cost reimbursement for community service providers.

($1,583,309)

Redirects funding for cancer ($1,000,000), diabetes ($431,521), and stroke and heart attack treatment ($151,788).

($1,475,619)

Reduces funding for personnel in the General Administration ($1,219,728) and Rehabilitation Services ($255,891) divisions.

($1,124,631)

Reduces TANF eligibility determination staff by 54 positions due to a decline in the number of TANF recipients.

($608,649)

Streamlines infant and children's programs that duplicate services provided to PeachCare recipients.

($289 ,250)

Eliminates funding for the Medical College of Georgia Children and Youth project.

($250,000)

Redirects funds associated with closing the Georgia Industries for the Blind plant in Atlanta.

($200,000)

Closes the Macon public health laboratory.

($150,000)

Discontinues enhancement of the State Health Planning Agency's computer system.

ADDITIONS--$28,206,250

$13,239,934 Reallocates funds from hospitals to community-based mental health services.

$8,495,066

Redirects 661 Child Support Enforcement staff from regional child support management to local DFCS management.

$2,166,634

Provides home and community-based services under the Medicaid waiver program for 117 persons with mental retardation.

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$1,311,792

Completes funding for the chronically mentally ill in the Richmond/Emanuel and Baldwin service areas.

$1,106,257

Provides $356,257 for the new Sunrise 2000 computer system for the Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse (MHMRSA), and $750,000 to connect local, district and state public health departments.

$750,000

Funds the implementation of a statewide utilization review system for community MHMRSA services. (Total funds-- $1,500,000).

$674,092

Provides additional funding to support 3% growth in the number of foster children.

$285,715

Provides post-adoptive services for 400 children. (Total funds-- $571,430).

$176,760

Adds two child care licensure staff to license and regulate the increasing number of child care providers in Georgia.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL-~$1,238,819,881

ENHANCEMENTS FUNDS

$1,853,000

Provides triple therapy medications to approximately 200 individuals with HIV.

$1,210,231

Adds funds to expand services to 375 clients in the Community Care Services Program. (Total funds -- $2,848,067).

$1,154,000

Annualizes funding for home and community-based services for elderly clients impacted by recent changes in Medicare reimbursement.

$1,000,000

Annualizes funding for 21 severely emotionally disturbed children in need of institutional placement.

$769,080

Annualizes funding for home and community-based services for 30 persons with mental retardation.

$750,000

Adds funds to expand community care services for 375 elderly clients who are not Medicaid eligible.

$680,000

Provides a 10% rate increase for alternative care providers in the Community Care Services Program.

$600,000

Provides funds to relocate a DFCS office in Fulton County.

$360,000

Increases the institutional foster care per diem rate from 60% to 62% of the cost of care.

$353,400

Annualizes the F.Y. 1999 addition of 11 positions to inspect and license personal care homes.

$305,000

Increases the family foster care per diem reimbursement rate from $11.1 0 to $11.25.

$250,000

Funds a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in Quitman County.

$200,000

Provides for an emergency relocation fund for elderly individuals who are victims of abuse.

$200,000

Provides operating funds for the Treutlen House youth home.

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$150,000

Provides funding for the Healthy Families program.

$150,000

Adds funds for the Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital.

$142,850

Covers administrative costs for universal hearing screenings.

$125,000

Increases funding for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program.

$85,000

Continues the compact disc program for parents of Georgia newborns.

$80,000

Provides for the operation of the House of Hope transition program in Albany.

$75,000

Provides funding for a group home for mentally retarded girls in Tattnall County.

$54,000

Funds one position to help operate the Health Insurance Counseling, Assessment and Referral for the Elderly Hotline.

$54,000

Increases funding for the PowerLine.

$52,300

Funds two information technology positions to provide statewide support for the new Division of Aging Services computer system. (Total funds -- $1 04,600).

$50,000

Provides funding for the Intergenerational Resources Center.

$41,500

Funds the Georgia Association of Adapted Sports Programs.

$25,000

Supports HIV SID outreach efforts.

($4,360,152)

Transfers state funds to the Department of Medical Assistance to provide the state match for community-based service expansions.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$6,409,209

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to use $58,344,000 in federal TANF block grant funds to expand the number of child care slots to support families moving from welfare to work and for other low income families who are at risk of going on welfare ($30,000,000); transfer funds from the TANF grant to the Social Services Block Grant to avoid a reduction in services for abused and neglected children, the elderly and persons with mental retardation ($12,000,000); broaden substance abuse treatment programs for TANF clients ($5,744,000); contract with the Department of Technical and Adult Education to provide education and job placement services as part of the Fatherhood Initiative ($5,000,000); provide operational support for regional food banks through the State Nutrition Assistance Program ($2,000,000); transfer TANF funds to the Child Care and Development Block Grant to allow existing state funds to supplant unearned child support incentive funds ($3,300,000); and continue 4 micro-enterprise pilot projects ($300,000).

The department is also authorized to use $4,950,000 in new federal block grant funding for youth substance abuse needs assessment ($1,000,000) and for collaborative prevention projects through Family Connection sites ($400,000); provide funding for pregnant and postpartum women ($2,000,000); provide substance abuse treatment for adolescents in the HalVClarke, DeKalb and Dougherty/Thomas service regions ($1,000,000); expand outpatient substance abuse services for adolescents in the Cobb/Douglas area ($400,000); and fund additional rent on new space for the Hartmann Center in the Cobb/Douglas area ($150,000).

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The department is also authorized to refmance state-funded supported employment slots with Medicaid funds and expand supported employment for 461 persons with mental retardation or mental illness. In addition, the department is authorized to transfer $30,000 in existing funding for the Chatham-Savannah-Youth Futures Authority currently earmarked for Healthy Families Georgia to an early childhood initiative.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--($838,928)

$384,800

Adds funds to continue home and community-based services for elderly clients impacted by recent changes in Medicare reimbursement. (Total funds-- $974,920).

$250,000

Provides funding for 21 severely emotionally disturbed children needing institutional placement through the MATCH program.

$192,270

Provides home and community-based services for 30 persons with mental retardation.

$125,000

Increases the number of child care slots to support families moving from welfare to work and for other low income families who are at risk of going on welfare.

$115,625

Provides triple therapy medications to approximately 50 individuals with HIV.

$115,000

Funds a child advocacy program at Egleston Hospital.

$65,000

Increases funding for child advocacy programs.

$62,375

Expands services to 125 clients in the Community Care Services Program.

$13,000

Provides additional funding for the Power Line.

($732,000)

Reduces the cost of departmental operations.

($1 ,429,998)

Transfers state funds to the Department of Medical Assistance to provide the state match for 150 Medicaid waiver slots for mentally retarded persons on waiting lists and for community services for severely emotionally disturbed children.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer funds from Per Diem, Fees and Contracts to County DFCS Operations to properly budget grants to Family Connection sites ($1,278,116); and transfer funds from Personal Services to Major Maintenance and Construction to initiate the redevelopment of Gracewood State School and Hospital and to provide renovations at Augusta, Savannah and West Central regional hospitals ($1 ,261 ,000). The department is also authorized to reassign 661 Child Support Enforcement staff from regional child support management to local DFCS management.

Additionally, $13,239,934 in state funds is transferred from mental health institutions to community mental health services in accordance with the hospital allocation formula.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $10,445,000 in bonds that relate to the Department of Human Resources for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TOURISM

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ............................................................................. $26,897,846 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................ $23,256,380 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ......................................................... $23,006,380

ADnJSTED BASE--$23,327,130

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($577,561)

(117,458)

Reduces marketing funds for several programs, including the Commissioner's Marketing Contingency ($5 I ,468), the Georgia Products Showroom in China ($25,000), and one promotional campaign in the Tourism Division ($40,900). Other adjustments in the adjusted base result in a net cut to Marketing of only $46,542.

($98,018)

Decreases funds for computer charges.

($95,016)

Discontinues the least productive targeted industry export program by removing one position and associated costs.

($65,897)

Eliminates one research position from the Strategic Planning and Research Division.

($59,600)

Decreases funding associated with the Japanese market program by reducing personal services ($43,600), contract funding for the office assistant ($6,000), and real estate rentals ($1 0,000).

($55,322)

Achieves efficiencies in real estate rentals ($20,000) and regular operating expenses (35,322).

($51,750)

Reduces funding for personal services.

($34,500)

Removes one marketing position with associated operating expenses.

ADDITIONS-$335,897

$95,016

Launches a new targeted industry export program including one position and associated costs. This represents a change offocus from the industry sector that was redirected above.

$75,000

Provides funding for the planning and design of the Bainbridge Welcome Center.

$70,000

Increases funding for Georgia's international trade representatives, including representation in South Africa.

$65,897

Adds a Director of Market Research position to improve the department's capacity for targeted industry research.

$29,984

Expands the Tourism Division's In-State Awareness marketing program.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$23,085,466

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ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$2,050,000

Provides funding for a new economic development initiative involving the development of a new industry sector in Georgia (design of electronic components), including one position with related operating expenses ($150,000) and increased marketing funds ($1,900,000). Total funding for the initiative is $13,625,000 with $11,575,000 in the University System budget for focused research ($4,000,000), educational capacity-building ($4,650,000) and commercialization support ($2,925,000).

$1,425,000

Funds the Metro Atlanta Super Bowl XXXIV Host Committee through the Georgia World Congress Center.

$337,380

Provides funds for a new tourism marketing program. In addition to this appropriation, $164,000 in marketing funds was redirected in the adjusted base to this new program to provide a total of$501,380 for this marketing effort.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$3,812,380

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$250,000

$250,000

Provides funding for Georgia Industrial Development contracts.

In addition to funds appropriated for development contracts, H.B. 143 also authorizes the transfer of funds from a variety of object classes to regular operating expenses and travel for the department's newly created regional offices.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $220,000,000 in bonds that relate to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and $10,800,000 in bonds that relate to the Georgia Ports Authority in the Amended F. Y. 1999 Budget.

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OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $15,341,852 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $15,781,902 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $15,781,902

ADJUSTED BASE--$16, 151,702

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1,132,548)

($795,000)

Reduces personal services expense.

($337,548)

Reallocates funds to create the Governor's Consumers' Insurance Advocate Office in the Office of Consumer Affairs.

