H.766
Introduced by Committee on Appropriations
Date:
Subject: Omnibus appropriations act
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to make appropriations in support of government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002.
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec.
1. SHORT
TITLE
(a) This
bill may be referred to as the BIG BILL - Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Act.
Sec. 2.
PURPOSE
(a) The
purpose of this act is to provide appropriations for the operations of state
government during fiscal year 2003. It
is the express intent of the legislature that activities of the various
agencies, departments, divisions, boards, and commissions be limited to those
which can be supported by funds appropriated in this act or other acts passed
prior to June 30, 2002. Agency and
department heads are directed to implement staffing and service levels at the
beginning of fiscal year 2003 so as to meet this condition unless otherwise
directed by specific language in this act.
Sec. 3.
APPROPRIATIONS
(a) The
sums herein stated are appropriated for the purposes specified in the following
sections of this act. When no time is
expressly stated during which any of the appropriations are to continue, the
appropriations are declared to be single-year appropriations, and only for the
purpose indicated. These appropriations
shall be the only appropriations available, notwithstanding any other acts or
laws. If, in this act, there is an error
in either addition or subtraction, the totals shall be adjusted
accordingly. Apparent errors in
referring to section numbers of statutory titles within this act may be
disregarded by the commissioner of finance and management.
Sec. 4.
TIME AVAILABLE
(a) The
sums appropriated in this act, unless otherwise designated, shall be available
only during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. The balance of any appropriations made in this act remaining
unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the
appropriate fund balance unless otherwise specified in this act. Refunds of expenditures and reimbursements,
except liability insurance premiums, which have been paid from the
appropriations of a prior year, shall be credited to the appropriate fund and
not to appropriation accounts in the current fiscal year, unless those refunds
or reimbursements were previously paid from federal grants-in-aid or from
appropriations whose unexpended balances are reappropriated by law. Refunds of liability insurance premiums paid
in prior fiscal years are hereby available to reduce subsequent liability
insurance premiums. Nothing contained
in this act shall limit the time within which an appropriation to be raised by
the issue of bonds may be expended.
Sec. 5.
DEFINITIONS
(a) For
the purposes of this act:
(1)
“Encumbrances” means a portion of an appropriation reserved for the
subsequent payment of existing purchase orders or contracts. The commissioner of finance and management
shall make final decisions on the appropriateness of encumbrances.
(2)
“Grants” means subsidies, aid or payments to local governments, to
community and quasi-public agencies for providing local services, and to
persons who are not wards of the state for services or supplies, and cash or
other direct assistance, including pension contributions.
(3)
“Operating expenses” means supplies - food, medical, clothing,
educational, fuel, highway materials and similar items; contractual services -
postage, telephone, travel expenses, light, heat and power, rentals, insurance
and other similar items; equipment articles of substantial value which have a
long period of usefulness - desks,
computers, typewriters, furniture, motor vehicles and similar items;
expenditures for the purchase of land, construction of new buildings and
permanent improvements, highway construction and similar items.
(4)
“Personal services” means wages and salaries, consulting services,
personnel benefits, personal injury benefits under section 636 of Title 21 of the
Vermont Statutes Annotated and similar items.
Sec. 6.
SOURCE OF FUNDS
(a) The
appropriations made in this act are made for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2003 except as provided in this act, and are to be paid from funds shown as the
source of funds.
Sec. 7.
Secretary of administration - secretary’s office
Personal services 709,040
Operating expenses 60,603
Total 769,643
Source of funds
General fund 412,988
Transportation fund 61,875
Interdepartmental transfer 294,780
Total 769,643
Sec. 8.
ANTI-TERRORISM AND BIO-TERRORISM CONTROL
FEDERAL GRANTS
(a) To
effectively manage federal funds received to support state and local
anti-terrorism and bio-terrorism control efforts, the secretary of
administration is directed to:
(1)
Utilize the funds in accordance with budget allocations contained in
this bill for the department of buildings and general services, the criminal
justice training council, and the fire service training council.
(2) any
remaining expenditures of said funds shall be in accordance with a plan
submitted to the legislature or, if the legislature is not in session, the
joint fiscal committee at a regularly scheduled meeting. Said committee shall consider the plan and
take action to approve, disapprove or modify the proposed spending.
Sec. 9.
Secretary of administration - GOVnet
Personal services 383,058
Operating expenses 1,356,092
Total 1,739,150
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,739,150
Sec. 10.
Finance and management - financial operations
Personal services 1,280,477
Operating expenses 988,363
Total 2,268,840
Source of funds
Internal service funds 2,268,840
Sec. 11.
Finance and management - budget and management
Personal services 751,832
Operating expenses 96,072
Total 847,904
Source of funds
General fund 612,323
Transportation fund 132,511
Interdepartmental transfer 103,070
Total 847,904
Sec. 12.
Finance and management - education and functional support
Personal services 229,688
Operating expenses 39,102
Total 268,790
Source of funds
Internal service funds 268,790
Sec. 13.
Personnel - operations
Personal services 2,028,869
Operating expenses 566,810
Total 2,595,679
Source of funds
General fund 1,291,651
Transportation fund 521,530
Special funds 48,000
Internal service funds 696,994
Interdepartmental transfer 37,504
Total 2,595,679
Sec. 14.
Personnel - recruitment services
Personal services 384,553
Operating expenses 217,528
Total 602,081
Source of funds
General fund 300,564
Transportation fund 126,517
Special funds 175,000
Total 602,081
Sec. 15.
Personnel - employee benefits
Personal services 1,336,550
Operating expenses 354,497
Total 1,691,047
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,691,047
Sec. 16.
Libraries
Personal services 1,567,987
Operating expenses 1,391,996
Grants 404,920
Total 3,364,903
Source of funds
General fund 2,128,869
Special funds 50,300
Federal funds 1,049,734
Interdepartmental transfer 136,000
Total 3,364,903
Sec. 17.
Libraries - special services: handicapped
Personal services 186,703
Operating expenses 25,813
Total 212,516
Source of funds
General fund 88,292
Special funds 1,000
Federal funds 123,224
Total 212,516
Sec. 18.
Tax - administration/collection
Personal services 8,827,300
Operating expenses 2,346,705
Total 11,174,005
Source of funds
General fund 10,386,283
Transportation fund 263,785
Special funds 350,937
Tobacco fund 58,000
Interdepartmental transfer 115,000
Total 11,174,005
Sec. 19.
Tax - revenue and returns processing
Personal services 967,801
Operating expenses 314,285
Total 1,282,086
Source of funds
General fund 1,282,086
Sec. 20.
Buildings and general services - administration
Personal services 1,038,711
Operating expenses 164,439
Total 1,203,150
Source of funds
Interdepartmental transfer 1,203,150
Sec. 21.
Buildings and general services - engineering
Personal services 1,620,002
Operating expenses 328,780
Total 1,948,782
Source of funds
General fund 1,650,528
Transportation fund 233,254
Interdepartmental transfer 65,000
Total 1,948,782
Sec. 22.
Buildings and general services - information centers
Personal services 2,630,396
Operating expenses 845,097
Grants 255,000
Total 3,730,493
Source of funds
General fund 397,769
Transportation fund 3,332,724
Total 3,730,493
Sec. 23.
Buildings and general services - purchasing
Personal services 775,375
Operating expenses 272,359
Total 1,047,734
Source of funds
General fund 787,670
Transportation fund 260,064
Total 1,047,734
Sec. 24.
Buildings and general services - public records
Personal services 784,046
Operating expenses 379,452
Total 1,163,498
Source of funds
General fund 905,296
Transportation fund 87,992
Special funds 170,210
Total 1,163,498
Sec. 25.
Buildings and general services - postal
Personal services 600,979
Operating expenses 342,729
Total 943,708
Source of funds
General fund 108,082
Transportation fund 65,291
Internal service funds 770,335
Total 943,708
Sec. 26.
Buildings and general services - copy center
Personal services 697,657
Operating expenses 840,052
Total 1,537,709
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,537,709
Sec. 27.
Buildings and general services - supply center
Personal services 241,252
Operating expenses 232,618
Total 473,870
Source of funds
Internal service funds 473,870
Sec. 28.
Buildings and general services - federal surplus property
Personal services 53,755
Operating expenses 106,878
Total 160,633
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 160,633
Sec. 29.
Buildings and general services - state surplus property
Personal services 49,272
Operating expenses 56,884
Total 106,156
Source of funds
Internal service funds 106,156
Sec. 30.
Buildings and general services - property management
Personal services 773,378
Operating expenses 3,145,884
Total 3,919,262
Source of funds
Internal service funds 3,919,262
Sec. 31.
Buildings and general services - all other insurance
Personal services 49,578
Operating expenses 26,077
Total 75,655
Source of funds
Internal service funds 75,655
Sec. 32.
Buildings and general services - general liability insurance
Personal services 312,382
Operating expenses 494,929
Total 807,311
Source of funds
Internal service funds 807,311
Sec. 33.
Buildings and general services - workers’ compensation insurance
Personal services 862,592
Operating expenses 288,743
Total 1,151,335
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,151,335
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified
position - Loss Prevention Coordinator - is authorized in fiscal year
2003. This position shall be
transferred and converted from existing vacant positions in the executive
branch of state government.
Sec. 34.
Buildings and general services - communications & information
technology
Personal services 2,560,881
Operating expenses 3,604,266
Total 6,165,147
Source of funds
Internal service funds 6,165,147
Sec. 35.
Buildings and general services - fee for space
Personal services 5,635,591
Operating expenses 8,545,828
Total 14,181,419
Source of funds
General fund 573,016
Special funds 250,000
Federal fund 439,016
Internal service funds 12,919,387
Total 14,181,419
(a) The establishment of two (2) new classified
positions - one (1) Maintenance Mechanic II, and one (1) Plant Maintenance
Supervisor A - is authorized in fiscal year 2003. These positions shall be transferred and converted from existing
vacant positions in the executive branch of state government.
(b) Of the above special fund appropriation,
$250,000.00 is from the petroleum violation escrow fund, and shall be used for
eligible energy efficiency programs in state buildings.
