senate✓ Signed
Appropriates $697,800 to the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2019; and limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 4.00.
This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the State Independent Living Council. It appropriates $697,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 4.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. Inflationary adjustments include $700 for building rent increases. For statewide cost allocation, there is no fiscal impact, as risk management costs will decrease by $100, and State Controller fees will increase $100, for a net change of zero. This bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees,tobedistributedatthediscretionoftheagencyhead. Thisbillfundstwolineitems: $6,600foran increase in an administrative fee charged by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Title VII grant; and $1,300 for IT/Telecommunications upgrades as recommended by the Office of the Chief Information Officer.