SF 130 – FY17 Deappropriations
COMMITTEE ACTION
SF 130 deappropriates a net of $113.3 million from the FY17 general fund budget. These cuts would leave estimated cash on hand of $700,000 on June 30, 2017. Below are highlights:
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| SF 130 | |||
| FY17 Deappropriations | $92,497,000 | ||
| Transfers from Funds | $25,135,000 | ||
| Coupling | |||
| FY17 Supplemental | -$4,300,000 | ||
| Net deappropriations | $113,332,000 | ||
| Estimated COH FY17 | $700,000 | ||
| Significant Funding Increases – Supplemental (in millions) | |||
| Indigent Defense | $4.300 | ||
| Significant Deappropriations/Cuts in Funding (in millions) | |||
| Board of Regents | $18.000 | ||
| Department of Human Services (DHS) | $22.000 | ||
| Department of Corrections | $5.500 | ||
| DHS – Medical Asst. | $13.850 | ||
| Community Colleges | $3.000 | ||
| Judicial Branch | $3.000 | ||
| Department of Education | $4.527 | ||
| Department of Public Safety | $1.000 | ||
| Department of Public Health | $2.000 | ||
| Legislative Branch | $0.600 | ||
| Department of Revenue | $1.200 | ||
| Department of Ag & Land Stewardship | $0.400 | ||
| Workforce Dev. | $0.500 | ||
| Attorney General | $0.598 | ||
| State Public Defender | $0.457 | ||
| Department of Economic Development | $0.700 | ||
| Department of Natural Resources | $1.300 | ||
| Department of Aging | $0.400 | ||
| Inspections & Appeals | $0.300 | ||
| College Aid Commission | $0.390 | ||
| Iowa Public Television | $0.200 | ||
| Iowa Veterans Home | $0.200 | ||
| Department of Administrative Services | $0.262 | ||
| Department of Public Defense | $0.241 | ||
| Vocational Rehabilitation | $0.000 | ||
| Department of Cultural Affairs | $0.210 | ||
| Department of Vets Affairs | $0.000 | ||
| Department of Management | $0.000 | ||
| Secretary of State | $0.000 | ||
| Department of Human Rights | $0.087 | ||
| Homeland Security | $0.000 | ||
| Department of Commerce | $0.000 | ||
| Department for the Blind | $0.000 | ||
| Governor’s Office | $0.000 | ||
| Public Employment Relations Board | $0.000 | ||
| State Treasurer | $0.000 | ||
| Iowa Law Enforcement Academy | $0.000 | ||
| State Auditor | $0.000 | ||
| Board of Parole | $0.000 | ||
| Drug Control Policy | $0.000 | ||
| Executive Council | $0.000 | ||
| Public Information Board | $0.075 | ||
| National Guard Ed Assistance Program | $0.000 | ||
| Dept. Operational Reductions | $11.500 | ||
| Total | $92.497 | ||
| Revenue Adjustments – FY17 | |||
| FY17 IRC Update (no Sec. 179) | $0.000 | ||
| Transfers – FY 17 (in millions) | Cash Balance | ||
| Taxpayers Trust Fund | $0.000 | $8.20 | |
| Cultural Trust Fund | $6.135 | $6.10 | |
| Strategic Investment Fund | $1.000 | $10.20 | |
| Innovation & Commercialization Fund | $2.000 | $9.80 | |
| Economic Development Energy Projects | $2.000 | $12.60 | |
| Grow Iowa Values Fund | $12.000 | $38.60 | |
| Federal Economic Stimulus Fund | $2.000 | $2.10 | |
| Subtotal Transfers | $25.135 | ||
Other provisions include:
Open Spaces – Park Maintenance: Uses $1 million from REAP Open Spaces Account for state park maintenance in FY17.
Iowa Veterans Home carryover surplus transfer: Transfers $350,195 from FY16 surplus funds to the College Student Aid Commission for the National Guard Educational Assistance program.
Reallocations to Health & Human Services-related appropriations.
- Provides a net reduction of $22 million from the General Fund to various non-Medicaid programs operated by DHS; $16 million of this reduction is backfilled by an increase in TANF funds.
- This also realizes savings in the Medicaid program by eliminating the state’s share of DSH payments, which totals $3 million and reduces the lodging allocation for the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics by $150,000 to meet the projected demand. These savings combined with $23.5 million in internal “savings” identified by the DHS result in a cut to Medicaid by $13.9 million and address the FY17 projected shortfall of $14.5 million.
Operational expenditures reductions – $11.5 million
- Reduces FY17 operational expenses from the Executive Branch by $11.5 million.
- Operational purposes include but are not limited to state agency office supplies, outside services purchases, equipment purchases, printing and binding, information technology, marketing and state employee travel.
- Operational expenses may also include a moratorium on filling vacant or newly created positions from March 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017.
- Department of Management, in consultation with each department, applies the reductions. DOM must submit a report to the Legislature and to the Legislative Services Agency within 30 days of the effective date of this section.
Legislators’ per diem – 2017 session: Reduces Legislative per diem from 110 days to 100 days. This is estimated to save $380,000.
Legislative staff travel: From the effective date of this section through June 30, 2017, costs for out-of-state travel and per diems for members of the Legislature and for legislative staff will not be paid from the General Fund (2.12).