Chief Patron: Lingamfelter
HB 1184 - Contract for an Independent Financial Management Review of Specific Programs

Item 84 #1h

Language
Page 70, line 1, strike "$5,633,645" and insert "$8,133,645".

Explanation
(This amendment requests general funds pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 1184. House Bill 1184 requires the Governor to initiate, on July 1, 2008, an operational and programmatic performance review, by a private management consulting firm, of the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the primary and secondary education funded by the Commonwealth. The legislation mandates the review be completed by December 1, 2008, and provided to the Legislature within 14 days of completion. Under this amendment, the DGS would be appropriated $2.5 million to reimburse the private management firm for their consulting services.)