ADDITIONS--$322,698

$132,600

Funds 3 existing vacancies and operating costs to analyze and monitor managed care providers.

$74,800

Uses 2 existing vacancies to assist in investigations performed by the Consumer Services section and conduct analysis for the Regulatory Services section.

$39,440

Utilizes an existing vacancy to assist in reviewing architectural and engineering drawings ofbuildings to be constructed for fire safety code compliance.

$39,440

Staffs an existing vacancy to assist in arson investigations.

$36,418

Uses an existing vacancy to assist in performing regulatory audits for the Industrial Loans Division.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$15,341,852

The F.Y. 2000 budget for the department includes $824,399 to fund the operations ofthe Special Insurance Fraud Fund. This special levy must be collected by the Insurance Commissioner and deposited into the State Treasury during the frrst quarter ofF.Y. 2000. The Office of Planning and Budget will not approve allotments of these funds from the State Treasury until after the deposits have been made.

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F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $244,981,361 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $215,253,274 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $216,076,209

ADJUSTED BASE--$221,318,488. The adju&ted base includes $2,028,000 to provide an additional5% salary increase for Peace Officer Standards Training certified personnel in the Juvenile Correctional Officer job class series.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($5,338,274)

($1,568,961) Close three cottages needing renovation and eliminate temporary beds at Augusta YDC.

($1 ,314,288) Discontinue proposed 120-bed expansion at Irwin YDC.

($891,036)

Close one older cottage needing renovation, eliminate temporary beds, and close another cottage for conversion into a mental health unit at Bill E. Ireland YDC.

($743,110)

Close one older cottage and transfer another cottage to community programs for a new independent living program at Lorenzo Benn YDC.

($725,355)

Transfer the 30-bed 90-day boot camp in Augusta from the youth development campus division to community programs to be used as an alcohol and drug treatment program.

($95,524)

Eliminate temporary beds.

ADDITIONS--$3,544, 771

$1,357,800

Enhance the 30-bed 90-day boot camp in Augusta into an alcohol and drug treatment program and move it to the community programs division.

$995,996

Open a mental health cottage in July 1999 at Macon YDC.

$906,275

Convert a cottage into a 20-bed mental health unit at Bill E. Ireland YDC.

$284,700

Convert a cottage at Lorenzo Benn YDC into a 12-bed independent living program under the community programs division.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$219,524,985

ENHANCEMENTS FUNDS

$17,298,332

Fund the second phase of the three-year enhancement plan under the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Juvenile Justice and the United States Department of Justice. Includes $895,000 and 12 positions for central office control and quality assurance; $2,833,333 for educational enhancement packages; $2,150,000 for annualizing the 128 juvenile correctional officers added in F.Y. 1999; $1,400,000 to continue enhancing medical services; $1,633,333 for developing alternative placements to RYDCs; $4,136,666 for expanding the state's mental health services for juveniles; $1,250,000 for plan development and in-services training; and $3,000,000 for a new statewide data system.

$2,053,856

Annualize the cost to operate the 125-bed Paulding RYDC which opened December 1998.

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Department of Juvenile Justice Three Year Enhancement Plan Totals
Fiscal Years 1999-2001
Central Office Management and Quality Assurance-- $1,900,000 Educational Enhancement Packages -- $4,000,000 and $860,000 in bonds Juvenile Correctional Officer Ratio Upgrades-- $2,151,000 Medical Services Enrichment-- $4,200,000 and $1,650,000 in bonds OPB Monitor's Office-- $250,000 Alternative Placement to RYDCs -- $4,900,000 Mental Health Services Expansion-- $8,740,000 Counselor Additions-- $1,500,000 Physical Expansion Plans-- $6,387,500 and $18,500,000 in bonds Training, consultation, salary increases and data systems -- $8,900,000

$1,868,750 $1,022,176
$760,115
$539,068 $488,657 $329,480 $267,671 $250,000 $151,110 $130,010 $124,200
$95,000 $89,600

Open the 150-bed Sumter YDC in April2000. Increase operating expenses for expansions at DeKalb (24 beds), Gwinnett {20 beds); and Marietta (20 beds) RYDCs opening in September 1999.
Annualize the aftercare programs created in F.Y. 1999 to serve youth after discharge from the juvenile justice system.
Expand the educational services at Irwin YDC. Implement a radio system for community program staff transporting youth. Expand the RYDCNDC transportation network by adding six positions and six vehicles. Provide funding for increased real estate costs at various court service offices and other program areas.
Add five central office staff to support the additional services being provided by the department. Fund an increase in the per diem for Inner Harbor from $92 a day to $1 0 1. Fund inflationary increases for various medial contracts and community programs.
Increase funding for distance leaning computer equipment and operational costs to be used in YDC classrooms.
Initiate the Pathways for Youth program.
Adjust funding to increase the rates of family and institutional foster care from $11.1 0 to $11.25 per day.

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$83,605

Fund inflationary increase at Pelham YDC from $92.35 to $94.36 per day.

$30,000

Increase funding for the Augusta Mini-Theater.

$24,746

Annualize the cost of propet1Y insurance at three privately run YDCs.

($150,000)

Eliminate state funding for Georgia Addiction, Pregnancy, and Parenting Program.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$25,456,376

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--($822,935)

$1,500,000

Begin the creation of a statewide data system and add 3 positions in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement.

$824,000

Add funds to match federal grant money for construction of a 75-bed RYDC in Crisp County. The State is required to provide matching funds for a $7,416,000 grant received from the United States Department of Justice.

$174,115 $150,000

Replace 9 vehicles to transport youth at Bill E. Ireland YDC, Lorenzo Benn YDC, and Macon YDC. Add funding for Project Impact in the Division of Community Programs.

$135,000

Create a motor pool consisting ofnine vehicles for the new Incident Investigative Unit in the Office of Quality Assurance.

$124,200

Increase funding for distance learning computer equipment and operation costs to be used in YDC classrooms.

$68,765

Add funds to match federal grant money for expansions at DeKalb RYDC (24 beds), Gwinnett RYDC (20 beds), and Marietta RYDC (20 beds) based on higher construction costs.

$27,476

Add funds to cover property insurance at privatized YDCs.

($25,000)

Adjust funding for institutional location studies.

($250,000)

Transfer funds to the Office of Planning and Budget to contract with an independent monitor for the Memorandum ofAgreement.

($1,037,203)

Reduce funding for Eastman YDC to phase-in the last 150 beds during the F.Y. 199 instead of opening all beds on July 1998.

($1,200,000) Decrease the amount in personal services due to hiring difficulties.

($1,314,288) Discontinue the 120-bed expansion of Irwin YDC.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about the $21,820,000 in bonds that relate to the Department of Juvenile Justice for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $21,854,273 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $21,251,054 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $21,001,054

ADWSTED BASE--$20,931,329

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($24,711)

($21,924)

Reduces funding for the Child Labor Inspections program.

($2,787)

Decreases funding for the Georgia Commission on Women.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$20,906,618

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$590,000

Expands the Jobs for Georgia Graduates program, which offers "employability skills services," work experience, and intervention efforts to "at-risk" high school students in an effort to help them enter the workplace or the military, or to continue their education after high school. The department will implement a restructured program based on a model 5-year program rather than a 2-year program, adding staff at the 17 current JGG sites. The addition of $958,879 in continued federal funding and $10,000 in previously authorized state funding brings the total annual budget for this program to $1,558,879.

$297,655

Adds 5 positions and related operating expenses to the department's Unemployment Insurance division, allowing the department to provide Georgia's employers improved service, more timely and higher quality unemployment insurance hearings, and more flexibility in determining where hearings will be held.

$50,000

Increases funding for the Georgia Commission on Women.

$10,000

Provides funding for labor pools.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$947,655

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$250,000

$250,000

Provides funding to restructure the Jobs for Georgia Graduates program by revising the program's goals, target population and desired outcomes, identifying "at-risk" high schools, developing a method of annual program evaluation, coordinating with other similar programs, and training new and existing program staff. Approximately $45,000 of this amount will be applied to the department's personal services budget, with the remaining $205,000 applied to non-personal services (including $169,000 in per diem, fees and contracts).

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DEPARTMENT OF LAW

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $14,624,689 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $13,837,210 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $13,837,210

ADJUSTED BASE--$14,520,189. The adjusted base includes $150,000 for a supplemental salary adjustment for certain positions effective October 1, 1999.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT- ($140,658)

($140,658)

Reduces regular operating expenses ($137,008) and equipment ($3,650).

ADDITIONS--$1 04,500

$83,500

Increases personal services for 1 attorney and 1 support position.

$21,000

Funds the purchase of 1 motor vehicle.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$14,624,689

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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... $1,382,551,924 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS .............................................. $1,355,732,477 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ............................................... $1,377,619,479

ADWSTED BASE--$1 ,382,972,173

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($66,838,508)

($23,892,000) Reflects a reduction in Medicaid benefit expenditures due to enhanced fraud and abuse measures. (Total funds-- $59,774,831)

($15,043,299) Reduces Medicaid benefits to reflect revised benefit projections. (Total funds-- $37,636,474)

($9,955,000)

Reduces Medicaid benefits by enhancing the department's ability to identify Medicaid eligible recipients who may have other forms of insurance. (Total funds-- $24,906, 180)

($5,534,980)

Reduces inappropriate emergency room utilization and physician use by implementing a Nurse Call program. (Total funds-- $13,847,836)

($4,778,400)

Reduces funding for Community Mental Health Centers to reflect the implementation of service utilization controls. (Total funds -- $11 ,954,966)

($4,296,529) Requires nursing home residents that enter hospice status to share costs as other nursing home residents are required to do. (Total funds-- $10,749,385)

($1,592,800) Negotiate drug rebates for optional sole source agents. (Total funds-- $3,984,989)

($995,500)

Implements a retrospective drug utilization review program to review prescribing patterns of physicians. (Total funds -- $2,490,618)

($750,000)

Adjusts reimbursement rates for hospital based nursing homes. (Total funds-- $1,876,407)

ADDITIONS--$24,07 5,591

$13,089,614

Increases funds to offset a decline in the Federal Financial Participation rate for Medicaid benefits. (Total funds-- $32,748,596)

$4,752,477

Adds funds to offset a 3.3% inflationary increase in drug costs. (Total funds-- $11,890,110)