(c) The
amount of $439,016.00 of the above federal fund appropriation shall be for the
cost of nine (9) security‑related positions necessary for statewide
anti-terrorism and emergency preparedness in the wake of September 11,
2001. The secretary of administration
shall work to ensure that this program preparedness becomes a priority for
federal grant funding the state receives, including Patriot Act funds or other federal
anti-terrorism, bio-hazard and emergency preparedness‑related funding.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2003,
$689,016.00 of the charges billed to departments and agencies of state
government in the fee for space program shall be deposited in the general fund.
Sec. 36.
Sec. 14 of No. 63 of the Acts of 2001 is amended to read:
Sec. 14.
Buildings and general services - facilities operations
Personal services 5,799,014 5,799,014
Operating expenses 6,566,915 6,347,326
Total 12,365,929 12,146,340
Source of funds
General fund 10,260,631 10,041,042
Transportation fund 1,805,298 1,805,298
Interdepartmental transfer 300,000 300,000
Total 12,365,929 12,146,340
* * *
(b) The
establishment of nine (9) new classified positions - one (1) BGS Security
Supervisor, and eight (8) BGS Security Worker - is authorized in fiscal year
2002. These positions shall be
transferred and converted from existing vacant positions in the executive
branch of state government. These
positions will be filled only when the commissioner determines that federal
funds are available to cover the cost of these positions.
Sec. 37.
Geographic information system
Grants 376,992
Source of funds
Special funds 376,992
Sec. 38.
Auditor of accounts
Personal services 1,504,309
Operating expenses 109,150
Total 1,613,459
Source of funds
General fund 475,151
Transportation fund 70,368
Special funds 52,167
Internal service funds 1,015,773
Total 1,613,459
Sec. 39.
State treasurer
Personal services 2,176,246
Operating expenses 316,520
Total 2,492,766
Source of funds
General fund 617,438
Transportation fund 123,714
Special funds 1,166,413
Pension trust funds 545,000
Private purpose trust funds 40,201
Total 2,492,766
(a) The conversion of one (1) limited service
position - Accountant B - to permanent is authorized in fiscal year 2003.
Sec. 40.
State treasurer - abandoned property
Personal services 70,373
Operating expenses 95,183
Total 165,556
Source of funds
Private purpose trust funds 165,556
Sec. 41.
Vermont state retirement system
Personal services 14,541,400
Operating expenses 146,039
Total 14,687,439
Source of funds
Special funds 14,687,439
Sec. 42.
Municipal employees’ retirement system
Personal services 1,002,100
Operating expenses 46,826
Total 1,048,926
Source of funds
Special funds 1,048,926
Sec. 43.
State labor relations board
Personal
services 148,509
Operating expenses 34,906
Total 183,415
Source of funds
General fund 172,185
Transportation fund 5,528
Special funds 5,702
Total 183,415
Sec. 44.
Executive office
Personal services 1,048,906
Operating
expenses 296,097
Grants 51,978
Total 1,396,981
Source of funds
General fund 1,097,120
Transportation fund 187,676
Special funds 3,185
Interdepartmental transfer 109,000
Total 1,396,981
Sec. 45.
Executive office - national and community service
Personal services 153,402
Operating expenses 95,219
Grants 1,428,643
Total 1,677,264
Source of funds
General fund 60,803
Federal funds 1,616,461
Total 1,677,264
Sec. 46.
Executive office - governor’s commission on women
Personal services 124,166
Operating expenses 65,514
Total 189,680
Source of funds
General fund 184,680
Special funds 5,000
Total 189,680
Sec. 47.
VOSHA review board
Personal services 29,184
Operating expenses 9,180
Total 38,364
Source of funds
General fund 18,988
Federal funds 19,376
Total 38,364
Sec. 48.
Property tax assistance
Grants 92,250,523
Source of funds
General fund 8,405,436
Transportation fund 3,842,637
Education fund 80,002,450
Total 92,250,523
Sec. 49.
Use tax reimbursement fund - municipal current use
Grants 5,100,000
Source of funds
General fund 3,029,610
Transportation fund 2,070,390
Total 5,100,000
Sec. 50.
Lieutenant governor
Personal services 102,844
Operating expenses 13,881
Total 116,725
Source of funds
General fund 94,114
Transportation fund 22,611
Total 116,725
Sec. 51.
Legislature
Personal services 2,591,215
Operating expenses 2,096,950
Total 4,688,165
Source of funds
General fund 3,828,478
Transportation fund 859,687
Total 4,688,165
(a) No funds appropriated by this section may be
expended for the Vermont general assembly’s participation in or support of the
Northeast Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Pricing, unless
contributions of no less than $25,000.00 have been made by all of the other
state legislative members of the association.
In addition, so long as the offices of the association are located in
the state of Vermont, the association shall reimburse the state for the costs
of providing office space and office expenses.
Sec. 52.
Legislative council
Personal services 1,651,561
Operating expenses 92,090
Total 1,743,651
Source of funds
General fund 1,465,527
Transportation fund 278,124
Total 1,743,651
Sec. 53.
Sergeant at arms
Personal services 309,512
Operating expenses 51,388
Total 360,900
Source of funds
General fund 312,207
Transportation fund 48,693
Total 360,900
Sec. 54.
Joint fiscal committee
Personal services 794,642
Operating expenses 66,184
Total 860,826
Source of funds
General fund 699,276
Transportation fund 161,550
Total 860,826
Sec. 55.
Lottery commission
Personal services 1,127,907
Operating expenses 693,556
Total 1,821,463
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 1,821,463
Sec. 56.
Payments in lieu of taxes
Grants 1,850,000
Source of funds
General fund 700,000
Special funds 1,150,000
Total 1,850,000
(a) The above appropriation is for state
payments in lieu of property taxes under subchapter 4 of chapter 123 of Title
32, and the payments shall be calculated in addition to, and without regard to,
the appropriations for PILOT for Montpelier and correctional facilities
elsewhere in this act.
(b) The secretary of administration shall
anticipate receipts in the PILOT special fund to ensure the total appropriation
is available.
Sec. 57.
Payments in lieu of taxes - Montpelier
Grants 184,000
Source of funds
General fund 184,000
Sec. 58.
Payments in lieu of taxes - correctional facilities
Grants 40,000
Source of funds
General fund 40,000
Sec. 59.
Total general government 198,319,601
Source of funds
General fund 42,310,430
Transportation fund 12,756,521
Education fund 80,002,450
Special funds 19,541,271
Tobacco fund 58,000
Federal funds 3,247,811
Enterprise funds 1,982,096
Internal service funds 35,606,761
Pension trust funds 545,000
Private purpose trust funds 205,757
Interdepartmental transfer 2,063,504
Total 198,319,601
Sec. 60.
Protection to persons and property - Attorney general
Personal services 4,344,999
Operating expenses 860,860
Total 5,205,859
Source of funds
General fund 2,317,943
Transportation fund 83,495
Special funds 811,978
Tobacco fund 290,000
Federal funds 486,443
Interdepartmental transfer 1,216,000
Total 5,205,859
Sec. 61.
Attorney general - telemarketing fraud
Personal services 111,628
Operating expenses 38,372
Total 150,000
Source of funds
Federal funds 150,000
Sec. 62.
Vermont court diversion
Grants 1,104,555
Source of funds
General fund 615,531
Transportation fund 177,804
Special funds 311,220
Total 1,104,555
Sec. 63.
Center for crime victims services
Personal services 723,250
Operating expenses 208,018
Grants 4,270,070
Total 5,201,338
Source of funds
General fund 736,179
Special funds 724,808
Federal funds 3,740,351
Total 5,201,338
Sec. 64.
Center for crime victims services - victim compensation
Grants 575,000
Source of funds
Special funds 405,000
Federal funds 170,000
Total 575,000
Sec. 65.
State’s attorneys
Personal services 6,826,326
Operating expenses 990,905
Total 7,817,231
Source of funds
General fund 5,866,162
Transportation fund 447,230
Special funds 43,500
Federal funds 5,000
Interdepartmental transfer 1,455,339
Total 7,817,231
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$25,000.00 shall be used to support a temporary deputy state’s attorney
position in Addison County.
Sec. 66.
Sheriffs
Personal services 1,075,541
Operating expenses 36,941
Total 1,112,482
Source of funds
General fund 1,075,541
Transportation fund 36,941
Total 1,112,482
(a) Of the above appropriation, $15,000.00 shall
be transferred to the state’s attorneys office as reimbursement for the cost of
the executive director’s salary.
Sec. 67.
Sheriffs - transport
Personal services 1,196,821
Operating expenses 200,000
Total 1,396,821
Source of funds
General fund 749,687
Transportation fund 647,134
Total 1,396,821
(a) The general assembly finds that the
increasing cost of prisoner transports from correctional centers to courts is
placing a burden on the ability of the state to pay for such transports. The general assembly is concerned with
preserving the due process rights of prisoners granted by the U.S. Constitution
and the Vermont Constitution, yet it believes some court hearings can be held
without the presence of a prisoner in the courtroom without any infringement
upon the prisoner’s constitutional rights.
Some hearings, such as status conferences, could be held without the
participation of the prisoner; while others may be held with prisoner
participation by telephone or video conference. It is the intent of the general assembly to preserve due process
rights of prisoners while addressing the increased cost of detaining prisoners
in the correctional centers while they wait for disposition of their
cases. Accordingly, the general
assembly hereby directs the department of state’s attorneys and sheriffs, the
administrative judge for trial courts, the court administrator, the defender
general and the commissioner of the department of corrections to work together
to reduce the number of unnecessary prisoner transports to court hearings,
taking into account the findings and intent of the general assembly, as stated
in this subsection. The parties shall
report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on appropriations and
on judiciary by January 15, 2003, regarding the steps that have been taken and
the impact those steps have had on reducing transports.
Sec. 68.
Defender general - public defense
Personal services 4,741,141
Operating expenses 506,962
Total 5,248,103
Source of funds
General fund 4,226,254
Transportation fund 630,058
Special funds 346,791
Interdepartmental transfer 45,000
Total 5,248,103
Sec. 69.
Defender general - assigned counsel
Personal services 2,093,790
Operating expenses 46,505
Total 2,140,295
Source of funds
General fund 1,880,285
Transportation fund 260,010
Total 2,140,295
Sec. 70.
Defender general - ad hoc counsel
Personal services 127,403
Source of funds
General fund 127,403
Sec. 71.
