Appropriates an additional $80,000 to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2017; appropriates $97,785,700 to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2018; transfers $2,500,000 from the General Fund to the Workforce Development Training Fund; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 700.

Section 1 of this bill provides a supplemental appropriation from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund in the amount of $80,000 for the AmeriCorps Career Advisors Program. Section 2 of the bill is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Department of Labor in the amount of $97,785,700 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 700. This motion includes benefit cost increases, Statewide Cost Allocation, Change in Employee Compensation, and Cybersecurity Insurance. The 3% CEC is a merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, it provides $649,000 for replacement items which include three vehicles and IT equipment. Finally, this motion includes 8 line items. Line item 1 provides $100,000 to replace critical network storage equipment and hardware. Line item 2 provides $79,000 for facility security equipment including control and security software. Line item 3 provides $67,500 for building maintenance and repair. Line item 4 transfers $50,000 from the UI Administration Program to the Wage and Hour Program to fully fund a position. Line item 5 provides an object transfer of $500,000 from operating expenditures to trustee and benefit payments to pay benefits for unemployed workers caused by trade agreements. Line item 6 provides $125,000 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund to pay for services requested by other state agencies. Line item 7 is a $7,463,000 base reduction for the Penalty and Interest Fund and the Special Administration Fund. Line item 8 transfers $2,500,000 from the General Fund to the Workforce Development Training Fund and can be found in section 3 of the bill. Overall, this budget is a 6.7% decrease below the FY 2017 Original Appropriation.