Language Page 279, after line 8, insert:"Pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 1529, the Office of the Secretary of Administration shall be eliminated and the functions and powers of the Office of the Secretary of Administration transferred to the Secretary of Finance. The maximum employment level of the consolidated Secretariat is limited to 15 positions effective July 1, 2004. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall include implementation of the actions set forth in this item and in Item 95.10 in the Budget Bill submitted to the 2004 Session of the General Assembly."
Explanation(This amendment provides funding and positions to the Secretary of Finance to undertake the activities formerly undertaken by the Secretary of Administration, effective July 1, 2004, and pursuant to House Bill 1529. The proposed action would reduce the full-time equivalent positions by three and produce savings of $240,000.)