AN ACT CONCERNING STATE INVESTMENT IN PREVENTION AND CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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sHB-5254

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE INVESTMENT IN PREVENTION AND CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION.

As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5466)

House Calendar No. : 371

Senate Calendar No. : 517

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 07 $	FY 08 $
Policy & Mgmt. , Off.	GF - Cost	See Below	See Below
Comptroller Misc. Accounts (Fringe Benefits)	GF - Cost	See Below	See Below

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

Section 1 requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to develop a prevention budget, within available appropriations, to be submitted when the governor recommends her FY 07 – FY 08 budget. It is anticipated that OPM will incur minor expenses to print the document and will need a Budget Analyst with a starting salary of $55,000¹. The budget bill (HB 5845, as adopted by the House and Senate) contains $1. 5 million for additional OPM staff; however it is uncertain whether funds would be used for such purpose.

Section 3 merges the Child Poverty Council with the Prevention Council and requires the council to promote implementation of a ten year plan to reduce child poverty, establish prevention goals and recommendations, measure prevention services and report to the legislature, within available appropriations.

Section 3 also requires each budgeted state agency (that is a member of the Council) that provides prevention services to children to report, on or before 11/1/06 and 11/1/07, to the Child Poverty and Prevention Council, within each agency's available appropriation. Certain information must be presented for at least two prevention services, but not to exceed the actual number of prevention services the agency provides. It is anticipated that each agency will be able to compile information as required in the 2006 and 2007 reports within their anticipated budgetary resources.

The Chief Court Administrator or his designee will be able to participate as a member of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council within the Judicial Department's anticipated budgetary resources.

House “A” replaces the original bill and eliminates its associated fiscal impact. Fiscal impacts associated with the amendment are discussed above.

The Out Years

State Impact:

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 09 $	FY 10 $	FY 11 $
Policy & Mgmt. , Off.	GF - Cost	None	None	None
Comptroller Misc. Accounts (Fringe Benefits)	GF - Cost	None	None	None

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose.

¹ The fringe benefit costs for state employees are budgeted centrally in the Miscellaneous Accounts administered by the Comptroller. The estimated first year fringe benefit rate as a percentage of payroll is 23. 6%, effective July 1, 2005. The first year fringe benefit costs for new positions do not include pension costs. The state's pension contribution is based upon the prior year's certification by the actuary for the State Employees Retirement System (SERS). The SERS 2005-06 fringe benefit rate is 34. 7%, which when combined with the non pension fringe benefit rate would total 58. 3%.