$4,609,329

Annualizes the F.Y. 1999 nursing home rate increase based on a 9.3% DRI trend factor. (Total funds -- $11,531,971)

$1,624,171

Provides for increased utilization of Medicaid benefits. (Total funds-- $4,063,475)

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$1,340,209,256 (Includes $148,828,880 for the Indigent Care Trust Fund and $17,189,386 for the PeachCare program)

ENHANCEMENTS FUNDS

$21,466,428

Increases reimbursement rates to nursing home providers by updating to the 1998 cost report plus 6.2% DRI inflation factor. (Total funds -- $53,908,352)

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$7,876,166

Increases reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital providers by adding the 1999 DRI inflation factor to the current DRG payment rates. (Total funds-- $19,705,194)

$4,900,000

Reimburse physicians and physician related providers based on 90% of the 1997 Resource Based Relative Value scale. (Total funds-- $12,259,194)

$4,654,574

Increases nursing home intensity factors from 1%, 2% and 3% to 3%, 4% and 5% respectively. (Total funds-- $11,645,169)

$1,456,000

Reflects annualization of non-emergency transportation rate increase funded in the F.Y. 1999 Supplemental appropriations. (Total funds -- $2,044,033)

$817,000

Expands the Independent Care Waiver program by 35 slots. (Total funds -- $2,044,033)

$650,000

hnplements a Nurse Call program for Medicaid recipients who are not eligible for the Georgia Better Health Care (GBHC) program. Nurse Call funding for GBHC eligible Medicaid recipients will be derived from a $0.58 reduction in the monthly GBHC case management fee. (Total funds -$1,300,000)

$312,500

Allows for contracts for retrospective drug utilization review. (Total funds-- $625,000)

$110,000

Increases funding for third party liability contracts. This increase in funding correlates with the $9,955,000 state fund redirection resulting from the identification of Medicaid recipients with other forms of insurance. (Total funds -- $625,000)

$100,000

Reflects a 2.5% rate increase to home health providers with reimbursement rates under $75. (Total funds -- $250, 188)

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$42,342,668

The F.Y. 2000 adjusted base includes $4,360,152 in state funds ($10,908,562 total funds) to reflect the transfer of funds from the Department of Human Resources for the community-based expansion. The transfer includes $2,360,152 in state funds ($5,904,809 total funds) for 147 mental retardation waiver slots and $2,000,000 in state funds ($5,003,753 total funds) for 461 supported employment slots.

In addition, the F.Y. 2000 adjusted base includes the transfer of funding for the Non-Emergency Transportation program from per diem, fees and contracts to Medicaid benefits.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET-- ($11,887,002)

$1,900,000

Eliminates the 1% DRI efficiency adjustment to reimbursement rates for nursing home providers. (Total funds-- $4,813,783)

$1,429,998

Transfers funding from the Department of Human Resources to expand the Severely Emotionally Disturbed youth program and for 150 waiver slots for mentally retarded persons on the waiting list. (Total funds-- $3,623,000)

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$1,100,000

Provides funding for minimum data set development costs for nursing homes. (Total funds -$2, 786,927)

$910,000

Increases funding for the Non-Emergency Transportation program to reflect an increase in the number of Medicaid recipients eligible for the transportation services. (Total funds-- $1,820,000)

$125,000

Provides for 25 additional Independent Care Waiver program slots. (Total funds -- $316,696)

($352,000)

Adjusts personal services. (Total funds-- $884,000)

($17,000,000) Reduces Medicaid benefits to reflect revised benefit projections. (Total funds -- $43,070,687)

In addition to the state appropriation noted above, the department is authorized to transfer $24,125,000 in state funds from Medicaid benefits to per diem fees and contracts for the Non-Emergency Transportation program; $137,000 in state funds from equipment to regular operating expense for equipment costing less than $1,000 for the new fraud unit; and, $1,376,870 in state funds ($3,488,396 total funds) from Budget Unit C- PeachCare program to Medicaid benefits to reflect the expansion of Medicaid benefits for pregnant women to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Average Expenditure per Medicaid Recipient by Age Group F.Y.1998
$9,000

$8,677

$5,685

$1,861
Under 1 1 to 5 6 to 14 15 to 20 21 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 + Age Group

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MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

F.Y. 2000 APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................................ $1,292,786,950 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................... $1,236,440,109 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATIONS ............................................................ $1,203,940,109

ADWSTED BASE--$1 ,290,434,548

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($515,881)

($218,487)

Eliminates 4 positions and related costs resulting from reorganizing and consolidating department operations.

($167,000)

Reduces expenses associated with printing and computer charges due to changes in technology and department operations.

($130,394)

Eliminates 4 positions assigned to the state employee health spending account program in order to contract out the program's operation.

ADDITIONS--$368,283

$280,600

Privatizes the administration ofthe state employee health spending account program.

$87,683

Adds 2 positions to develop software for state agency personnel record and reporting requirements.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$1,290,286,950

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$2,500,000

Represents agency fund payments from the Board of Regents to fmish offsetting a $10,000,000 increase in University System employee health insurance claims expenses. This claims expense increase was partially offset with the appropriation of$7,500,000 in state funds in the Amended F.Y. 1999 Appropriations Act.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$2,500,000

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$32,500,000

$32,500,000

Ensures employee health insurance claims expenses for the State Health Benefit Plan ($25,000,000) and the University System's employee health plan ($7,500,000) are sufficiently funded. This appropriation consists entirely of state funds.

The Merit System normally does not receive any state funds, but has an authorized spending level set by the Appropriations Act from income generated through merit assessments from other state agencies, from service contracts with various state agencies covering non-base personnel services, from employer/employee health insurance contributions and from deferred compensation investments. The state agency merit assessments are applied to classified and unclassified service positions, and fund only the expense of furnishing the base level of personnel services to state agencies.

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................... $104,522,654 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS...................................................... $110,110,803 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ......................................................... $99,935,359

ADJUSTED BASE--$101,538,930

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1 ,588,057)

$150,000

Increases the Georgia Heritage 2000 Grants funding to $341,000.

($524,420)

Reduces state funded positions in the Envirorunental Protection Division by eliminating 5 positions in the Geologic Survey Branch ($358,175) and 3 positions in regional office operations ($166,245).

($400,000)

Replaces state funds for the Parks Division with revenues from increased golf fees ($200,000) and increased camping fees ($200,000).

($250,587)

Decreases funds for operating costs for the Commissioner's Office ($229,587) and the Coastal Resources Division ($21 ,000).

($169,180)

Replaces state funds with federal boating safety funds for a portion ofthe salaries of23 ranger positions in the Wildlife Resources Division.

($106,134)

Decreases operating expenses in the Wildlife Resources Division by reducing building maintenance ($25,000) and road maintenance ($37,500) on wildlife management areas and reducing capital outlay at public fishing areas ($43,634).

($94,859)

Reduces operating costs for attached agencies as follows: Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority ($84,400) and the Georgia State Games Commission ($10,459).

($75,000)

Replaces state funds with federal funds for the Wildlife Resources Division's Stream Survey Team.

($51,572)

Eliminates a crew position in the Coastal Resources Division associated with the Bagby II research vessel.

($48,255)

Reduces state contract funds for the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division's Georgia Envirorunental Partnership.

($18,050)

Eliminates the Coastal Resources Division's Water Quality Monitoring Program for shellfish.

ADDITIONS--$551 ,413

$300,000

Provides state match for $1.2 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds for programs to address Atlanta's ozone problem.

$125,658

Increases personal services for a rate increase for hourly employees effective October 1, 1999.

$75,000

Replaces federal funds for the operation of the Bo Ginn Aquatic Education Center in Jenkins County.

$50,755

Increases state support for operations of attached agen~ies as follows: Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority ($42,387) and the Georgia State Games Commission ($8,368).

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$1 00,502,286 68

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ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$1,000,000 $939,368

Provides start-up and operating expenses for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority to address regional transportation and air quality issues in areas of the state that fail to meet federal air quality standards. Based on language in H.B. 57 creating the authority, these funds will be transferred by Executive Order to the Department of Community Affairs.
Adds funds to the Wildlife Resources Division for personal services and related operating costs for the Bob White Quail Initiative.

$750,000

Provides state funds to match local, private and federal funds for the Ocmulgee Greenway Trail project.

$363,000 $250,000

Increases state funds for the Coastal Resources Division for enhancements to recreational fishing opportunities along the coast.
Adds funds for the design of an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse at Richard B. Russell State Park in Elbert County.

$170,000

Replaces the current limited Water Quality Monitoring Program with the comprehensive Coastal Public Health Monitoring program to protect the public with regard to swimming and the consumption of shellfish and saltwater fish.

$162,000

Provides for a contract with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an audio visual presentation service at the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge in Charlton County.

$112,000

Adds state funds for the Georgia Civil War Commission to support the Public Education, Heritage Trail and Tourism Initiative.

$111,000

Provides funds for the construction of2 soldiers' barracks at the Fort King George Historic Site.

$108,000

Increases state funds to the Parks Division for operations of cottages currently under construction at A.H. Stephens State Park, Seminole State Park, and Hart State Park.

$50,000

Adds funds to contract with interested organizations to deploy boxes to serve as nests for wood ducks.

$5,000

Provides funds to update a feasibility study on expanding lodge rooms and camping at George T. Bagby State Park

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$4,020,368

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to sell a 300 acre wildlife management area (WMA) in a developing section ofDougherty County and retain the $1.2 million in proceeds to purchase 300 acres ofWMA land in an undeveloped area of Dougherty County ($450,000) and to use the remainder ($750,000) to provide electrical service to Ossabaw Island.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$10,175,444

$4,895,462

Increases funding for the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund based on projected collections.

$2,695,000

Increases funding for the first year of the 8-year Coastal Groundwater Study for a total of$3,695,000.

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$880,000

Adds funds for local water supply plans for 22 southeast cmmties in support ofthe Coastal Groundwater Study.

$500,000

Provides funds for Recreation Grants.

$375,000

Increases appropriations for Advertising and Promotions for ad campaigns for state parks and recreational facilities.

$258,000

Adds state funds for the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority to provide a protective exterior industrial coating of buildings at the Georgia National Fairgrounds ($248,000) and to cover authority expenses relating to the Georgia High School Rodeo Finals ($1 0,000).

