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2008 Session

Budget Amendments - SB29 (Member Request)

Chief Patron: Houck
Restore Funding for Sickle Cell Grants and Services

Item 455.3 #2s

Item 455.3 #2s

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2007 $0 FY2008 $275,098 GF

Language
Page 194, line 17, strike "($271,964,163)" and insert "($271,689,065)".
Page 194, after line 25 insert:
"A.2.  The general fund savings to the Department of Health shall be reduced from $6,346,784 to $6,246,784 to restore general fund support for sickle cell services."
Page 209, line 41, strike "$50,000" and insert "$100,000".


Explanation
(This amendment reverses a reduction of $100,000 GF that is used for grants to community-based programs to address sickle cell disease ($50,000) and agency operations ($50,000). The introduced budget reduced funding by $100,000 in FY 2008.)