Military - administration
Personal services 397,864
Operating expenses 274,406
Grants 158,000
Total 830,270
Source of funds
General fund 830,270
(a) Of the above appropriation, $200,000.00
shall be transferred to the Vermont student assistance corporation for the
national guard scholarship program, which is comprised of $158,000.00 of the
above appropriation and $42,000.00 in fiscal year 2002 carry-forward funds.
(b) Total grants under 16 V.S.A. chapter 87,
subchapter 4A shall not exceed $200,000.00 in fiscal year 2003, nor shall
commitments or obligations be made for expenditure amounts over $200,000.00 in
fiscal year 2004.
Sec. 72.
Military - air service contract
Personal services 3,176,327
Operating expenses 904,423
Total 4,080,750
Source of funds
General fund 333,042
Federal funds 3,747,708
Total 4,080,750
Sec. 73.
Military - army service contract
Personal services 2,269,299
Operating expenses 8,183,223
Total 10,452,522
Source of funds
General fund 145,134
Federal funds 10,307,388
Total 10,452,522
Sec. 74.
Military - building maintenance
Personal services 829,020
Operating expenses 478,932
Total 1,307,952
Source of funds
General fund 1,272,952
Special funds 35,000
Total 1,307,952
Sec. 75.
Military - veterans’ affairs
Personal services 130,991
Operating expenses 21,265
Grants 125,850
Total 278,106
Source of funds
General fund 278,106
(a) Of the above appropriation, $7,500.00 is to
be expended for a Vietnam memorial plaque, $5,000.00 for the Brattleboro
marching band, $15,000.00 for the Vermont veterans’ day parade, $10,000.00 for
the veterans’ park in Essex Junction and $10,000.00 for the U.S.S. Montpelier.
Sec. 76.
Labor and industry
Personal services 5,019,899
Operating expenses 1,320,000
Grants 70,000
Total 6,409,899
Source of funds
General fund 788,013
Special funds 4,520,271
Federal funds 1,051,596
Interdepartmental transfer 50,019
Total 6,409,899
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified
position - Occupational Health Compliance Specialist - is authorized in fiscal
year 2003. This position shall be
transferred and converted from existing vacant positions in the executive
branch of state government.
Sec. 77.
Labor and industry - wage and hour
Personal services 106,058
Operating expenses 33,000
Total 139,058
Source of funds
General fund 139,058
Sec. 78.
Criminal justice training council
Personal services 704,932
Operating expenses 718,787
Total 1,423,719
Source of funds
General fund 469,083
Transportation fund 348,154
Federal funds 50,000
Special funds 453,448
Interdepartmental transfer 103,034
Total 1,423,719
(a) The amount of $50,000.00 federal PATRIOT or
bio-terrorism funds are appropriated for the criminal justice training council.
Sec. 79.
Criminal justice training council - domestic violence
Personal services 13,478
Operating expenses 3,488
Total 16,966
Source of funds
Special funds 3,488
Interdepartmental transfer 13,478
Total 16,966
Sec. 80.
Liquor control - enforcement and licensing
Personal services 1,393,102
Operating expenses 312,679
Total 1,705,781
Source of funds
Tobacco fund 318,973
Enterprise funds 1,386,808
Total 1,705,781
Sec. 81.
Liquor control - administration
Personal services 1,094,958
Operating expenses 423,232
Total 1,518,190
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 1,518,190
Sec. 82.
Liquor control - warehousing and distribution
Personal services 555,248
Operating expenses 392,575
Total 947,823
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 947,823
Sec. 83.
Vermont racing commission
Operating expenses 1
Source of funds
General fund 1
Sec. 84.
Secretary of state
Personal services 2,538,026
Operating expenses 1,102,897
Total 3,640,923
Source of funds
General fund 453,646
Special funds 3,057,277
Interdepartmental transfer 130,000
Total 3,640,923
(a) The establishment of two (2) new classified
positions - one (1) Clerk C and one (1) Licensing Board Inspector - is
authorized in fiscal year 2003. These
positions shall be transferred and converted from existing vacant positions in
the executive branch of state government.
(b) Of the above appropriation, $15,000.00 shall
be used to assist towns in making their polling places handicap accessible in
accordance with ADA guidelines. Of
these funds, up to $5,000.00 each shall be granted to the towns of Waterville
and Woodbury for this purpose.
Sec. 85.
MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS; TOWN LINES; ACQUIESCENCE
BOUNDARY
(a) Notwithstanding the survey of the Middletown
Springs town line (ALX Project No. 020.01), any prior legislative grant, or any
town charter line to the contrary, the town boundary lines of the Town of
Middletown Springs with the adjoining Towns of Poultney, Wells, Ira and
Tinmouth shall remain as established by acquiescence of the towns on this date
until such time as the general assembly may make adjustments.
Sec. 86.
Secretary of state - corporations
Personal services 304,380
Operating expenses 100,000
Total 404,380
Source of funds
Special funds 404,380
(a) The above appropriation shall be from the
securities and regulation and supervision fund in accordance with 9 V.S.A. §
4230(b).
Sec. 87.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration - banking
Personal services 1,029,981
Operating expenses 280,050
Total 1,310,031
Source of funds
Special funds 1,310,031
(a) Notwithstanding 9 V.S.A. § 4230(b), in
fiscal year 2003, the commissioner of banking, insurance, securities, and
health care administration may transfer up to $200,000.00 from the securities
regulation and supervision fund to the banking supervision fund established in
8 V.S.A. § 19(f).
Sec. 88.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration -
insurance
Personal services 2,338,230
Operating expenses 465,206
Total 2,803,436
Source of funds
Special funds 2,803,436
Sec. 89.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration - captive
Personal services 1,394,280
Operating expenses 295,498
Total 1,689,778
Source of funds
Special funds 1,689,778
Sec. 90.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration -
administration
Personal services 708,586
Operating expenses 55,252
Total 763,838
Source of funds
Special funds 763,838
Sec. 91.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration -
securities
Personal services 486,869
Operating expenses 136,650
Total 623,519
Source of funds
Special funds 623,519
Sec. 92.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration - health
care administration
Personal services 2,632,646
Operating expenses 387,166
Total 3,019,812
Source of funds
General fund 535,304
Special funds 2,484,508
Total 3,019,812
Sec. 93.
Banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration -
insurance agent licensing
Personal services 302,214
Operating expenses 132,091
Total 434,305
Source of funds
Special funds 434,305
Sec. 94.
Public safety - state police
Personal services 31,309,941
Operating expenses 6,107,908
Grants 2,093,465
Total 39,511,314
Source of funds
General fund 14,193,733
Transportation fund 17,287,645
Special funds 2,661,652
Federal funds 4,190,709
Interdepartmental transfer 1,177,575
Total 39,511,314
(a) The department of public safety shall
provide business manager services for the Vermont criminal justice training
council and for the Vermont fire service training council.
(b) Of the above transportation fund
appropriation, $35,000.00 shall be available for snowmobile law enforcement
activities, and $35,000.00 shall be available for the statewide snowmobile
wilderness search and rescue team, is comprised of state police, department of
fish and wildlife county sheriffs and local law enforcement personnel in
Bennington, Windham and Windsor counties, for snowmobile enforcement.
(c) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$880,000.00 shall be used to purchase vehicles. The commissioner shall make vehicle purchases, placing highest
priority on the least‑cost vehicles that meet the specifications
established by the department.
(d) The establishment of one (1) new classified
positions and one (1) Terrorism Outreach Coordinator. These positions shall be transferred and converted from existing
vacant positions in the executive branch of state government.
Sec. 95.
Public safety - criminal justice services
Personal services 4,259,969
Operating expenses 4,734,725
Grants 478,900
Total 9,473,594
Source of funds
General fund 95,000
Transportation fund 3,630,878
Special funds 457,818
Federal funds 4,668,600
Interdepartmental transfer 621,298
Total 9,473,594
(a) The Vermont center for justice research is
designated as the state’s instrumentality to receive statistical analysis
center federal funds.
(b) The establishment of one (1) new classified
position - Forensic Chemist III - is
authorized in fiscal year 2003. This
position shall be transferred and converted from existing vacant positions in
the executive branch of state government.
Sec. 96.
Public safety - emergency management
Personal services 1,022,640
Operating expenses 1,149,945
Grants 1,249,247
Total 3,421,832
Source of funds
General fund 48,930
Transportation fund 63,969
Special funds 420,523
Federal funds 2,888,410
Total 3,421,832
Sec. 97.
Public safety - governor’s highway safety program
Personal services 855,084
Operating expenses 300,536
Grants 3,925,566
Total 5,081,186
Source of funds
Transportation fund 172,828
Special funds 362,500
Federal funds 4,545,858
Total 5,081,186
Sec. 98.
Agriculture, food and markets - administration
Personal services 611,075
Operating expenses 298,093
Grants 778,334
Total 1,687,502
Source of funds
General fund 1,284,035
Special funds 13,722
Federal funds 254,211
Interdepartmental transfer 135,534
Total 1,687,502
Sec. 99.
Agriculture, food and markets - food safety and consumer assurance
Personal services 1,843,898
Operating expenses 275,293
Grants 1,492
Total 2,120,683
Source of funds
General fund 1,221,619
Transportation fund 45,824
Special funds 343,833
Federal funds 497,407
Interdepartmental transfer 12,000
Total 2,120,683
Sec. 100.
Agriculture, food and markets - agriculture development
Personal services 599,557
Operating expenses 234,805
Grants 225,842
Total 1,060,204
Source of funds
General fund 564,214
Special funds 395,988
Interdepartmental transfer 100,002
Total 1,060,204
Sec. 101.
Agriculture, food and markets - plant industry, labs and consumer
assurance
Personal services 1,871,045
Operating expenses 377,915
Total 2,248,960
Source of funds
General fund 626,248
Special
funds 1,081,387
Federal funds 333,765
Interdepartmental transfer 207,560
Total 2,248,960
Sec. 102.
Agriculture, food and markets - state stipend
Grants 163,500
Source of funds
General fund 163,500
Sec. 103.
Agriculture, food and markets - mosquito control
Grants 90,000
Source of funds
Special funds 90,000
Sec. 104.