$225,500

Provides 50% state match for federal funds for the first year of a 3-year Southwest Georgia Groundwater Study necessary to determine the flow of water into and out of Lake Seminole in order to protect Georgia's water rights in negotiations with Florida and Alabama.

$100,000

Adds state funds to match $400,000 in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds to create a Georgia State Rideshare Office and to provide mass transit subsidies for state employees as a part ofthe State's efforts to deal with Atlanta's ozone problem.

$53,647

Provides state match to the Wildlife Resources Division for $214,588 in federal TEA-21 funds for a trail from the Sapelo Island lighthouse to the Reynolds plantation.

$50,000

Provides chemicals for the aquatic grass harvester funded with bonds to effectively manage hydrilla.

$32,820

Increases funding to the Coastal Resources Division to establish a trip ticket system for seafood harvesters and dealers to implement H.B. 1315.

$30,000

Adds state funds to complete construction of a boat pier on the Savannah River in Thunderbolt and to install playground equipment.

$25,000

Provides state funds to leverage private donations to replace the tile roof on the West house on Ossabaw Island.

$25,000

Increases state funds to complete the construction of a campsite at Reed Bingham State Park in Colguitt County.

$25,000

Provides state funds for communications, classroom and office space to support the personal watercraftboating safety courses provided by the Coast Guard Auxiliary at Lake Lanier.

$5,015

Increases funding to the Civil War Commission to reimburse a landowner for the unauthorized harvesting of trees on private property.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $19,575,000 in bonds that relate to the Department of Natural Resources and~$1 ,800,000 in bonds that relate to the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority in the Amended F. Y. 1999 Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $123,202,087 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $120,973,964 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $120,662,964

ADJUSTED BASE--$124,482,448. The adju~ted base includes $1,177,366 to bring Trooper Cadets, Troopers and Troopers First Class to target salary levels set by GeorgiaGain, and to provide supplementary salary adjustments for sworn law enforcement officers effective October I, 1999.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1 ,561 ,218)

($1 ,000,000) Reduces personal services.

($196,313)

Eliminates 14 part-time positions ($125,000) and I educational analyst position ($71,313) at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

($180,169)

Reduces subsistence funds due to policy changes at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

($58,063)

Eliminates I Public Safety Instructor III position at the Police Academy.

($52,500)

Reduces funding for various object classes at the Fire Academy.

($33,958)

Reduces personal services ($11,738) and motor vehicle expenses ($22,220) at the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council.

($22,902)

Reduces various object classes at the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council.

($17,313)

Reduces various object classes at the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

ADDITIONS--$175,492

$50,000

Increases subsistence funds for sheriffs during jail officer training

$40,000

Funds a feasibility study for a volunteer firefighter training program.

$34,220

Adds I public safety instructor I position at the Police Academy.

$19,100

Funds telecommunication costs to implement distance learning at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

$18,321

Funds specialized firefighter testing ($16,321) and a toll-free phone line ($2,000).

$13,851

Increases computer charges ($4,361) and telecommunications ($9,490) for the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$123,096,722

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$105,365

Increases local peace officer training grants to the local and regional academies by 4% for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

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TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$105,365

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$311,000

$300,000

Provides funds for the construction and development of regional burn buildings in north and south Georgia to enhance live frre training.

$11,000

Increases telecommunications for the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $80,000 in existing bonds that relate to the Department of Public Safety for the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, a language change has been authorized that provides for an effective date for mandated jail officer training.

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .......................................................................... $9,221,609 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ..................................................... $9,543,799 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $8,567,799

ADJUSTED BASE--$8,510,117. The adjusted_ base includes $19,500 for a supplemental salary adjustment for law enforcement personnel effective October 1, 1999.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($364,190)

($320,690)

Reduction in per diem, fees and contracts due to a reduced need for outside personnel.

($43,500)

Reduces operating expenses due to hiring, training and equipping new officers in FY 99.

ADDITIONS--$277 ,849

$195,000

Increases personal services for two existing attorneys positions.

$37,050

Provides funds for one gas pipeline safety inspector and related equipment.

$33,921

Increase funds to convert a temporary consumer affairs regulatory specialist to permanent status.

$11,878

Provides funds for additional equipment.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$8,423,776

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$82,833

Provides funds for two consumer affairs regulatory specialist positions and related expenses.

$440,000

Provides funds for an outside vendor to collect revenue, develop and maintain a "no call" database and provide telemarketers with a "no call" list.

$275,000

Adjusts funding for personal services.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$976,000

$1,065,000

Provides funds for an outside vendor to collect revenue, develop and maintain a "no call" database and provide telemarketers with a "no call" list.

$35,000

Provides programming costs to enable the Consumer Response System to interface with the "no call" database.

$26,000

Provides funds for one motor vehicle and related motor vehicle expenses.

($150,000)

Reduces personal services.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above for FY 99, the department is authorized to transfer $140,000 from personal services to per diem, fees and contracts ($1 00,000) and regular operating expenses ($40,000).

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REGENTS, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... $1,636,835,041 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS .............................................. $1,620,895,803 F.Y. 1999 ORJGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ............................................... $1,558,394,104

ADJUSTED BASE--$1,558,867,912 (state general funds only.) The adjusted base includes $39,166,219 to provide funds for an average four percent merit salary increase for University System employees, effective July I, 1999 for non-academic personnel and on their contract date for academic personnel.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($75,103,296)

($66,502, 188) Reduces funding at the system level from pure enrollment driven allocations and at the institution level from low priority academic programs and administrative and other support areas.

($2,111,896) Redirects low priority research projects at the Agricultural Experiment Stations.

($1, 737 ,250)

Reduces personal services ($1 ,216,075) and operating costs ($521, 175) from the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics.

($1 ,688,561) Supplants state funds with sponsored funds ($639,238) and implement a fee for service ($1 ,049,323) in the Cooperative Extension Service.

($505,400)

Redirects funding for the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce forSREB Payments ($75,700), Satilla Regional Medical Center ($90,000), Student Preceptorships ($1,400), Residency Capitation Grants ($98,700), Family Practice Capitation Grants ($215,600) and Pediatric Residency Capitation Grants ($24,000).

($456,412)

Reduces funding for low utilization of program production funds at the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission (GPTC).

($422,418)

Removes 4 staffmg positions and operating expenses ($222,418), and eliminates funding for Regents' Scholarships ($200,000) at Regents' Central Office.

($333,016)

Redirects operating funds from the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

($272,240)

Eliminates the Technology Linkages Office and personal services at the Economic Development Institute.

($200,000)

Reduces operating expenses for contracts at GPTC.

($114,702)

Removes 2 positions from the Advanced Technology Development Center.

($1 09,640)

Removes funding for computer networking billing ($45,581) and non-poultry research ($64,059) at the Veterinary Medicine Experiment Station.

($86,996)

Redirects personal services ($58,500) and equipment replacement funds ($28,496) from Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

($83,871)

Redirects funds from research projects in computer vision and wearable computer technology at the Agricultural Technology Research Program.

($76,979)

Reduces funds for scholarships at the State Medical Education Board.

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($76,244)
($53,672) ($51,610)
($50,000) ($49,959)
($48,139) ($27,332) ($26,708) ($18,063)

REGENTS, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Removes funding for personal services ($45,376) and operating expenses ($30,868) at the Marine Extension Service.
Reduces personal services and operating expenses at the Marine Institute.
Redirects funds for the Center for Rehabilitation Inc. contract at the Center for Rehabilitation Technology.
Redirects strategic planning funds at GPTC.
Reduces funds for the upgrade and modernization offacilities at the Veterinary Medicine Agricultural Research program.
Reduces staff support for property management in Forestry Research.
Redirects funds for operating expenses at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital.
Reduces funding for the production ofthe Minority Suppliers Directory.
Reduces funding for scholarships and the tutorial program at the Student Education Enrichment Program.

ADDITIONS--$60,117,779

$53,201,750

Provides funds to enhance programs where students are requiring more services with better quality and to provide for instructional technology including hardware, software, maintenance and training.

$1,689,517

Funds new research faculty positions at the Agricultural Experiment Stations.

$1,389,800

Provides funds to offset a decline in patient revenues at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics.

$1,350,849

Funds additional4-H agents and other positions ($682, 100) and the development ofprint-on-demand technology and equipment ($579,057) at the Cooperative Extension Service.

$456,412

Provides funds to acquire rights for new programming at GPTC.

$428,557

Provides funds to increase the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce Family Practice Residency Capitation Grants ($250,800),Residency Capitation Grants ($75,0 13), Pediatric Residency Capitation Grants ($18,240), SREB Payments ($15,800) and increases operating expenses ($68,704).

$266,413

Provides research and development support to expand technology and training capabilities and provides support for a new accounting system at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

$217,792

Provides for engineering and communications specialists funds at the Economic Development Institute.

$188,718

Provides funds for the lease/purchase of equipment and furnishings at the GPTC facility.

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$164,192

Funds faculty research and support at the new Animal Health Research Center ($51 ,312), research in poultry diseases ($76,415) and for the training of poultry veterinarians ($36,465) at the Veterinary Medicine Experiment Station.

$139,934

Partially funds staffmg positions for initiatives in economic development, teacher preparation and distance education at Regents' Central Office.

$125,000

Enhances funds for the State Loan Repayment Program at the State Medical Education Board.

$91,762

Provides funds to increase the level of commercialization resulting from university-based activities at the Advanced Technology Development Center.

$67,097

Provides funds for the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Technology Development initiative at the Agricultural Technology Research Program.

$60,995

Creates an aquaculture specialist position ($49,150) and funds supplies ($11,845) at the Marine Extension Service.

$58,604

Enhances operating funds for the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

$42,937

Provides equipment for the GSAMS teaching facilities at the Marine Institute.

$41,288

Provides partial funding for a Job Development Program Director ($15,483) and an Education Specialist ($25,805) at the Center for Rehabilitation Technology.

$39,967

Provides research funds to diagnose infectious diseases at the Veterinary Medicine Agricultural Research program.

$38,512

Provides funds for the forest productivity program in Forestry Research.

$21,866

Provides funds for the maintenance of a digital medical records computer system at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital.

$21,366

Establishes a part-time business consultant position in Savannah at the Office ofMinority Business Enterprises.

