Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2020.

ThisistheFY2020originalappropriationbillfortheDepartmentofCommerce. Itappropriates$42,419,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 43.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. This budget includes three line items. GOV TECH 1 and GOV TECH 2 provide the department's portion of the network equipment replacement and mobile device security in the Office of Information Technology Services budget. GOV TECH 4 provides additional funding in accordance with the Governor's Technology Modernization Initiative to consolidate and secure IT services. Overall, this budget is a 0.2% increase above the FY 2019 original appropriation.