Agriculture, food and markets - farm conservation
Personal services 35,775
Operating expenses 12,000
Total 47,775
Source of funds
Special
funds 47,775
Sec. 105.
Public service - regulation and energy
Personal services 3,937,560
Operating expenses 639,354
Grants 240,000
Total 4,816,914
Source of funds
Special funds 4,080,912
Federal funds 711,000
Interdepartmental transfer 25,002
Total 4,816,914
Sec. 106.
Public service - purchase and sale of power
Personal services 7,824
Operating expenses 365
Total 8,189
Source of funds
Special funds 8,189
Sec. 107.
Public service - consumer affairs and public information
Personal services 252,431
Operating expenses 21,778
Total 274,209
Source of funds
Special funds 274,209
Sec. 108.
Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Personal services 1,955,669
Operating expenses 254,309
Total 2,209,978
Source of funds
Special funds 2,209,978
Sec. 109.
Enhanced 9-1-1 Board - training
Personal services 180,390
Source of funds
Special funds 180,390
(a) To replace on-going contractual services.
The establishment of one (1) new classified position – State 9-1-1
Communications Coordinator - is authorized in fiscal year 2003. This position shall be transferred and
converted from existing vacant positions in the executive branch of state
government.
Sec. 110.
Public service board
Personal services 2,193,063
Operating expenses 335,876
Total 2,528,939
Source of funds
Special funds 2,528,939
Sec. 111.
Judiciary
Personal services 21,339,325
Operating expenses 4,975,084
Total 26,314,409
Source of funds
General fund 19,881,952
Transportation fund 3,627,781
Special funds 441,676
Federal funds 172,000
Interdepartmental transfer 2,191,000
Total 26,314,409
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$25,000.00 is for the court administrator for the purpose of providing enhanced
security for the Franklin county superior court.
Sec. 112.
Human rights commission
Personal services 267,218
Operating expenses 96,363
Total 363,581
Source of funds
General fund 262,095
Special funds 1
Federal funds 101,485
Total 363,581
Sec. 113.
Vermont radiological emergency response plan fund
Personal services 400,000
Operating expenses 400,000
Total 800,000
Source of funds
Special funds 800,000
Sec. 114.
30 V.S.A. § 38 (a) is amended to read:
(a) There is created a radiological emergency
response plan fund which shall include all moneys paid to the state pursuant to
subdivision (5) of this subsection. The
fund shall be separately maintained and accounted for by the state treasurer
and shall be administered by the department of finance and management and
managed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7, subchapter 5 of Title 32. Expenditures shall be made from the fund for
the purpose of providing the personnel, operating costs and equipment necessary
to maintain the effectiveness of the Vermont radiological emergency response
plan. The Vermont radiological
emergency response plan shall be based on annual performance criteria to be
developed by the Vermont emergency management agency with the approval of the
department of health, the select boards of the towns in the emergency planning
zone, and the management of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
(1) Provided the expense is determined to be
necessary by the emergency management division, the commissioner of finance and
management may approve reimbursement from the fund to any municipality, county
or state agency or any support organization for the proportion of emergency
preparation costs directly related to the preparation for, testing or carrying
out a radiological emergency response plan.
The fund may be used for personnel, operations or equipment which have
the capability of responding to other in addition to radiological emergencies. The fund shall be used to support
the annual radiological emergency response plan criteria and the plan, in
accord with an annual budget developed jointly by the Vermont emergency
management agency and the department of health, and submitted no later than May
1 of each year to the management of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant for review
and comment. From the fund, each town
within the emergency planning zone shall receive an annual base grant of no
less than $5,000.00 to reimburse the town for radiological emergency response‑related
expenditures. Any town within the
emergency planning zone may also apply for a grant from the fund
for expenditures made by the town for this purpose in excess of $5,000.00 in any year.
(2) The commissioner of finance and management
annually shall submit to the general assembly a report detailing expenditures
from the fund. The report shall include
any comments submitted by any utility which has made payments into the fund and
by any involved municipality, county or state agency.
(3) Any
utility making any payment into the radiological emergency response plan fund
shall have the right to audit the books and records of the fund at any time.
(4) Upon
the termination of the Vermont radiological emergency response plan fund or the
permanent cessation of operation of the reactor having caused the establishment
of this fund and the removal of emergency response plan regulations applicable
to it by the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any other federal agency
having regulatory jurisdiction, and after all outstanding debts have been paid,
all moneys remaining in the fund shall be promptly paid to the utility having
made the payments.
(5) Each fiscal year:
(A) The commissioner of finance and management
shall survey town and emergency support organizations eligible for
reimbursement from the radiological emergency response plan fund to determine
the amounts necessary for the purposes of this subsection. Budget and grant requests from eligible
towns shall be solicited by March 1 of each year and given priority in the
development of the emergency radiological response plan budget.
(B) Any utility operating a nuclear reactor in
this state shall pay to the state treasurer an amount equal to the amount
required $800,000.00 to establish or maintain the Vermont
radiological emergency response plan fund at the level of $400,000.00.
(C) The Vermont emergency management agency and
the Vermont department of health shall submit monthly invoices for expenditures
related to radiological emergency response planning. The department of finance and management shall prepare financial
statements reconciling all receipts and expenditures to the fund and provide
monthly written reports to the select boards of the towns within the emergency
planning zone and the management of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
(6) Any moneys remaining in the radiological
emergency response plan fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried
forward for expenditures in the next fiscal year and any interest accrued on
the moneys shall remain in the fund.
Sec. 115.
Fire service training council
Personal services 247,466
Operating expenses 231,543
Grants 20,000
Total 499,009
Source of funds
General fund 251,588
Transportation fund 99,985
Special funds 100,000
Interdepartmental transfer 47,436
Total 499,009
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$20,000.00 shall be allocated on a matching basis to allow rural communities to
obtain defibrillators. Priority
payments shall be made to fire departments or rescue squads of rural
communities with a population of 600 or less, who shall be entitled to an 80‑percent
matching grant, if they produce 20 percent of the costs of a
defibrillator. If funds are available
after making these 80‑percent matching grant payments, fire departments
or rescue squads of rural communities with a population of more than 600, but
less than 2,500, shall be entitled to a 50‑percent matching grant, if
they produce 50 percent of the costs of a defibrillator.
Sec. 116.
Fire service training council - firefighter 1 training
Personal services 404,728
Operating expenses 318,209
Total 722,937
Source of funds
General fund 50,000
Special funds 427,924
Federal funds 160,000
Interdepartmental transfer 85,013
Total 722,937
(a) The amount of $50,000.00 federal PATRIOT or
bio-terrorism funds is appropriated for the fire service training council.
Sec. 117.
Total protection to persons and property 177,505,251
Source of funds
General fund 61,482,508
Transportation fund 27,559,736
Special funds 38,153,992
Tobacco fund 608,973
Federal funds 38,231,931
Enterprise funds 3,852,821
Interdepartmental transfer 7,615,290
Total 177,505,251
Sec. 118.
Human services - agency of human services - Secretary’s office
Personal services 3,358,275
Operating expenses 1,244,018
Grants 6,799,382
Total 11,401,675
Source of funds
General fund 4,369,818
Special funds 100,000
Tobacco fund 125,000
Federal funds 6,360,857
Interdepartmental transfer 446,000
Total 11,401,675
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
workers employed by persons who receive assistance from the agency of human
services to procure attendant, personal care, or respite services or who
utilize a qualified intermediary service organization providing services on
behalf of the state shall not be considered state employees except for purposes
of 21 V.S.A. chapter 17.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
the state may provide workers’ compensation coverage to workers employed by
persons who receive assistance from the agency of human services to procure
attendant, personal care, or respite services, and the state shall not be
considered their employer. The state
may also either permit a qualified intermediary service organization to
purchase group insurance policies for persons served by their organization, or
deem such persons to be members of an association and eligible for self
insurance under 21 V.S.A. § 687a for purposes of providing workers’
compensation. This provision is
intended solely to reduce costs of providing workers’ compensation and shall
not be considered for any other purpose.
(c) The secretary shall report back to the house
and senate committees on appropriations by January 15, 2003 with an analysis of
the high risk pool and a progress report on efforts to address complex problems
with an integrated approach through the use of policy clusters.
(d) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 706, the
secretary may transfer funds allocated for the “high risk pool” to the
departments in the agency through which services are being provided.
Sec. 119.
3 V.S.A. § 3026(a) is amended to read:
(a) The secretary of human services, the
commissioner of education, and the president of the University of Vermont shall
establish a research partnership to study and make recommendations for
improving the effectiveness of state and local health, human services, and
education programs. Critical program
outcomes relating to the well-being of Vermonters that should be addressed by
the research partnership may include, without limitation, the following:
(1) Children, families and individuals are
engaged in and contribute to their community’s decisions and activities.
(2) Pregnant woman and children thrive.
(3) Children are ready for school.
(4) Children succeed in school.
(5) Children live in stable, supported families.
(6) Youth choose healthy behaviors.
(7) Youth successfully transition to adulthood.
(8) Elders and people with disabilities live
with dignity and independence in settings they prefer.
(9) Families and individuals live in safe and
supportive communities.
(10) Adults lead healthy and productive lives.
Sec. 120.
Rate setting
Personal services 593,304
Operating expenses 62,176
Total 655,480
Source of funds
Interdepartmental transfer 655,480
Sec. 121.
Human services board
Personal services 232,382
Operating expenses 19,092
Total 251,474
Source of funds
General fund 98,500
Federal funds 114,706
Interdepartmental transfer 38,268
Total 251,474
Sec. 122.
Developmental disabilities council
Personal services 94,177
Operating expenses 37,011
Grants 271,905
Total 403,093
Source of funds
Federal funds 403,093
Sec. 123.
Office of child support services
Personal services 6,619,561
Operating expenses 3,326,254
Total 9,945,815
Source of funds
General fund 1,144,105
Special funds 454,125
Federal
funds 8,240,485
Interdepartmental transfer 107,100
Total 9,945,815
Sec. 124.
Health - administration and support
Personal services 2,836,148
Operating expenses 923,333
Total 3,759,481
Source of funds
General fund 1,238,033
Special funds 76,751
Federal funds 2,439,697
Interdepartmental transfer 5,000
Total 3,759,481
Sec. 125.