$14,451

Provides for scholarship funds in the Student Education Enrichment Program.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$1,543,882,395

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$29,013,732 Funds formula increases related to enrollment and increases in other operating costs.

$9,075,000

Provides funds for focused research ($4,650,000), educational capacity-building ($4,000,000), and staffmg and support for commercialization efforts ($425,000) as part of a new economic development initiative to make Georgia a pre-eminent leader in the design of electronic components for the rapidly growing advanced cominunications industry.

$4,535,000

Supports the Governor's Traditional Industries Program ($4,235,000) and the Georgia Environmental Partnership ($300,000).

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$3,000,000
$2,662,739 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
$2,000,000 $1,500,000 $780,000 $750,000 $750,000 $650,000
$600,000 $512,551 $450,000 $450,000 $300,000 $250,000 $220,000 $175,000

REGENTS, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Provides funds for the Teacher Preparation Initiative: $990,000 to strengthen the preparation of teachers, $780,000 to develop partnerships between public schools and universities, $800,000 to improve the quality of programs for school leaders, and $430,000 to eliminate the need for out-offield teaching in Georgia.
Provides increases in fundirig for the continuing education program.
Funds for seed capital for a special economic development initiative to create a new electronics industry niche in Georgia.
Provides funds for endowed chairs at Georgia Southern in Business, Clayton College and State University in Business, Kennesaw State University in Private Enterprise, Columbus State University in International Education, and Dalton College in Industrial Operations.
Provides funds for the Cooperative Engineering Initiative that offers engineering programs in additional areas of the state.
Expands the Statewide Desktop Distance Learning network program and plans for future distance education in Georgia.
Provides additional maintenance, operating and utility expenses funds at the Agricultural Experiment Stations.
Provides funds for the Year 2000 census in the State Data Center.
Provides for college operating expenses at Georgia Military College.
Funds positions for incubators at the Georgia Center for Applied Telecommunications Technology and the Applied Genetics Technology Development Center in Athens. Included in these funds is $350,000 for the South Dekalb General Business incubator.
Provides funding for the Area Health Education Centers.
Provides capital outlay funds for buildingrenovationsfor the Job Development Program at the Center for Rehabilitation Technology.
Funds a weed scientist, peanut plant pathologist, forage crop scientist, fire ant entomologist, and commercial floriculture position at the Cooperative Extension Service.
Increases funding in the Mercer Medical School Grant.
Provides funds to repair and renovate the 4-H facility at Rock Eagle.
Funds a study in lottery operations and revenues in other states.
Provides additional maintenance, operating and utility expenses funds at the Cooperative Extension Service.
Funds 2 new information technology engineers in the Albany and Macon offices of the Economic Development Institute.

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$100,000

Provides funding for the pre-design of a student learning center at Georgia Southwestern State University.

$100,000

Increases funds for the Office ofMinority Business Enterprises.

$100,000

Funds field veterinarians positions in Tifton.

$90,000

Funds a cotton breeder position and geneticist position at the Agricultural Experiment Stations.

$67,843

Provides funding for salary and step adjustments in the high school and middle school at Georgia Military College.

$60,000

Provides improvement funds for an athletic facility at South Georgia College.

$50,000

Increases funding for the School ofEcology at the University of Georgia.

$36,298

Provides funds to upgrade frre safety equipment at the Marine Institute.

$30,000

Provides funds for the Small Business Development Center at the University of Georgia.

$30,000

Funds 3 public health and general preventive medicine residents at the Morehouse School ofMedicine.

$25,000

Provides funds for a feasibility study for a satellite crime lab on the campus ofNorth Georgia College and State University.

$25,000

Provides funds for the South Georgia Regional Education Consortium.

$15,483

Provides funding for the Job Development Program Director at the Center for Rehabilitation Technology.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (state general funds)--$63,403,646

STATE LOTTERY FUNDS

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$15,000,000

Provides continuation funding for the Equipment, Technology and Construction Trust Fund with $3 million designated for "B" Unit activities.

$7,466,000

Provides continuation funding for Chancellor's Initiatives: Connecting Teachers and Technology ($4,820,000); Connecting Students and Services ($527,000); GALILEO ($1 ,939,000) and P-16/PREP ($180,000).

$2,000,000

Provides funds for the purchase of educational programming at GPTC.

$1,500,000

Provides continuation funds for the Internet Connectivity initiative.

TOTAL ENHANCMENT FUNDS (lottery funds)--$25,966,000

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AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$62,501,699

$42,400,000

Provides funding for the Georgia Research Alliance including 4 eminent scholars ($3,000,000), equipment ($27,610,000), construction and design ($4,390,000), facility renovation and improvements ($2,750,000), technology development investments ($750,000) and the replacement of GRA/Georgia Tech funds ($3,900,000) used in conjunction with a major economic development project

$7,026,903 $4,000,000

Provides funds to decommission the nuclear reactor at Georgia Tech. Provides funds for the construction of the J.W. Fanning Leadership Center at UGA.

$2,475,000
$1,500,000 $750,000 $745,000
$500,000

Funds for the planning and design of major capital outlay projects: Science and Nursing building at Georgia Southern, Camden Center Facility at Coastal Georgia Community College and the Russell Library and Information Technology Center at Georgia College and State University.
Funds provided for the Cooperative Engineering initiative.
Provides matching funds for an eminent scholar at Mercer University.
Funds for the planning and design of minor capital outlay projects, category A: Central Chiller Plant at Georgia College and State University, the renovation ofClassroom Building Eat Georgia Perimeter College, Fine Arts Building, Phase II at Georgia Southern University, and the Animal Health and Bioresources Facility at UGA.
Funds site remediation at the University of Georgia's laboratory waste site.

$500,000 $500,000 $450,000 $375,000

Provides funds for an endowed chair at Georgia Southern University in Business Administration. Provides funds to construct and equip a produce processing facility in Bacon County. Provides funds for facility master planning at 6 institutions.
Funds provided for the maintenance and operation of facilities at Agricultural Experiment Stations ($200,000) and the Cooperative Extension Service ($175,000).

$320,396

Provides funds for the lease/purchase of equipment at the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission facility.

$234,000

Funds for the planning and design of minor capital outlay projects, category B: the College Academic Services Building addition at Darton College, a building renovation at Floyd College and an underground and electrical distribution system at Gainesville College.

$125,000 $100,000

Increases funds for the Loan Repayment Program at the State Medical Education Board.
Provides funds for a contract with the Resource Guide to the Social and Economic History ofGeorgia Women.

$95,000

Increases operating expenses for the Carl Vinson Institute of Government

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$90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $75,000
($88,000) ($51,600)

REGENTS, UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Funds provided for the construction of a new radio station in the Rome area. Funds provided to annualize the salary expense for the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Provides improvement funds for a facility at Middle Georgia College. Provides funds for the Traditional Industries Program to help meat and poultry processors improve compliance with federal food and safety regulations. Reduces funding for the State Data Research Center. Provides adjustments for debt service for a Kennesaw State project.

LOTTERY FUNDS

$200,000

Provides funds for educational hardware and software at Georgia Military College.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $162,590,000 in bonds that relate to Regents, University System of Georgia for Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

Architect's rendering of the Health and Natural Science Building at North Georgia College and State University.
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RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ....................................................................................None F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................ $673,425 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ......................................................... $673,425

ADJUSTED BASE-$673,425

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-($673,425)

($673,425)

Adjusts the cost of legislation for House Bill 661 ($576,000) and for new plan members under House Bills 944, 1096, 1103 and Senate Bill326 ($97,425).

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--None

In addition, a budget of$5,189,633 is authorized for the administration of the Employees' Retirement System. However, no state funds are appropriated for this purpose. The system operates on income from investments.

PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $18,602,000 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $17,642,000 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $17,642,000

ADJUSTED BASE--$17,642,000

ADDITIONS--$960,000

$960,000

Adds funding to increase the state contribution from $10.00 to $10.50 per participant to provide an increase in benefits.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$18,602,000

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .......................................................................... $3,515,000 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ..................................................... $3,800,000 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $3,800,000

ADJUSTED BASE--$3,800,000

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($285,000)

($250,000)

Adjusts the Cost of Living (COL) increase for local system retirees.

($35,000)

Adjusts the floor fund for local system retirees.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$3,515,000

In addition, a budget of $8,707,741 is authorized for the administration of the Teachers' Retirement System. However, no state funds are appropriated for this purpose. The system operates on income from investments.

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DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................................... $1866,053,105 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $117,142,564 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $99,993,513

ADWSTED BASE--$101,704,027

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1,659,156)

($820,062)

Reduces personal services ofthe Motor Vehicle Division by 22 pennanent positions and I temporary position.

($714,416)

Converts 17 tax field agents to revenue agents from the Field Services Division.

($124,678)

Eliminates 4 revenue enforcement officers from the Alcohol and Tobacco Division.

ADDITIONS--$ I,180,037

$660,691

Creates a quality assurance section with 23 examiners in the Motor Vehicle Division to review county entries into the Georgia Registration and Title Infonnation System database.

$406,007

Reassigns 12 tax field agents as revenue agents in the Field Services Division.

$62,339

Funds a pilot of Project SAVE (Stop Alcohol Violations Early) a school based alcohol prevention program for fourth through ninth graders with 2 officers.

$51,000

Replaces 3 medium sized motor vehicles.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$101,224,908

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$83,000,000

Begins the Governor's Property Tax Relief Program, which will raise the statewide homestead exemption value from the current amount of$2,000 to $4,000. This increase will result in no general county and school property tax liability for the first $10,000 of fair market value on homesteads.

$1,828,197

Increases telecommunications ($161,530) and computer charges ($1,666,667) to offset shortages due to marked increases in production volume and system demands.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$84,828,197

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$17,149,051

$3,306,877

Enhances current system architecture in order to afford sufficient monitoring or protection of taxpayer infonnation. Internet Protocol Rollout (40,152) and Intra/Internet Infrastructure (1,515,655) improvements will limit inappropriate in-house system use and prevent unauthorized access from outside as will additional enhancements and upgrades to the intra/internet infrastructure ($1,751,070).

