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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Comprehensive Financial Reporting Requirements and Basic Session Delay

Item 416 #1h

Item 416 #1h

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of State Police FY2027 ($11,755,825) FY2028 ($2,870,275) GF

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Page 494, line 46, strike "$449,184,302" and insert "$437,428,477".
Page 494, line 46, strike "$457,795,127" and insert "$454,924,852".

Page 496, after line 37, insert:

"T.1. The Department shall submit information related to its projected budget deficit to the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, including, for each fiscal year from fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2025: (i) a comparison of appropriations and expenditures categorized by payroll and non-payroll, including fund source; (ii) the number and rate of vacancies, noting the denominator used to calculate the vacancy rate; (iii) the average salary at the Department, categorized by sworn and civilian positions, and total amounts spent pursuant to the Workforce Transition Act; and (iv) the estimated vacancy savings, including the methodology used to calculate such savings. The Department shall submit the information required by this subparagraph no later than October 1, 2026.

2. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Department shall meet quarterly with the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, or his designee, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, or his designee, and the Staff Directors of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, or their designees, to provide updates that include the following information for the current fiscal year to date: (i) for each paragraph in the appropriation act that designates funding for a specific purpose, a detailed description of how the amounts are being spent; (ii) estimated vacancy savings, including the methodology used to calculate such vacancy savings; (iii) hours and amounts spent on overtime, categorized by type of event; (iv) amounts spent pursuant to the Workforce Transition Act; and (v) any remaining projected budget deficit, including actions identified to address the budget deficit, if applicable.

3. From the amounts in this item, the Department shall contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Department's budget, identify the causes for the budget deficit for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, that was identified in fall 2025, and recommend actions for improving budget execution, internal cost controls, and organizational structure. Based upon the result of the audit, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Finance, Department of State Police, and the Department of Planning and Budget, shall submit a report describing the actions the Department plans to undertake to avoid future budget deficits to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees no later than November 1, 2026.

4. The Department may not take any action that changes the agency's pay structure, including, but not limited to, increasing compensation for a category of employees, without the approval of the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, who, before approving the requested compensation increase, shall (i) certify that the Department has sufficient funding in its ongoing appropriations to accommodate the salary increase; and (ii) notify the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees.

5. The 146th Basic Session shall commence on or after October 1, 2027."



Explanation

(This amendment establishes financial reporting requirements for the Department of State Police, relating to the Department's unanticipated projected operating budget deficit. The reporting requirements require detail on the Department's historical levels of expenditures, personnel, compensation, and vacancy savings, and requires the Department to meet quarterly with specified individuals to detail year-to-date spending beginning July 1, 2026. The amendment also requires the Department to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Department's budget, and for the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to submit a report detail audit findings and recommendations for future actions no later than November 1, 2026. The amendment further restricts the Department's authority to alter its pay structure without prior approval of the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, and delays the commencement of the 146th Basic Session by six months, until October 1, 2027.)