Health - health protection
Personal services 2,950,855
Operating expenses 650,861
Grants 121,700
Total 3,723,416
Source of funds
General fund 1,397,068
Special funds 927,500
Federal funds 1,064,793
Interdepartmental transfer 334,055
Total 3,723,416
Sec. 126.
Health - health surveillance
Personal services 5,470,751
Operating expenses 1,795,124
Grants 2,520,800
Total 9,786,675
Source of funds
General fund 3,805,245
Special funds 1,022,250
Federal funds 4,866,115
Permanent trust 10,000
Interdepartmental transfer 83,065
Total 9,786,675
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$300,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Vermont AIDS service organizations for
client-based support services. The
grants in this section shall be awarded equitably, on a per‑client basis,
and shall be used for services only, not administrative or other purposes. The method by which AIDS service
organizations’ clients are counted shall be determined by mutual agreement of
the department of health, the AIDS service organizations, and the HIV/AIDS
service advisory council (HASAC).
(b) Of the above federal fund appropriation, the
Ryan White Title II federal service funds shall be used for direct client-based
support services, including services that assist people living with HIV/AIDS to
access medical care. The department
shall follow federal guidelines, and shall be advised by the HIV/AIDS service
advisory council (HASAC) for the purpose of prioritization of the use of these
funds. Criteria shall be developed by
the department, in collaboration with the HASAC, to govern situations when the
department may select providers outside of the existing AIDS service
organizations network to receive part of these Ryan White Title II funds.
Sec. 127.
HIV/AIDS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(a) Of the general fund appropriation in this
act for Health - Health Surveillance, $175,000.00 shall be used for all aspects
of the HIV/AIDS medication assistance program (AMAP), including the costs of
prescribed medications, related laboratory testing, nutritional supplements and
maximum cost‑effectiveness for the program.
(b) The secretary of human services shall
immediately notify the joint fiscal committee if, at any time, there are
insufficient funds in AMAP to assist all eligible individuals. The secretary shall work in cooperation with
the persons living with HIV/AIDS to develop a plan to continue access to AMAP
medications until such time as the legislature can take action.
(c) The secretary of human services shall work
in conjunction with the AMAP advisory committee, comprised of no less than 50
percent members who are living with HIV/AIDS.
The committee shall make recommendations regarding the program’s
formulary of approved medication, related laboratory testing, nutritional
supplements and eligibility for the program.
Sec. 128.
Health - health improvement
Personal services 6,466,272
Operating expenses 1,492,659
Grants 9,829,284
Total 17,788,215
Source of funds
General fund 2,728,181
Special funds 783,801
Tobacco fund 4,175,000
Federal funds 9,922,669
Interdepartmental transfer 178,564
Total 17,788,215
(a) The department of health may carry forward
any unspent portion of funds designated for health professional loan
repayment. These funds may be used
either alone or to match Federal National Health Service Corps loan repayment
funds, local funds, or private funds, and shall be made available to primary
care providers, dentists, and licensed nurses who agree to practice for a
prescribed period of time in the state, serving a portion of the state
designated as a health professional shortage population, or other rural or
underserved areas. Educational
scholarships, loan repayment grants, loan deferment payments, and payments of
taxes due on the award may be considered for payment.
(b) Of the above appropriation, $300,000.00 is
to support the Vermont coalition of clinics for the uninsured health care and
dental services provided by clinics for uninsured individuals and families. The coalition shall report to the general
assembly, on or before January 1 of each year, with a fiscal and program
accounting of expenditures made with the monies appropriated by the general
assembly.
(c) The above tobacco appropriation in this
section shall be utilized according to the provisions of chapter 225 of Title
18, as follows:
(1) community-based activities - $1,100,000.00;
(2) countermarketing - $1,000,000.00;
(3) tobacco cessation programs - $1,275,000.00;
(4) statewide programs - $200,000.00; and
(5) fund surveillance and evaluation -
$600,000.00.
Sec. 129.
18 V.S.A. § 10 is amended to read:
§ 10.
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE; INCENTIVES; NURSES
(a) A Vermont resident enrolled in an accredited
registered nursing or licensed practical nursing program in Vermont, is
eligible for a loan of up to $6,000.00 per year provided:
(1) graduation from the program will result in
eligibility to sit for the NCLEX-RN nursing examination in the case of a
registered nurse or the NCLEX-PN in the case of a licensed practical nurse;
and
(2) the student is enrolled as a full time
student in the program.
(b) The amount of up to $6,000.00 of a loan
awarded under this section shall be cancelled and forgiven for each year the
student is employed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in
Vermont. Eligibility for this program
shall be determined by the health department, in consultation with schools,
providers and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The commissioner may require certification
of compliance with this subsection prior to forgiving all or a portion of the
loan.
(c) The commissioner shall award up to $6,000.00
per year for up to four years, to any licensed registered nurse or practical
nurse who has outstanding educational loans and who has not received or is not
eligible to receive loan forgiveness under subsection (b) of this section, for
each year the nurse is employed as a registered or practical nurse. Eligibility for this program shall be
determined by the health department, in consultation with schools, providers
and the AHEC. The commissioner may
require certification of compliance with this subsection prior to making an
award.
(d) In any year in which the commissioner
does not have sufficient funds to carry out the provisions of this section, the
The commissioner shall use funds appropriated first to provide loans and
loan forgiveness pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Remaining funds shall be used to provide
awards pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, giving priority to those
nurses serving in an undersupplied nursing specialty or in a geographic area of
Vermont which is underserved.
(e) This program shall apply to registered
nurses or licensed practical nurses who have graduated after April 1, 2001.
(f)(e)
This section shall be repealed effective June 30, 2005.
Sec. 130.
Health - community public health
Personal services 9,959,322
Operating expenses 1,522,480
Grants 12,428,236
Total 23,910,038
Source of funds
General fund 4,570,113
Special funds 558,700
Federal funds 18,695,225
Interdepartmental transfer 86,000
Total 23,910,038
Sec. 131.
Health - alcohol and drug abuse
programs
Personal services 2,236,451
Operating expenses 480,942
Grants 10,591,762
Total 13,309,155
Source of funds
General fund 3,590,413
Special funds 86,000
Tobacco fund 1,941,000
Federal funds 7,691,742
Total 13,309,155
(a) For the purpose of meeting the need for
outpatient substance abuse services when the preferred provider system has a
waiting list of five days or more, or there is a lack of qualified clinicians
to provide services in a region of the state, a state-qualified alcohol and
drug abuse counselor may apply to the department of health, division of alcohol
and drug abuse programs, for time‑limited authorization to participate as
a Medicaid provider to deliver clinical and case coordination services, as
authorized.
(b) Of the above tobacco fund appropriation,
$500,000.00 shall be granted for opiate treatment.
(c) Of the above appropriation, Maple Leaf Farm
shall be reimbursed for Medicaid and uninsured (ADAP grant) at a combined rate
of $157.00 per day for primary and residential care.
Sec. 132.
OPIATE ADDICTION TREATMENT
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 18 V.S.A.
§ 4702(b)(7), the commissioner of health may approve up to five opiate
addiction treatment programs operated by, and located outside of, a hospital or
medical school, after consideration of the space requirements and space
availability at the hospital or medical school, provided that the program is
located in a multi-use building, so that the purpose for which a person is
entering or leaving the building is not obvious. Programs approved by the commissioner shall be located in close
proximity to other medical and social services, and shall not be geographically
located in isolated community settings.
Sec. 133.
REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR OPIATE ADDICTION
TREATMENT PROGRAMS
(a) The commissioner of health shall establish,
after conducting negotiations with hospitals and medical schools, reimbursement
rates that reflect the reasonable cost of authorized opiate addiction treatment
programs.
Sec. 134.
Health - medical practice board
Personal services 481,742
Operating expenses 114,497
Total 596,239
Source of funds
Special funds 596,239
Sec. 135.
Health - medical practice board - Vermont practitioner health program
Personal services 40,000
Source of funds
Special funds 40,000
Sec. 136.
Social and rehabilitation services - administrative and support services
Personal services 1,925,058
Operating expenses 303,442
Total 2,228,500
Source of funds
General fund 1,015,032
Federal funds 1,213,468
Total 2,228,500
Sec. 137.
Social and rehabilitation services - social services
Personal services 15,552,390
Operating expenses 2,640,799
Grants 47,439,973
Total 65,633,162
Source of funds
General fund 24,562,292
Special funds 962,450
Federal funds 40,108,420
Total 65,633,162
(a) Of the above appropriation, $681,580.00
shall be used to support runaway youth with crisis and family stabilization
support services. Funds in this section
shall be provided to the Vermont coalition of runaway and homeless youth
programs through a grant from the agency of human services for the purpose of
reducing the rate of out of home placements by coordinating with DDMHS and SRS
immediate response and family stabilization programs and other community‑based
programs that maximize federal receipts, including the coordination of data
collection and tracking outcomes for children, youth and families.
(c) Social and rehabilitation services will
refer not less than 20 individual youth to Vermont’s federally‑funded
Northland job corps center in Vergennes.
These youth will be between the ages of 16 and 24 who may have been
adjudicated, who can respond to behavioral guidelines and who are motivated to
become economically self‑sufficient through Northland job corps center’s
vocational training programs. The
appropriation reflects the reduced cost resulting from placement of a minimum
of 20 children in custody at the job corps in Vergennes in fiscal year 2003. The department shall maintain a record of
children in custody and on juvenile probation placed at the job corps in fiscal
year 2003, and the results of such placement with a goal for the year of 20
children in custody.
Sec. 138.
Social and rehabilitation services - child care services
Personal services 1,711,859
Operating expenses 389,063
Grants 27,581,981
Total 29,682,903
Source of funds
General fund 5,895,402
Transportation fund 75,000
Special funds 832,000
Federal funds 22,803,249
Interdepartmental transfer 77,252
Total 29,682,903
(a) The division of child care services shall
not impose a cap on the number of subsidized child care scale slots without
prior review of program utilization during the fiscal year 2003 budget
adjustment process.
Sec. 139.
33 V.S.A. chapter 33, subchapter 4 is added to read:
Subchapter 4.
Child Care Facilities Financing
§ 3531.