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$2,096,308 ' $1,271,625
$1,200,120 $1,014,183 $690,050 $550,000
$422,000
$3,808,333 $1,891,224
$828,197 $70,134

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Replaces the mail cash system that is primarily a banking application that needs to be streamlined to improve cycle time between receipt of payments and depositing ofthose payments to increase float and improve cash flow.
Creates a comprehensive case management system to track all incoming and outgoing correspondence because the old system was discontinued to do serious archiving limitations.
Erects infrastructure and applications to recover and/or restore information in the event of a disaster.
Installs on-line system that would allow fuel distributors to file returns electronically and tax examiners will be able to review multiple accounts online simultaneously.
Eliminates several labor-intensive steps of the sales tax processing system, improve compliance, ease the burdens of reporting tax collections, improve processing and speed the issuance of distributions.
Establishes a PBX system that includes a computer based call distribution system with interactive voice response that will provide for Georgia Registration and Title Information System (GRATIS) implementation in September 1999 so that county tag/title offices will have ample lines to contact the Motor Vehicle division for assistance.
Initiates a computer assisted audit program that will minimize and possibly eliminate the review of paper records, reduce the processing time of an audit and provide more accurate sampling procedures allowing the auditor to more efficiently and effective process vast amounts of data lending itself primarily to corporate income tax audits. Includes 3 positions.
Augments computer charges to fund 36 contractors to support the day-to-day technological functions ofthe department's computer systems and LAN, in addition to performing user support in a help desk capacity.
Hires temporary employees to: process income tax and sales tax returns during peak processing season ($1,291,641); microfilm tax returns for archival purposes ($83,668); perform quality assurance ofmaterial for records retention ($50,000); and increases starting hourly wage by 75-cents and hour for all temporary employees in the department ($465,915).
Reinforces telecommunications ($161,530) and computer charges ($666,667) to offset shortages due to marked increases in production volume and system demands.
Increases postage to reflect the 4% increase in the postal rate.

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OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $32,331,542 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $31,914,229 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $31,481,981

ADWSTED BASE--$31,996,293

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($1,091,095)

($464,163)

Modifies the Examining Boards' examination contract ($157,000) and reduces operating expenses ($307,163).

($250,361)

Reduces operating expenses for the Drugs and Narcotics Agency, the State Ethics Commission, and the Administration Division.

($152,238)

Decreases operating expenses for the Corporations Division.

($114,333)

Redirects 1 clerical position ($24,184) and reduce computer charges ($89,849) for the Real Estate Commission.

($110,000)

Reduces the contract for the Georgia Historical Society ($20,000) and redirects discretionary grant money from the Georgia Historical Review and Advisory Board to fund a partnership with the Department of Technical and Adult Education to place documents on CD ROM ($90,000}.

ADDITIONS--$868,453

$292,000

Increases operating expenses ($207,000) and per diem, fees and contracts ($85,000) for the State Examining Boards Division.

$159,360

Increases computer charges for the Administration Division.

$91,466

Adds 1 clerical position to assist with investigations ($24,484) and increases computer charges ($66,982) for the Real Estate Commission.

$66,048

Increases operating expenses for the Drug and Narcotics Agency ($50,371) and the State Ethics Commission ($15,677).

$60,000

Funds a partnership between the Archives Division and the Department of Technical and Adult Education to scan microfilm into a digital environment.

$59,000

Provides funds for the purchase of 2 replacement vehicles and increased real estate rent for the Drugs and Narcotics Agency.

$57,179

Funds consulting fees ($25,000) and purchases a microfilm scanner ($32,179) for the Corporations Division to begin the conversion of microfilmed images into a digital environment.

$43,400

Increases election expenses to fund the production ofnew forms due to an increase in special elections.

$40,000

Funds a paralegal position for the State Examining Boards Division to be used by the Department of Law.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$31,773,651

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ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$329,491

Funds operating expenses for the Capitol Education Center.

$150,000

Funds 3 additional staffpositions and operating expenses for the State Examining Boards.

$36,000

Develops a teacher-to-teacher outreach program for the Holocaust Commission ($8,000) and provides funds for a part-time grant writer and a part-time clerical position to be shared between the Holocaust Commission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission ($28,000).

$25,000

Funds a facility planning study for a new Archives Building.

$10,800

Purchases radios for the Drugs and Narcotics Agency.

$6,600

Funds increased real estate rent for the State Ethics Commission.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$557,891

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$432,248

$205,146

Funds 4 positions and operating expenses for the Capitol Education Center.

$158,000

Funds the relocation expenses for employees ofthe State Examining Boards related to the move to Macon.

$50,000

Funds the preservation of historic flags at the State Capitol.

$19,102

Funds a part-time clerical and part-time grant writer position to be shared between the Holocaust Commission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission.

In addition to the state appropriations noted above, the department is authorized to transfer $125,000 from computer charges to telecommunications.

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STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .......................................................................... $2,213,295 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ..................................................... $2,194,317 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $2,194,317

ADJUSTED BASE--$2,235,368

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($76,104)

($62,654)

Reduces county conservation grants to reflect the statewide coverage now provided by the Resource Specialist program, leaving $58,846 to allow for a phase-out ofcounty conservation grant activities.

($12,123)

Reduces funding for supplies and materials ($7,033), and reflects deferred and/or reduced general operating expenses ($5,090).

($1,327)

Reduces per diem, fees and contracts to reflect an anticipated reduction in fees for audit of federal fmancial assistance.

ADDITIONS--$54,031

$36,332

Establishes 1 resource specialist position in the Athens regional office. This position completes the proposed staffmg level for the Resource Specialistprogram, and provides statewide coverage through the commission's 6 regional offices.

$17,699

Provides adequate funds for personal services ($7,843), district supervisor elections ($3,637) and per diem payments ($1,950), and general operating expenditures ($4,269).

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$2,213,295

Region 5

State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Regions and Regional Offices

Region 6

Region 1: Rome Region 2: Athens Region 3: Conyers Region 4: Milledgeville Region 5: Albany Region 6: Statesboro

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GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $264,001,289 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $248,631,592 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $251,026,535

ADWSTED BASE--$251,065,548 ($33,475,420 state general funds, $217,590,128 state lottery funds)

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($2,215,811)

($1,354,085)

Reduces funding for the Tuition Equalization Grant program for students enrolled in eligible private colleges.

($500,000)

Eliminates funding for the Student Incentive Grant Program.

($225,523)

Reduces funding for the Guaranteed Educational Loans Program by reducing the number of service cancelable loans available for career areas no longer in critical demand.

($97,056)

Reduces funding for various scholarship, loan and grant programs to include: Law Enforcement Personnel Dependent's Grant ($4,300), North Georgia ROTC Grants ($16,875), Georgia Military Scholarships ($40,418), Osteopathic Medical Loans ($5,000), Georgia Military College/North Georgia College Military Scholarships ($3,425) and Work Incentive for Student Education ($27,038).

($39,147)

Redirects funding for Per Diem, Fees and Contracts for the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission.

ADDITIONS--$! ,308,791

$1,083,268

Increases funding for the Tuition Equalization Grant program for students enrolled in eligible private colleges.

$225,523

Restores funding for the Guaranteed Educational Loans Program by providing service cancelable loans to students for careers in critical demand.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$32,568,400

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$257,400

Provides funds for projected enrollment increases under the Tuition Equalization Grant program at the 1.5% level.

$100,000

.Increases funding to Guaranteed Educational Loans for Agriculture Teacher Service cancelable student loans.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (state general funds)--$357,400

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STATE LOTTERY FUNDS

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$30,091,720

Provides funding for HOPE tuition, books and fees for students at public colleges and technical schools.

($30,000)

Adjusts funding for PROMISE Scholarships to reflect student participation.

($150,000)

Reduces funding for Engineer Scholarships.

($799,698)

Reduces funding for the HOPE Private College Scholarship program for eligible students.

($15,626,661) Phases out HOPE Tuition Equalization Grant funds.

TOTAL ENHANCMENT FUNDS (lottery funds}--$13,485,361

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET-- ($2,394,943)

LOTTERY FUNDS

$10,039,932

Increases funding for projected awards for HOPE tuition, books and fees at public colleges and technical schools.

$5,530

Provides additional funding for Law Enforcement Personnel Dependent's Grants to reflect actual student participation.

($18,000)

Reduces funding for the PROMISE Scholarship program to reflect actual student participation.

($29,634)

Reduces funding for the Georgia Military College Scholarship program.

($226,500)

Reduces funding for the Engineer Scholarship program.

($12,166,271) Adjusts HOPE Tuition Equalization Grants ($8,459,573) and Private College Scholarships ($3,706,698) based upon student eligibility and demand.

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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................... $276,688,965 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................... $274,300,895 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS ....................................................... $271,008,342

ADWSTED BASE--$257,498,001 (state general funds only). The adjusted base includes $7,621,092 to provide a 4% salary increase for teachers and a 3% salary increase for other personnel.

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($4,263,013)

($3,064,303)

Reduces state technical institutes' budgets. Adjustments of $1 ,291 ,267 in the adjusted base bring the net reduction in state technical institutes' budgets to $1,773,036.

($594,906)

Decreases a contract with Georgia Tech for adult literacy services.

($297,687)

Reduces the state-funded portion ofGwinnett Tech's budget.

($153,788)

Terminates a contract with the University of Georgia for the revision of curriculum standards.

($152,329)

Decreases the budget for vocational programs at Regents institutions.

ADDITIONS--$3, 124,044

$2,500,000

Provides partial funding for the cost of opening new facilities and retrofits.

$229,196

Adds 4 program specialists to: improve the process for state and local needs assessment as a base for programming decisions; centralize information; ensure consistency in program requests; and assist faculty with curriculum development and revision.

$105,066

Allows a salary step increase for eligible state librarians.

$105,038

Covers a GALILEO cost increase and an increase in the number of GALILEO databases available at public libraries.

$100,000

Provides central technical assistance to public libraries in the implementation of the new, Y2K compliant, accounting system.

$84,744

Funds 2 positions to provide additional institutional support to accommodate the expansion of technical institutes.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$256,359,032

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$361,750

Funds 5 positions to improve the agency's ability to collect, manage and analyze data, respond to requests for information, research policy options, and plan strategically for the future.

$330,000

Provides initial funding for minor repairs and maintenance.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (state general funds)--$691,750

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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION

LOTTERY FUNDS

$12,500,000 Replaces obsolete equipment at technical institutes.

