Substitute House Bill No. 5022
          Substitute House Bill No. 5022

               SPECIAL ACT NO. 98-7


AN  ACT  MAKING  DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1998.


    Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
    Section    1.    The    following   sums   are
appropriated for the purposes herein specified for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998:

GENERAL FUND
                                            $
ETHICS COMMISSION
Other Expenses                                 7,500

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Other Expenses                             1,000,000

OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
Other Expenses                               100,000

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION
Other Expenses                             5,027,000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Medicaid                                  67,400,000
Temporary Assistance to Families          15,200,000

AGENCY TOTAL                              82,600,000

BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SERVICES
FOR THE BLIND
Other Expenses                               580,000
Equipment                                    330,000

AGENCY TOTAL                                 910,000

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ADMINISTERED BY THE COMPTROLLER

REFUNDS OF PAYMENTS
Other Expenses                             1,940,000

SUNDRY PURPOSES
Other Expenses                             7,000,000

STATE EMPLOYEES HEALTH SERVICE COST
Other Expenses                            10,000,000

TOTAL - MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ADMINISTERED BY THE COMPTROLLER           18,940,000

TOTAL - GENERAL FUND                    $108,584,500

CONSUMER COUNSEL AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES CONTROL FUND
                                        $
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER COUNSEL
Other Expenses                               160,000

TOTAL - CONSUMER COUNSEL AND
PUBLIC UTILITIES CONTROL FUND               $160,000

    Sec.  2.  Of  the  amounts appropriated to the
Board of Education and Services for the  Blind  in
section  1  of  this  act,  up  to $500,000 of the
amount appropriated for other expenses and  up  to
$330,000 of the amount appropriated for equipment,
shall not lapse on June 30, 1998, and  such  funds
shall  continue  to be available for agency moving
costs during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1998