Agenda for North Dakota Legislative Budget Section Meeting

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET SECTION
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Senate Chamber, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
9:00 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of the minutes of the June 23, 2009, meeting
9:05 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget regarding:
• Status of the general fund and the state's economy, including information on
economic sectors showing growth
• Final report on 2007-09 biennium general fund revenues, spending, turnback, and
use of deficiency appropriations
• Irregularities in the fiscal practices of the state pursuant to North Dakota Century
Code (NDCC) Section 54-14-03.1
• Number of employees receiving bonuses above the 25 percent limitation pursuant to
NDCC Section 54-06-30 and Section 1 of 2009 House Bill No. 1030
• Status of the state's major trust funds, including information on each fund's current
balance compared to two years ago and the effect of any investment gains or losses
on each fund during the past two years
• Federal stimulus funds retained by agencies for administration purposes
• Actual amount of Veterans' Home July 1, 2009, special fund balance compared to
the amount anticipated in the Veterans' Home 2009-11 budget
• Information on 2007-09 capital construction and information technology project
funding continued by the Capital Construction Carryover Committee
9:50 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget regarding:
• Information on selected agencies that have had pay and market equity concerns,
including specific information on how salary equity increases have affected the
salaries of the affected employees and how the general salary increase funds were
distributed to these and other employees within the agency, including the range of
percentage increases provided
• A summary of how general salary increases were distributed among employees for
each agency and the effect these distribution methods have had on salary
compression issues of agencies
10:20 a.m. Presentation by a representative of Workforce Safety and Insurance and the Risk
Management Division of the Office of Management and Budget on the status of the risk
management workers' compensation program pursuant to NDCC Section 65-04-03.1(5)
10:35 a.m. Committee consideration of the following state agency requests, pursuant to NDCC
Chapter 54-16, that have been authorized by the Emergency Commission and require
consideration by the Budget Section and to notify the Budget Section of American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds received by the Department of Human
Services:
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• Department of Commerce (Request #1703) - The request is to increase special
funds spending authority by $258,858 to accept federal funds from the federal
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enhanced government energy
assurance and resiliency grant for the creation and testing of standardized energy
assurance and resiliency plans to use during energy emergencies and supply
disruptions.
• Department of Commerce (Request #1704) - The request is to increase special
funds spending authority by $615,000 to accept federal funds from the United States
Department of Energy under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 to provide rebates for consumers purchasing Energy Star appliances.
• Department of Human Services (Request #1705) - The request is to increase special
funds spending authority by $11,062,000 to accept federal funds from the federal
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for grant funds for the temporary
assistance for needy families (TANF) program increased caseload from 2007 to
2008 ($510,000), one-time funds for subsidized employment costs to assist
individuals exiting the TANF program or to avoid entering the program
($10,345,000), and administrative funds for the supplemental nutrition assistance
program ($207,000).
• State Department of Health (Request #1708) - The request is to increase spending
authority by $4,920,000 to accept federal funds from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention for the salaries and wages line item ($480,000), the operating
expenses line item ($640,000), the capital assets line item ($200,000), and the
grants line item ($3,600,000) for pandemic influenza preparedness and a vaccination
campaign.
Department of Human Services - This item is to notify the Budget Section that the
Department of Human Services has received and spent an additional $3.2 million of
federal funds during the 2007-09 biennium from the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 for child support incentive matching funds. No additional
appropriation authority is necessary for the 2009-11 biennium. The 2009 Legislative
Assembly appropriated $84,389,205 of federal funds made available to the department
under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including
$3.2 million of child support incentive matching funds, for the 2009-11 biennium.
11:00 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota University System regarding
requests for Budget Section approval of changes to the following project authorizations
pursuant to NDCC Section 48-01.2-25:
• North Dakota State University - Regarding a request for Budget Section approval to
increase the project authorization for the president's home project from $900,000 to
$1,470,000
• Williston State College - Regarding a request for Budget Section approval to expand
the scope and increase the authorization for the science laboratory project from
$1.6 million to $2.2 million
11:15 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the State Board of Higher Education regarding:
• An update on the status of major higher education capital construction projects
currently in progress
• Sources of local funds received for construction projects of entities under the board
pursuant to NDCC Section 15-10-12.3
11:30 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Game and Fish Department regarding land
acquisitions in Morton, Grand Forks, and Pembina Counties that require Budget Section
approval pursuant to NDCC Section 20.1-02-05.1
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12:00 noon Luncheon recess
1:00 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the Department of Human Services and Affiliated
Computer Services regarding the status of the Medicaid management information
system project and by representatives of the Department of Human Services of a
request for Budget Section approval to spend $2,172,584 of project contingency funds
pursuant to Section 4 of 2007 Senate Bill No. 2024
1:15 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Commerce regarding:
• The status of the construction of the Great Plains Applied Energy Research Center,
including the extent to which nonstate matching funds have been made available for
the project pursuant to 2009 House Bill No. 1350
• Annual audits of renaissance fund organizations pursuant to NDCC Section
40-63-07(9)
1:45 p.m. Report from the Tobacco Prevention and Control Executive Committee regarding the
implementation of the comprehensive tobacco prevention and control plan pursuant to
2009 House Bill No. 1015
2:00 p.m. Report from the Department of Emergency Services regarding emergency snow
removal grants distributed to counties, townships, and cities pursuant to 2009 Senate
Bill No. 2012
2:15 p.m. Report from the Adjutant General on 2009 flood disaster-related expenditures,
transfers, reimbursements, and general fund deposits pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill
No. 2444
2:30 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the Department of Transportation regarding the
anticipated use of state, federal, emergency, and other highway funding during the 2009
construction season pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2012
2:45 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Information Technology Department regarding a
summary of the annual report of the Information Technology Department pursuant to
NDCC Section 54-59-19
3:00 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the Health Information Technology Office and Health
Information Technology Advisory Committee regarding the status of health information
technology activities pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2332
3:15 p.m. Distribution by the Legislative Council staff of a summary report from the Veterans'
Home construction project manager regarding the status of the Veterans' Home
construction project pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill No. 2007
3:30 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
Committee Members
Senators Ray Holmberg (Chairman), Bill Bowman, Randel Christmann, Tom Fischer, Tony S.
Grindberg, Ralph L. Kilzer, Aaron Krauter, Karen K. Krebsbach, Elroy N. Lindaas, Tim Mathern,
Carolyn Nelson, David O'Connell, Larry J. Robinson, Tom Seymour, Bob Stenehjem, Rich Wardner,
John Warner
Representatives Larry Bellew, Rick Berg, Merle Boucher, Al Carlson, Jeff Delzer, Mark A. Dosch, Mary
Ekstrom, Eliot Glassheim, Kathy Hawken, Lee Kaldor, Keith Kempenich, James Kerzman,
Matthew M. Klein, Gary Kreidt, Joe Kroeber, Bob Martinson, Ralph Metcalf, Shirley Meyer, David
Monson, Jon Nelson, Kenton Onstad, Chet Pollert, Bob Skarphol, Ken Svedjan, Blair Thoreson, Don
Vigesaa, Francis J. Wald, Alon C. Wieland, Clark Williams