$6,064,243

Purchases equipment for new facilities and retrofits opening in F.Y. 1999-2000: South GeorgiaIndustrial Technology Center and McLain Hall ($2,773,427); Chattahoochee Tech-East Cobb Center ($2,140,816); Altamaha Tech-JeffDavis ($900,000); and East Central Tech ($250,000).

$552,000

Funds equipment for the Georgia Virtual Technical Institute.

$271,940

Adds equipment for new and expanding programs.

$250,000

Allows for planning, predesign, and design efforts for various facilities.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS (lotteryfunds)--$19,638,183

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$3,292,553

$2,214,414

Enables the Quick Start program to meet existing and projected demand for services to new and expanding businesses.

$180,750

Funds 5 positions (2 analysts/planners, I fmancial database administrator, 1 student database administrator, and 1 clerical support person) to improve the agency's ability to collect, manage and analyze data, respond to requests for information, research policy options, and plan strategically for the future.

$175,000

Provides funds for an assessment of technical institute facilities, and for improvements to the facility prioritization and management process to move toward a multiyear capital priority list.

($1,702,611) Reduces funds due to delays in opening dates for facilities scheduled to open in F. Y. 1999.

LOTTERY FUNDS

$2,425,000

Purchases equipment for technical institutes.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $45,084,000 in bonds related to the Department of Technical and Adult Education in the Amended F. Y. 1999 Budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ...................................................................... $575,390,231 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $598,154,925 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $564,751,771

ADJUSTED BASE--$568,708,868

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($28,702, 185)

($15,773,468) Reduces motor fuel funds for capital outlay ($7,500,000), per diem, fees and contracts ($4,001,300) and personal services ($4,272,168).

($10,289,956)

Reduces motor fuel funds for the Local Assistance Road Program (LARP). Object class transfers ($3,998,368) in the motor fuel adjusted base budget brings the level of funding for LARP to $32,350,248.

($2,268,227) Reduces motor fuel funded contracts for underground storage tank closings.

($353,472)

Reduces state general funds for mass transit grants to local areas for transit capital programs.

($17 ,062)

Reduces contracts for the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority.

ADDITIONS--$34,003,548

$22,775,651

Allocates motor fuel funds in capital outlay ($20,487,245) and contracts ($2,288,406) to provide the necessary match for additional federal highway funds available to Georgia. Additionally, $20 million in state general funds is provided in the F.Y. 1999 amended budget for a total of$42,775,651 in state funds to match federal highway funds.

$6,933,492

Provides motor fuel funds in motor fuel activities for pay for performance.

$2,500,000

Provides motor fuel funds to upgrade computer hardware and software equipment for Y2K computer compliance.

$607,878

Increases motor fuel funds for telecommunications to provide a data communications network and a portion of start-up costs for an interactive voice response system for the Permits unit.

$525,000

Increases motor fuel funds for a software training contract for staff development.

$483,000

Provides motor fuel funds for operating expenses in motor fuel activities, including insurance and bonding ($8,200); retail fuel purchases ($114, 100); utility and maintenance costs at visitor centers ($330,300); and printing of proposals ($30,400).

$178,527

Provides state general funds for other operating expenses, including increased personal services to reflect net adjustments in insurance rates and a decrease in the lapse ($34,677); increased contracts to provide state safety oversight of MARTA ($90,000); one-time funds for repairs and maintenance on the storage hangar at Charlie Brown airport ($20,000); travel for aircraft staff ($10,000); equipment purchases for air transportation ($10,200); and increased contracts for the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority ($13,650).

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$574,0 10,231

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS

$1,000,000

Increases state funds for high priority airport enhancement projects bringing the funding level for the Airport Aid program to $3,241,866.

$200,000

Adds state funds to contract for the planning, engineering, and program management functions on rail passenger corridors.

$130,000

Adds state funds for federally mandated aircraft engine inspections.

$25,000

Adds state funds for a feasibility study for relocation of rail lines in Waycross.

$25,000

Adds state match funds to initiate a contract for data collection services for federal highway projects involving public transportation and railroad programs. State funding is 20% of the $125,000 total cost.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$1,380,000

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$33,403,154

$20,000,000

Provides state general funds to match a portion of the F.Y. 2000 federal highway funding apportionment for Georgia.

$4,500,000

Adds the excess of motor fuel collections to capital outlay to match an increased federal highway funding apportionment for Georgia.

$3,029,150

Increases state general funds to provide the state match ($1,829,150) against federal ($14,633,200) and local ($1,829,150) funds for a mass transit grant to purchase 46 transit and 10 ADA buses for a proposed Gwinnett County transit system plus start-up funds ($1,200,000) for marketing and preliminary engineering.

$2,492,004

Adds the remainder of the excess motor fuel collection for computer hardware and software for a motor vehicle fleet inventory system that replaces the current Cost Accounting Management System (CAMS).

$1,000,000 $1,000,000

Increases state funding for right-of-wayacquisition to provide a multi-lane road to connect the Atlanta Motor Speedway to Interstate 75 via State Road 20 and State Road 3.
Increases state general funds for acquisition of the Rover-Meyer rail line.

$817,000

Adds state funds for the lease/purchaseof3 replacement aircraft, annualized in the F.Y. 2000 adjusted base.

$250,000

Adds state funds for lighting improvements on Interstate 16 between the Martin Luther King and Ocmulgee exits in Bibb County.

$240,000

Adds state funds to contract for a detailed analysis of existing and future track capacity requirements

for commuter and intercity rail lines.



$50,000

Adds start-up funds to contract for initial management functions on rail passenger corridors.

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$25,000

Adds state funds for a feasibility study for a ferry service between Savannah and Hutchinson Island.

See the section on "State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund" for information about $163,195,000 in bonds that relate to the Department of Transportation in the Amended F.Y. 1999 Budget.

US 23/State Road 15 Habersham County Mtilti-laning Program
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICE

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $20,222,285 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $20,425,431 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $19,770,431

ADJUSTED BASE--$20, 132,774

FUNDS TO REDIRECT--($987,034)

($352,825)

Increases agency lapse factor.

($256,871)

Reduces personal services at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home in Augusta.

($225,000)

Reduces per diem, fees, and contracts based on historical expenditures and a projected increase in federal funds.

($91,447)

Reduces funding for regular operating expenses, equipment, and computer charges.

($60,891)

Reduces personal services due to a decrease in retirement and temporary labor costs.

ADDITIONS--$691 ,212

$275,000

Provides a 2.5% increase in the contract to operate the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville.

$216,212

Increases operational expenses at Georgia War Veterans Home in Augusta.

$133,000

Increases computer charges, telecommunications, real estate rentals, equipment, and regular operating expenses to cover projected expenses.

$67,000

Covers increases in insurance costs and temporary help requirements.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$19,836,952

ENHANCEMENTS FUNDS

$297,000

Provides for a new entrance and therapy center for the Georgia War Veterans Home in Augusta.

$88,333

Funds four positions and operating costs for the Georgia War Veterans Cemetery in Milledgeville scheduled to open in January 2000.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$385,333

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET IDGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET--$655,000

$390,000

Replaces roofs on three wings at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville.

$200,000

Renovates other facilities at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Augusta.

$65,000

Provides for design of an Alzheimer's Unit at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville.

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STATE BOARD OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS ........................................................................ $11,694,092 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................... $11,454,420 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................... $11,504,420

ADJUSTED BASE-- $11,643,588

FUNDS TO REDIRECT-- ($565,802)

($560,635)

Redirects nine positions and supporting costs. Positions include two administrative law judges, two mediators, two support staff, and three secretaries.

($5,167)

Reduces per diem, fees, and contracts, regular operating expenses, and computer funding to reflect a 1% efficiency reduction.

ADDITIONS--$316,306

$196,567

Creates a new Alternate Dispute Resolution unit with seven positions.

$95,054

Adds a new Medical Claims Consultant to the Licensure Quality Assurance Division and a Compliance Officer/Security Guard to monitor courtrooms.

$19,605

Covers increases in computer and telecommunications costs associated with the installation of a local area network.

$5,080

Provides for increases in real estate rental and equipment.

TOTAL REDIRECTION LEVEL--$11,394,092

ENHANCEMENTS FUNDS

$150,000

Annualizes the opening of a two-person field office in North Georgia.

$150,000

Increases personal services funding.

TOTAL ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$300,000

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

NET CHANGE IN FUNDING FROM ORIGINAL BUDGET-- ($50,000)

($50,000)

Reduces personal services funding.

In addition to the state appropriation noted above, the State Board of Workers' Compensation is authorized to transfer $31,119 in state funds from per diem, fees and contracts to regular operating expenses ($9,200); travel ($2,666); equipment ($6,000); real estate rental ($5,333); computer charges ($6,000); and, telecommunications ($2,000). These transfers were necessary to establish a new field office in North Georgia.

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STATE OF GEORGIA GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SINKING FUND

F.Y. 2000 STATE APPROPRIATIONS .....................;................................................ $475,043,915 F.Y. 1999 AMENDED STATE APPROPRIATIONS ................................................. $562,298,489 F.Y. 1999 ORIGINAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS .................................................. $412,050,710

EXISTING OBLIGATIONS--$475,043,915. The appropriation includes $600,000 from bonds previously authorized and issued from the 1995D issue for the Board of Regents for construction ofresidence halls that is being reprogrammed to retrofit older residence halls at Southern Polytechnic University.

AMENDED F.Y. 1999 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

EXISTING OBLIGATIONS--$488,874,183. The appropriation reflects a transfer of $47,140,080 in State General Funds from the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund (New) following the sale of the 1998A, 1998B, 1998C and 1998D issues, a reduction of$13,880,274 to adjust for actual calculation of principal and interest on all issued debt, and an additional $90,703,747 to pre-fund obligations due in F.Y. 2000. In addition, bonds previously authorized and issued are being reprogrammed for the following projects: a.) $12,500,000 ofthe 1996C issue for the Georgia Building Authority for renovation of various buildings in the Capitol Hill area is reprogrammed to complete renovations to the #2 Peachtree Building; b.) $1,094,000 of the 1998C issue for minor construction for the Department of Corrections is reprogrammed to construct a 192-bed death row addition at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison; c.) $1,295,000 of the 1998D issue for design of the Atlanta morgue is reprogrammed to construct a laboratory annex and morgue in Atlanta for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; d.) $80,000 of the 1994E issue to acquire a facility to house the Department of Public Safety is reprogrammed for a pre-design study for a headquarters facility for the Department of Public Safety; e.) $26,095,000 of the 1995B issue for a new facility for the Department of Revenue ($20,000,000) and the purchase of Atlanta Housing Authority property ($6,095,000) is reprogrammed to complete renovation to the #2 Peachtree Building ($12,500,000), the Capitol Education Center ($3,627,349) and for restoration of the State Capitol ($9,967,651 ); f.) $2,350,000 of the 1995D issue for renovation of the Trinity/Washington Street Building is reprogrammed for restoration of the State Capitol ($1,900,000) and for planning and programming for the State Health Building ($450,000).