THE CHILDREN FIRST FUND - CHILD CARE FACILITIES
FINANCING PROGRAM
(a) A child care facilities financing program is
established to facilitate the development and expansion of child care
facilities in the state. The program
shall be administered by the department of social and rehabilitation services.
(b) The
program shall be supported from a special fund, to be known as the “Children
First Fund”, hereby created for this purpose to be administered by the
commissioner of social and rehabilitation services. Subject to approvals required by 32 V.S.A § 5, the fund may
accept gifts and donations from any source, and the commissioner may take
appropriate actions to encourage contributions and designations to the account,
including publicizing explanations of the purposes of the fund and the uses to
which the Children First Fund has been or will be applied.
(c) The
commissioner shall award grants from the fund to eligible applicants for
development and expansion of child care facilities in the state. The commissioner shall establish by rule
criteria, conditions and procedures for awarding such grants and administering
this program.
Sec. 140.
TRANSFER; CHILDREN FIRST FUND
(a) In fiscal year 2003, there is transferred,
on a one‑time basis, $100,000.00 from the TANF block grant to the child
development block grant to be used to support the activities of the Children
First Fund. This transfer shall be in
addition to any other funds appropriated by this act.
Sec. 141.
Notwithstanding Sec. 244a of Act No. 152 of 2000 and Sec. 12g of Act No.
155 of 2000, 23 V.S.A. § 304c is added to read:
§ 304c.
CHILDREN FIRST MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES
(a) The
commissioner shall, upon application, issue “children first” registration
plates for use only on vehicles registered at the pleasure car rate and on
trucks registered for not more than 8,099 pounds. Plates so acquired shall be mounted on the front and rear of the
vehicle. The commissioner of motor
vehicles shall utilize the graphic design recommended by the commissioner of
social and rehabilitation services for the special plates to enhance the public
awareness of the state’s interest in supporting children’s services. Applicants shall apply on forms prescribed
by the commissioner of motor vehicles, and shall pay an initial fee of $20.00
in addition to the annual fee for registration. In following years, in addition to the annual registration fee,
the holder of a “children first” plate shall pay a renewal fee of $20.00. The commissioner shall adopt rules under 3
V.S.A. chapter 25 to implement the provisions of this subsection.
(b) Fees collected under subsection (a) of this
section shall be allocated as follows:
(1) $5.00 to the transportation fund.
(2) $15.00 to the department of social and
rehabilitation services for deposit in the Children First Fund created in Sec.
139 of this act.
(c) Renewal fees collected under subsection (a)
of this section shall be allocated as follows:
(1)
$17.00 to the department of social and rehabilitation services for
deposit in the Children First Fund created in Sec.139 of this act.
(2) $3.00
to the transportation fund.
(d) The department of motor vehicles shall not
be charged by the department of corrections for the development and production
of the children first license plates.
(e) The children first motor vehicle
registration plates shall be available to the public on October 1, 2002.
Sec. 142.
Social and rehabilitation services - Woodside rehabilitation center
Personal services 2,108,338
Operating expenses 358,743
Total 2,467,081
Source of funds
General fund 2,439,344
Interdepartmental transfer 27,737
Total 2,467,081
Sec. 143.
Social and rehabilitation services - disability determination services
Personal services 2,767,702
Operating expenses 457,329
Total 3,225,031
Source of funds
Federal funds 2,979,886
Interdepartmental transfer 245,145
Total 3,225,031
Sec. 144.
Social and rehabilitation services - family support child care
Grants 1,489,949
Source of funds
General fund 812,638
Federal funds 677,311
Total 1,489,949
Sec. 145.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - administration
Personal services 26,081,637
Operating expenses 4,808,407
Grants 976,737
Total 31,866,781
Source of funds
General fund 12,070,236
Special funds 1,962,319
Federal funds 17,834,226
Total 31,866,781
Sec. 146.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - Reach Up
Grants 43,538,736
Source of funds
General fund 16,426,772
Special funds 2,200,000
Federal funds 24,911,964
Total 43,538,736
(a) An 18-year-old dependent child who is a full-time
student in a secondary school, or attending an equivalent level of vocational
or technical training, and reasonably expected to complete the program before
reaching age 19 or not expected to complete the program before reaching age 19
solely due to a documented disability, may remain on the Reach Up grant. Coverage of disabled 18-year olds shall
remain in effect for so long as required by court decision.
Sec. 147.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - aid to aged,
blind and disabled
Personal services 1,231,308
Grants 9,574,128
Total 10,805,436
Source of funds
General fund 10,805,436
Sec. 148.
SECTION RESERVED
Prevention,
assistance, transition, and health access – Medicaid
Sec. 149.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - general
assistance
Grants 4,0726,260
Source of funds
General fund 3,264,939
Special funds 1
Federal funds 811,320
Total 4,076,260
(a) Of the above appropriation, $227,000.00 in
federal TANF funds and $50,000 general funds is allocated specifically for
assistance to families who demonstrate that they are faced with a reasonably
preventable loss of housing and who meet state requirements for this
assistance, as established by regulation effective July 1, 1998, including
modifications effective July 1, 1999, July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2002 of the
above general fund appropriation, $50,000 shall be used for rent in arrearage
for two months. Assistance under this
provision is not an entitlement, and shall cease upon expenditure of these
allocated funds.
(b) Of the above appropriation, an amount not to
exceed $150,000.00 ($75,000.00 federal TANF funds and $75,000.00 general funds)
may be expended for temporary housing assistance to individuals and families
that have reached the 28-day maximum allowed under department regulations, and
have a continued need for this type of emergency assistance. Assistance shall be limited to an additional
56 cumulative days beyond the current 28-day maximum. Assistance under this provision is not an entitlement, and shall
cease upon expenditure of these allocated funds.
(c) The commissioner of prevention, assistance,
transition, and health access shall adopt rules to require the cremation of the
bodies of individuals buried at public expense, as authorized by 33 V.S.A. §
2301, unless the decedent or the decedent’s family has expressly requested an
alternate arrangement.
(d) The commissioner of prevention, assistance,
transition, and health access shall establish the procedures necessary to limit
general assistance payment for medical and dental services and items to those
required to treat an emergency medical need, as defined by rule, for applicants
not subject to an income eligibility test.
Such procedures shall, at a minimum, incorporate the features of the
pharmacy best practices and cost control program authorized under Sec. 123(n)
of No. 63 of the Acts of 2001, and the establishment of a list of drug
classifications for which general assistance payments are not made. The
commissioner shall adopt such rules as are necessary to establish the
procedures specified in this subsection.
Sec. 150.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - home heating
fuel assistance/LIHEAP
Personal services 20,000
Operating expenses 90,000
Grants 8,352,075
Total 8,462,075
Source of funds
Special funds 8,462,075
Sec. 151.
PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE, TRANSITION, AND HEALTH
ACCESS - HOME HEATING FUEL ASSISTANCE/LIHEAP
(a) All federal funds granted to the state for
home heating fuel assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) or other similar federal program in fiscal year 2003, and all
unexpended LIHEAP funds granted to the state in fiscal year 2002, are hereby
transferred to the home heating fuel assistance trust fund for the provision of
home heating fuel assistance including program administration, under chapter 26
of Title 33.
(b) For the purposes of a crisis set-aside,
seasonal home heating fuel assistance through December 31, 2002, and program
administration, the commissioner of finance and management shall transfer
$2,550,000.00 from the home weatherization assistance trust fund to the home
heating fuel assistance trust fund to the extent that federal LIHEAP or similar
federal funds are not available. An
equivalent amount shall be returned to the home weatherization trust fund from
the home heating fuel assistance trust fund to the extent that federal LIHEAP
or similar federal funds are received.
Should a transfer of funds from the home weatherization assistance trust
fund be necessary for the 2002-2003 crisis set-aside and seasonal home heating
fuel assistance through December 31, 2002, and LIHEAP funds awarded as of
December 31, 2002 for fiscal year 2003 do not exceed $2,550.000.00, subsequent
payments under the home heating fuel assistance program shall not precede
January 30, 2003. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, payments authorized by the office of home heating fuel
assistance shall not exceed funds available except that for fuel assistance
payments made through December 31, 2002, the commissioner of finance and
management may anticipate receipts into the home weatherization assistance
trust fund.
(c) Of the funds appropriated for home heating
fuel assistance/LIHEAP in this act, no more than $900,000.00 shall be expended
for crisis fuel assistance benefits, crisis fuel direct service/administration,
and crisis fuel after-hours assistance.
In the 2002-2003 fuel season, in the event that $900,000.00 is insufficient
to fund the crisis component of the fuel program, as defined above, and
inadequate federal LIHEAP emergency contingency funding is released to the
state during the 2002-2003 program year, the home weatherization assistance
trust fund may be the source, consistent with 33 V.S.A. § 2502(d), of the
additional funds required.
Sec. 152.
THE ADOPTION OF PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE,
TRANSITION, AND HEALTH ACCESS RULES
(a) The secretary of human services is
authorized to adopt rules under the expeditious rulemaking procedures provided
in this section in order that changes reflected in this act to programs
administered by the department of prevention, assistance, transition, and
health access may be implemented by July 1, 2002. Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary of 3 V.S.A.
chapter 25, the agency of human services may file prior to and adopt, effective
July 1, 2002, all rules necessary to exempt all individuals domiciled in the
state of Vermont from the implementation of Sec. 115(a) of Public Law 104-193
through June 30, 2003.
(b) Such rules may be adopted by filing them in
proposed form with the secretary of state and the legislative committee on
administrative rules under 3 V.S.A. § 841, after the agency of human
services publication, in three daily Vermont newspapers of highest average
circulation, of a notice that lists all rules to be adopted by this process and
provides for a seven-day public comment period. The legislative committee on administrative rules shall review
and may approve or object to the final proposed rules under the provisions of 3
V.S.A. § 842, except that its action shall be completed within 20 days. Rules so adopted may be effective as soon as
five days after adoption, and have the full force and effect of rules adopted
pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, and may supersede or amend existing
rules. Any such rules filed by the
secretary of human services with the secretary of state shall be deemed to be
in full compliance with 3 V.S.A. § 843, and shall be accepted by the secretary
of state if filed with a certification by the secretary of human services that
the rule is required to meet the purposes of this section.
Sec. 153.
Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access - food stamp cash
out
Grants 4,790,717
Source of funds
Federal funds 4,790,717
Sec. 154.
Developmental and mental health services - central office
Personal services 2,055,984
Operating expenses 712,273
Total 2,768,257
Source of funds
General fund 1,250,277
Federal funds 1,517,980
Total 2,768,257
Sec. 155.
Developmental and mental health services - community mental health
Personal services 2,059,963
Operating expenses 389,980
Grants 75,117,163
Total 77,567,106
Source of funds
General fund 23,257,695
Special funds 6,893,538
Federal funds 45,406,627
Interdepartmental transfer 77,567,106
Total 77,140,049
Sec. 156.
Developmental and mental health services - developmental services
Personal services 2,709,070
Operating expenses 452,231
Grants 81,439,855
Total 84,601,156
Source of funds
General fund 31,000,344
Special funds 905,890
Federal funds 51,601,156
Interdepartmental transfer 1,093,300
Total 84,601,156
Sec. 157.
Developmental and mental health services - Vermont state hospital
Personal services 9,220,691
Operating expenses 1,281,146
Grants 143,000
Total 10,644,837
Source of funds
General fund 3,782,189
Special funds 145,064
Federal funds 6,717,584
Total 10,644,837
Sec. 158.
Developmental and mental health services - employment services
Grants 931,188
Source of funds
General fund 348,544
Federal funds 582,644
Total 931,188
Sec. 159.
Aging and disabilities - administration and support
Personal services 12,872,578
Operating expenses 2,174,340
Total 15,046,918
Source of funds
General fund 4,272,235
Special funds 295,000
Federal funds 9,402,807
Interdepartmental transfer 1,076,876
Total 15,046,918
(a) Personal care attendants are exempt from 21
V.S.A. § 342 and shall not be construed as state employees except for purposes
of 21 V.S.A. chapters 9 and 17.
(b) Of the above appropriation, at least
$10,000.00 shall be expended by the department for the support of “The
Independent”, an independent newsletter to provide information and education on
aging and disabilities issues.
Sec. 160.
Aging and disabilities - division of advocacy and independent living
Grants 17,824,820
Source of funds
General fund 8,354,725
Transportation fund 522,000
Special funds 710,855
Federal funds 8,162,240
Interdepartmental transfer 75,000
Total 17,824,820
(a) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 706, the
department may transfer up to $250,000.00 in general funds for the elderly
mental health initiative to the department of developmental and mental health
services to maximize the use of Medicaid funds.
(b) The conversion of 10 lower-level beds to
nursing home level of care shall be deemed approved, notwithstanding the
provisions of subchapter 5 of chapter 221 of Title 18, provided that the
nursing home has reduced the number of its nursing home beds from 50 to 30
within the previous five years, and the potential annual cost to the state, calculated
by assuming that all converted beds will be funded by Medicaid, shall not
exceed $250,000.00.
Sec. 161.
Aging and disabilities - blind and visually impaired
Grants 1,416,285
Source of funds
General fund 540,106
Special funds 120,000
Federal funds 756,179
Total 1,416,285
Sec. 162.
Aging and disabilities - vocational rehabilitation
Grants 5,095,515
Source of funds
General fund 1,579,195
Federal funds 3,516,320
Total 5,095,515
Sec. 163.
Aging and disabilities - TBI home and community based waiver
Grants 2,251,760
Source of funds
General fund 842,834
Federal funds 1,408,926
Total 2,251,760
(a) The state shall allocate the appropriation
for the traumatic brain injured waiver for fiscal year 2003 in the following
manner: rehabilitation program, 77
slots; long-term program, 22 slots. The
number of long-term program slots may be increased by no more than eight if
matching funds are available to support the additional slots.
Sec. 164.
Office of economic opportunity
Personal services 373,206
Operating expenses 78,588
Grants 4,926,278
Total 5,378,072
Source of funds
General fund 1,146,134
Special funds 91,615
Federal funds 3,774,946
Interdepartmental transfer 365,377
Total 5,378,072
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$485,000.00 shall be granted to community agencies for homeless assistance by
preserving existing services or increasing resources available statewide. These funds may be granted alone or in
conjunction with federal McKinney emergency shelter funds. Grant decisions shall be made with
assistance from the coalition of homeless Vermonters.
Sec. 165.
Office of economic opportunity - weatherization assistance
Personal services 143,735
Operating expenses 30,761
Grants 5,276,940
Total 5,451,436
Source of funds
Special funds 4,500,998
Federal funds 950,438
Total 5,451,436
Sec. 166.
Corrections - administration
Personal services 1,817,690
Operating expenses 322,087
Grants 3,503,263
Total 5,643,040
Source of funds
General fund 2,073,040
Special funds 20,000
Federal funds 3,550,000
Total 5,643,040
Sec. 167.
Corrections - parole board
Personal services 214,159
Operating
expenses 65,555
Total 279,714
Source of funds
General fund 279,714
(a) To reduce the costs of transportation and
meeting time, the parole board is directed, whenever possible, to conduct
interviews and reviews with inmates eligible for parole and parolees though the
use of videoconferencing technology.
Sec. 168.
Corrections - correctional education
Personal services 2,628,772
Operating expenses 362,210
Total 2,990,982
Source of funds
General fund 2,545,154
Interdepartmental transfer 445,828
Total 2,990,982
Sec. 169.
Corrections - correctional services
Personal services 49,736,235
Operating expenses 23,296,999
Grants 379,500
Total 73,412,734
Source of funds
General fund 70,693,384
Transportation fund 1,424,702
Special funds 549,500
Tobacco funds 87,500
Federal funds 465,651
Interdepartmental transfer 191,997
Total 73,412,734
(a) Of the above general fund appropriation,
$67,000.00 shall be used as a grant to Dismas House of Vermont, Inc.
(b) In order to achieve reductions in cost of
placements of Vermont inmates in out-of-state correctional facilities, the
commissioner of corrections is directed to solicit competitive bids from public
and private correctional facilities and institutions located in another state.
Sec. 170.
28 V.S.A. § 102(c)(14) is amended to read:
(14) To
collect a fee in the amount of up to $30.00 per month as a supervisory
fee from each person under the supervision of the department who is on
probation, furlough, supervised community service, or parole, except that
offenders on reparative probation, and offenders who cannot pay or can
demonstrate other good cause may be exempted from all or part of such
fee. Sec. 171. Corrections - correctional facilities-
recreation
Personal services 391,579
Operating expenses 304,450
Total 696,029
Source of funds
Special funds 696,029
Sec. 172.
VENDOR TELEPHONE RATES
(a) In fiscal year 2003, the department shall,
by contract with its vendors, reduce by five percent that portion of telephone
service rates for inmates in fiscal year 2002 that is attributable to
commissions. In fiscal year 2004, the
department shall reduce by 10 percent that portion of rates for inmates in
fiscal year 2003 that is attributable to commissions. In fiscal year 2005, the department shall reduce by 10 percent
that portion of the telephone service rates for inmates in fiscal year 2004
that is attributable to commissions. In
fiscal year 2006, the department shall eliminate that portion of the telephone
service rates for inmates in fiscal year 2005 that is attributable to
commissions.
Sec. 173.
Corrections - Vermont correctional industries
Personal services 1,195,154
Operating expenses 741,900
Total 1,937,054
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,937,054
Sec. 174.
CORRECTIONS FEES AND COSTS; COLLECTION STUDY
(a) The legislative joint fiscal office shall
conduct a study and review of all costs incurred by the state to provide persons
in the custody of the commissioner of corrections or otherwise in the state
corrections system with support, maintenance, shelter, food, services,
education and training, and supervision, including parole and furlough
expenses.
(b) The office shall also study and review any
existing or potential sources of revenue from such persons under supervision of
the department of corrections, including any fees, assessments, public defender
charges, or contributions of work or services, and the like.
(c) The office shall also study and review ways
and means of increasing the collections of revenues from persons in the
corrections system for the services provided.
The office shall consider the feasibility of the establishment of a
designated entity within the department of corrections, or elsewhere in state
government, charged with responsibility for making such collections.
(d) The joint fiscal office shall report its
findings and recommendations to the house and senate committees on
appropriations on or before January 15, 2003.
Sec. 175.
Children’s trust fund
Grant 284,156
Source of funds
General fund 106,156
Special funds 90,000
Federal funds 88,000
Total 284,156
(a) At least 65 percent of the state
appropriation for the children’s trust fund will be awarded for community-based
program activities for the broad range of child abuse and neglect prevention
activities.
Sec. 176.
Retired senior volunteer program
Grants 132,400
Source of funds
General fund 132,400
Sec. 177.
Disabled & needy veterans
Personal services 1,850
Operating expenses 7,025
Grants 28,815
Total 37,690
Source of funds
General fund 37,690
Sec. 178.
Vermont veterans’ home - care and support services
Personal services 9,278,671
Operating expenses 3,120,455
Total 12,399,126
Source of funds
General fund 1,072,300
Special funds 8,025,908
Federal funds 3,300,918
Total 12,399,126
Sec. 179.
Amendment
Sec. 3 of No. 3 of the Acts of 1999, as amended
by Sec. 118 of No. 152 of the Acts of 2000 and Sec. 3 of No. 63 of the Acts of
2001, is further amended to read:
Sec.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This
act shall be effective from the date of passage and shall be repealed on
July 1, 2002.
Sec. 180.
Sec. 4 of No. 145 of the Acts of 2000 is amended to read:
Sec.
4. NURSING POSITIONS AT THE VERMONT
VETERANS’ HOME
* * *
(c) This section is repealed on July 1, 20022004.
Sec. 181.
Vermont Association for Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc.
Grants 24,885
Source of funds
General fund 24,885
Sec. 182.
Total human services 630,204,961
Source of funds
General fund 253,522,568
Transportation fund 2,021,702
Special funds 42,108,608
Tobacco fund 6,328,500
Federal funds 316,735,239
Permanent trust 10,000
Internal service funds 1,937,054
Interdepartmental transfer 7,541,290
Total 630,204,961
Sec. 183.
Employment and training
Personal services 17,285,217
Operating expenses 5,299,433
Grants 3,484,000
Total 26,068,650
Source of funds
General fund 220,998
Special funds 10,000
Federal funds 22,886,652
Interdepartmental transfer 2,951,000
Total 26,068,650
Sec. 184.