ENHANCEMENT FUNDS--$73,742,506. These funds include debt service for the following new issues (listed by department and authority). Of this amount, Governor Barnes vetoed the appropriation of$318,200.*

Department of Agriculture

$234,000

Authorizes $1,000,000 in 5-year bonds for repairs and renovations at the Atlanta Farmers' Market.

Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority

$154,800

Authorizes $1,800,000 in 20-year bonds for the purchase of land and improvements to land for the Agricultural Exposition Authority.

* Governor Barnes vetoed the authorization of$2,200,000 in 20-year bonds for construction at Coosa Valley Tech, Polk

County Satellite and $1,500,000 in 20-year bonds for adult learning centers in Randolph, Liberty and Telfair counties

for the Department of Technical and Adult Education.



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STATE OF GEORGIA GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SINKING FUND

Georgia Building Authority

$516,000

Authorizes $6,000,000 in 20-year bonds for Americans with Disabilities Act remediation projects statewide.

$368,550

Authorizes $1,575,000 in 5-year bonds for a frre sprinkler system for parking facilities in the Archives Building.

$258,000

Authorizes $3,000,000 in 20-year bonds for the removal and remediation of state-owned underground and above ground storage tanks.

Department of Corrections

$1,269,450

Authorizes $5,425,000 in 5-year bonds for security related modifications at various prisons.

$430,000

Authorizes $5,000,000 in 20-year bonds for roofmg projects at various facilities.

State Board of Education

$4,960,050

Authorizes $57,675,000 in 20-year bonds, which includes $34,501,000 to 19 school systems for regular entitlements, $16,429,000 to 8 school systems for regular advanced funding and $6,745,000 to 1 school system for incentive advanced funding.

$1,638,000

Authorizes $7,000,000 in 5-year bonds to purchase vocational equipment.

$1,006,200

Authorizes $11,700,000 in 20-year bonds for school construction for lower wealth systems.

Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority

$1,720,000

Authorizes $20,000,000 in 20-year bonds to provide low interest loans to local governments for water, sewer and wastewater treatment projects.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

$1,463,720

Authorizes $17,020,000 in 20-year bonds to construct a laboratory annex and morgue in Atlanta.

$345,290

Authorizes $4,015,000 in 20-year bonds to construct a replacement laboratory and add a morgue in Augusta.

Department of Human Resources

$898,270

Authorizes $10,445,000 in 20-year bonds for the following projects: $4,910,000 for safety and regulatory requirements; $210,000 for major construction projects and design funds; $2,705,000 for HVAC system replacements and renovations; $1,630,000 for electrical replacement and renovation; $735,000 for roof replacement; and $255,000 for miscellaneous projects.

Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism

$18,920,000

Authorizes $220,000,000 in 20-year bonds to construct the phase IV expansion ofthe World Congress Center and to purchase property adjacent to the center.

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Department of Juvenile Justice

$860,000

Authorizes $10,000,000 in 20-year bonds to construct an additional 100 RYDC beds through expansions at the Albany RYDC (30 beds); Columbus RYDC (30 beds); Thomasville RYDC (20 beds); and Macon RYDC (20 beds).

$564,160

Authorizes $6,560,000 in 20-year bonds for the following projects: $3,550,000 for a dining facility at Augusta YDC; $1,240,000 for an addition to the detention building at Augusta YDC; $970,000 for a police office/detention unit at Lorenzo Benn YDC; and $800,000 to construct a detention unit expansion at Macon YDC.

$236,500

Authorizes $2,750,000 in 20-year bonds to fund various major repair and maintenance projects at RYDC's.

$215,860

Authorizes $2,510,000 in 20-year bonds for construction of dental and educational space and facilities at various RYDC's associated with the Department ofJuvenile Justice's Memorandum ofAgreement.

Department of Natural Resources

$1,199,700

Authorizes $13,950,000 in 20-year bonds to construct the Flint River Center in Albany.

$483,750

Authorizes $5,625,000 in 20-year bonds for the following projects: $350,000 for 4 cabins at James H., Floyd State Park; $300,000 for group camp, picnic shelter and rest station at George L. Smith State Park; $2,150,000 for a 9 hole golf addition at Victoria Bryant State Park; $1,400,000 for Laurens County public fishing area; $185,000 for Bleckley County public fishing area; $135,000 for land purchase at FDR State Park; $100,000 for an aquatic grass harvester at Reed Bingham State Park; $100,000 for repairs and maintenance of facilities to expand interpretive area at Jeff Davis Historic Site; $330,000 for the purchase of land to expand the Gordonia-Altamaha golf course from 9 to 18 holes; $150,000 for phase II marina expansion at George Bagby State Park; and $425,000 for the Silver Comet Trail.

Georgia Ports Authority

$2,527,200

Authorizes $10,800,000 in 5-year bonds for increased cost of the design and feasibility study for the Savannah harbor deepening project.

Board of Regents, University System of Georgia

$11,484,956

Authorizes $133,546,000 in 20-year bonds as follows: $11,666,000 to construct a School of Architecture at Southern Polytechnic State University; $14,120,000 for an instructional complex at Gordon College; $32,120,000 for an environmental sciences and technology building at Georgia Institute of Technology; $17,470,000 for a health and natural science building at North Georgia College and State University; $38,415,000 for a student learning center at the University of Georgia; and $19,755,000 for the Gwinnett Campus phase I construction at UGA/Georgia Perimeter College.

$937,314

Authorizes $10,899,000 in 20-year bonds for the following projects: $4,250,000 for a classroom addition and activity center at East Georgia College; $2,340,000 for expansion of Coastal Georgia Center; $600,000 to plan and design a parking deck at Kennesaw State University; $350,000 to plan and design a P.E. facility and renovate Hayes Hall at Middle Georgia College; $609,000 to plan and design a dormitory at Savannah State University; and $2,750,000 to renovate a facility at Valdosta State University.

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$779,160

Authorizes $9,060,000 in 20-year bonds for the following Governor's Traditional Industries research program projects: $4,200,000 to renovate and expand UGA's food science building; $4,110,000 to construct a new food processing technology building at Georgia Tech.; and $750,000 to renovate lab space for the Georgia Tech School of Textile and Fiber Engineering.

$534,690 $430,000

Authorizes $2,285,000 in 5-year bonds to purchase equipment for research projects for the Governor's Traditional Industries program.
Authorizes $5,000,000 in 20-year bonds for the renovation of a facility at State University of W~st Georgia.

$154,800

Authorizes $1,800,000 in 20-year bonds to fund digital conversion of the public television station for Stone Mountain.

Department of Technical and Adult Education

$2,045,080

Authorizes $23,780,000 in 20-year bonds to purchase land, design and construct a new campus for Carroll Technical Institute.

$721,656

Authorizes $3,084,000 in 5-year bonds for the planning, predesign, and/or design of construction projects according to the department's approved priority list.

$568,890

Authorizes $6,615,000 in 20-year bonds to fund critical repair projects at various technical institutions.

$341,420

Authorizes $3,970,000 in 20-year bonds to fund major renovation projects according to the department's approved priority list.

$307,020

Authorizes $3,570,000 in 20-year bonds for construction at Altamaha Tech.

$211,990

Authorizes $2,465,000 in 20-year bonds for the renovation of Coosa Valley Tech facilities.

$86,000

Authorizes $1,000,000 in 20-year bonds for the Glynn County Library.

$51,600

Authorizes $600,000 in 20-year bonds for the Carnegie Library in Savannah.

Department of Transportation

$11,782,000 Authorizes $137,000,000 in 20-year bonds for the Governor's Road Improvement Program.

$1,724,300

Authorizes $20,050,000 in 20-year bonds for spoilage area projects for the Savannah Harbor.

$455,130

Authorizes $1,945,000 in 5-year bonds to conduct a feasibility study for light rail in the MariettaLawrenceville corridor.

$280,800

Authorizes $1,200,000 in 5-year bonds for rail line acquisition in preparation for commuter and intercity rail in downtown Atlanta.

$258,000

Authorizes $3,000,000 in 20-year bonds for railroad rehabilitation.

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NEW AMOUNT OF BOND PRINCIPAL AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE IN F.Y. 1999

20-year bonds

$760,405,000

5-year bonds

34,314,000

Total

$794,719,000

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STATE DEBT AS PERCENTAGE OF NET TREASURY RECEIPTS
The following sets forth the highest aggregate annual debt service, including recommended debt, as a percentage of the net treasury receipts for the prior fiscal year. The maximum percentage allowed by the current state Constitution is 10 percent. Prior to July 1, 1983, the maximum percentage allowed by the Constitution was 15 percent.

Ei:~!<al Y!:lar 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Highest Annual Debt Service 702,671,540 (Est.) 702,671,540 (Est.) 606,591,877 588,641,451 568,226,855 504,930,220 491,857,523 431,894,693 392,743,216 387,732,035 369,685,654

Prior Year N~:1 Tr~:asuo: B.!:!<!:ill1S
$12,656,603,880 (Est.) 12,478,602,944 11,905,829,999 11,166,835,592 10,303,573,061 9,409,526,943 8,346,376,907 7,452,615,507 7,295,236,287 7,196,336,132 6,467,686,421

:&ln;enta~~:
5.6% (Est.) 5.6% (Est.) 5.1% 5.3% 5.5% 5.4% 5.9% 5.8% 5.4% 5.4% 5.7%

Debt as Percentage of Prior Year Net Receipts

20%
Constitutional Debt Limit 15% through FY 1983
15%~111111111111111111111111111

Constitutional Debt Limit 10% beginning FY 1984

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Fiscal Year

Source: Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission

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