Employment and training - apprenticeship
Personal services 403,223
Operating expenses 126,149
Grants 155,280
Total 684,652
Source of funds
General funds 550,395
Special funds 134,257
Total 684,652
Sec. 185.
Total employment and training 26,753,302
Source of funds
General fund 771,393
Special funds 144,257
Federal funds 22,886,652
Interdepartmental transfer 2,951,000
Total 26,753,302
Sec. 186.
Education - finance and administration
Personal services 3,114,217
Operating expenses 1,100,411
Grants 11,107,500
Total 15,322,128
Source of funds
General fund 2,919,211
Special funds 12,292
Federal funds 12,390,625
Total 15,322,128
(a) To the department of education for the
Bennington School District to be used to support expenses associated with the
Catamount Elementary School trip to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing
Arts in Washington, D.C. where they will be recognized as a Creative Ticket
National School of Distinction for the 2001-2002 school year. This award recognizes schools that have done
an outstanding job of implementing an arts-centered approach to learning.
Sec. 187.
Education - standards and assessment
Personal services 2,947,755
Operating expenses 684,937
Grants 1,205,096
Total 4,837,788
Source of funds
General
fund 2,390,320
Special funds 44,672
Federal funds 2,402,796
Total 4,837,788
Sec. 188.
Education - education quality
Personal services 6,205,999
Operating expenses 2,158,264
Grants 92,432,595
Total 100,796,858
Source of funds
General fund 5,938,450
Transportation fund 642,080
Education fund 7,949,075
Special funds 1,431,360
Federal funds 83,573,598
Interdepartmental transfer 1,262,295
Total 100,796,858
(a) The appropriations in this section shall be
authorized, notwithstanding 16 V.S.A. §§ 1564, 1565, 1566, and 1567.
(b) Notwithstanding Sec. 163 (b) of Act No. 63
of the Acts of 2001, $200,000.00 shall be appropriated from the education fund
for the purpose of awarding grants to technical centers to support innovative
program development responding to emerging technologies and providing
high-skill, high wage employment.
Sec. 189.
16 V.S.A. § 179(b) is amended to read:
(b) The state board shall ensure that, by
the beginning of school year 2002-2003 2004-2005, any Vermont
student who wishes, including a student in an approved home school program, may
be assessed under this section.
Sec. 190.
Education - special education: formula grants
Grants 69,750,914
Source of funds
Education fund 69,750,914
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 16 V.S.A.
§ 2969 or any other provisions of law, the reimbursements and grants pursuant
to 16 V.S.A. § 2967 for fiscal year 2003 costs incurred by school districts
shall be paid partially from the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and partially
from the fiscal year 2004 appropriation.
The fiscal year 2003 appropriation will cover the final reimbursements
for fiscal year 2002, with the remainder available for reimbursements for
fiscal year 2003 grants and reimbursements.
Funds distributed to school districts for fiscal year 2003 expenses, but
to which the school districts were not entitled, based on final reports for
fiscal year 2003, shall not be considered as part of the total expenditures for
fiscal year 2003 under the 60-percent state funding provision of 16 V.S.A. §
2967, as limited by Sec. 10 of No. 117 of the Acts of 2000. Such funds held by local school districts
shall be treated as expenditures in fiscal year 2004.
(b) Of the appropriation authorized in this
section, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, an amount not to
exceed $2,797,220.00 shall be used by the department of education in fiscal
year 2003 as funding for 16 V.S.A.
§ 2967(b)(2)-(6). In distributing such funds, the commissioner shall not be limited
by the restrictions contained within 16 V.S.A. § 2969(c) and (d). In addition to funding for 16 V.S.A. §
2967(b)(2)-(6), up to $125,000.00 may be used by the department of education
for its participation in the higher education partnership plan.
Sec. 191.
EDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION; SUCCESS BEYOND SIX
(a) Education funds of the appropriation for
special education - formula grants or other funds eligible to be used for
matching federal funds-may be used by each supervisory union to participate in
the Success Beyond Six program. The
purpose of the program is to expand local partnerships to enhance the
educational opportunities of students who are at risk of failure in school. The services are to be supplied through
contracts with
community-based Medicaid providers. The form and substance of the contracts
shall be established as part of the overall agreement for the implementation of
the program to be executed between the commissioner of education and the secretary
of human services.
Sec. 192.
Education - state-placed students
Grants 11,234,600
Source of funds
Education fund 11,234,600
Sec. 193.
Education - adult basic education
Grants 3,603,310
Source of funds
General fund 2,530,399
Federal funds 872,911
Interdepartmental transfer 200,000
Total 3,603,310
Sec. 194.
EDUCATION - EDUCATION GRANTS
(a) There is appropriated from the education
fund for fiscal year 2003 to the department of education $601,043,821.00. Of the amount appropriated, $569,758,024.00
shall fund the general state support grant under 16 V.S.A.
§ 4011 at $5,566.00 for each equalized pupil,
$27,164,260.00 shall fund the standard mainstream block grant under 16 V.S.A. §
2961, and $4,121,537.00 shall fund the essential early education grant under 16
V.S.A. § 2948(c).
Sec. 195.
Education - transportation
Grants 12,727,961
Source of funds
Education fund 12,727,961
Sec. 196.
Education - small school grants
Grants 4,760,660
Source of funds
Education fund 4,760,660
Sec. 197.
Education - capital debt service aid
Grants 3,161,935
Source of funds
Education fund 3,161,935
Sec. 198.
Education - local share property tax
Grants 42,200,000
Source of funds
Education fund 42,200,000
(a) There is appropriated from the education
fund for fiscal year 2003 $42,200,000.00 or such other amount to be paid to
districts adopting budgets with local education spending in excess of the
general state support grant and that are able to raise less than the
predictable yield amount.
(b) The sum of $36,000,000.00 from the education
fund is allocated to fund the fiscal year 2004 predicted yield calculated
pursuant to 16 V.S.A. § 4027.
Sec. 199.
Education - fiscal review panel
Operating expenses 13,935
Grants 34,000
Total 47,935
Source of funds
General fund 47,935
Sec. 200.
Education - civic education
Personal Services 1,500
Operating expenses 1,500
Grants 13,301
Total 16,301
Source of funds
General fund 16,301
Sec. 201.
Education - tobacco litigation
Personal services 156,615
Operating expenses 26,937
Grants 750,000
Total 933,552
Source of funds
Tobacco fund 933,552
Sec. 202.
Education - Act 117 cost containment
Personal services 1,091,325
Operating expenses 28,791
Grants 65,000
Total 1,185,116
Source of funds
Federal funds 1,185,116
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law,
expenditures made during fiscal year 2003 from this section shall be counted under
16 V.S.A. § 2967 as part of the state’s 60 percent of the statewide total
special education expenditures of funds which are not derived from federal
sources.
Sec. 203.
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIAL
FUND - DEPOSIT
(a) In addition to deposits to the Medicaid
Reimbursement Administrative Special Fund in accordance with 16 V.S.A. §
2959a(b), in fiscal year 2003,
$1,185,116.00 of federal Medicaid receipts received for reimbursement of
medically-related services provided to students who are Medicaid eligible shall
be deposited in the administrative special fund.
Sec. 204.
FUND APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFER
(a) There is appropriated in fiscal year 2003
from the general fund for transfer to the education fund the amount of
$254,985,935.00.
(b) In fiscal year 2004, $263,910,550 shall be
appropriated and transferred from the general fund to the education fund.
Sec. 205.
State teachers’ retirement system
Personal services 10,037,726
Operating expenses 169,674
Grants 20,446,282
Total 30,653,682
Source of funds
General fund 20,446,282
Special funds 10,207,400
Total 30,653,682
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 16 V.S.A.
chapter 55, no person shall be eligible to receive benefits from the state
teachers’ retirement system who is receiving a continuation of salary under the
early retirement provisions of the applicable article of the agreement between
Vermont state colleges and the Vermont state colleges faculty federation,
VSCFF, AFT, Local 3180, AFL- CIO.
Sec. 206.
16 V.S.A. § 1944(c)(12)(E), (F) and (G) are added to read:
(E) for fiscal year 2003, the applicable
standard plan shall not exceed the cost of the $250.00 comprehensive plan
offered by the board;
(F) for fiscal years 2004 and thereafter, the
cost of the applicable standard plan determined under this subsection shall not
exceed the cost of the $250.00 comprehensive plan offered in fiscal year 2003,
adjusted for the appropriate fiscal year.
In the event of the discontinuance of the $250.00 comprehensive plan, a
plan with a comparable expenditure profile shall be used as a benchmark; and
(G) Notwithstanding subdivisions (E ) and (F) of
this subdivision (12), in the event that the teachers retirement board chooses
to use an applicable standard plan in which the cost exceeds the cost of the
$250.00 comprehensive plan offered by the board, the costs in excess of the
$250.00 comprehensive plan offered by the board shall not be borne by the
teachers’ retirement fund.
Sec. 207.
TAX DEPARTMENT - REAPPRAISAL AND LISTING
PAYMENTS
(a) The amount of $2,240,000.00 in education
funds is appropriated in fiscal year 2003 to implement the provisions of 32
V.S.A. §§ 4041(a), relating to payments to municipalities for reappraisal
costs, and 5405(f), relating to payments of $1.00 per grand list parcel.
Sec. 208.
Total general education 1,159,502,496
Source of funds
General fund 289,274,833
Transportation fund 642,080
Education fund 755,068,966
Special funds 11,695,724
Tobacco fund 933,552
Federal funds 100,425,046
Interdepartmental transfer 1,462,295
Total 1,159,502,496
Sec. 209.
University of Vermont
Grants 36,197,999
Source of funds
General fund 36,197,999
(a) The commissioner of finance and management
shall issue warrants to pay one-twelfth of the appropriation to the University
of Vermont on or about the 15th of each calendar month of the year.
(b) Of the above appropriation, $346,800.00
shall be transferred to EPSCoR for the purpose of complying with state matching
fund requirements necessary for the receipt of available federal or private
funds, or both.
Sec. 210.
University of Vermont - Morgan horse farm
Grants 5,000
Source of funds
General fund 5,000
Sec. 211.
Vermont public television
Grants 604,136
Source of funds
General fund 604,136