Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee FY 2011-13 budget highlights

Fiscal Research Division _ Justice and Public Safety Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee FY 2011-13 Budget Highlights Fiscal Brief February 2012 The North Carolina General Assembly House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety (JPS) determine the budget for six State agencies: the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the Office of Indigent Defense Services (OIDS), and the Departments of Correction (DOC), Crime Control and Public Safety (CCPS), Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP), and Justice (DOJ). Actual and Certified Expenditures and Receipts 1 Actual Actual Certified Certified FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Expenditures 2,388,939,701 2,396,257,566 2,61 1,649,048 2,604,839,214 Less: Receipts 261,406,026 276,648,151 283,264,628 281,369360 Net General Fund Appropriations $2, 1 27,533,675 $2,119,609,415 $2,328,384,420 $2,323,469,854 Positions (FTE) 31,128.1 31,823.8 32,904.6 32,878.6 1 Department or Division level budget and FTE information is provided in tables at the end of this budget brief. Budget Overview The certified FY 2011-12 Net General Fund Appropriation for the Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee Agencies is $2.33 billion. This is an increase of 1.4% from the Continuation Budget because of the transfer of funding for the Highway Patrol to General Fund support. The JPS Budget excluding this transfer is $2.1 billion, a decrease of 7.2%. The General Fund Appropriation funds 32,967 full-time equivalent positions (FTE)', 3.5% more than the Continuation Budget FTE. The chart below shows the subcommittee budget by agency. JPS Net (General Fund Appropriation FY 201 1-12 S2.33 Billion Ж m 1 Does not reflect positions that may be eliminated as part of management flexibility reserves. S.L. 2011-145, Appropriations Act of 2011 (H.B. 200), as amended by S.L. 2011-391, 2011 Budget Technical Corrections (H.B. 22), appropriates $2.33 billion for the six JPS agencies. The FY 2011-12 Continuation Budget for JPS agencies was $2.29 billion. Subcommittee reductions were based on an estimated State budget gap of $2.6 billion. Click here for more information on the FY 2011-12 budget gap. The JPS Subcommittee increased spending by approximately $30 million. However, this increase is due to the transfer of funding for the Highway Patrol from the Highway Fund to the General Fund. Appropriations for the six JPS Agencies less the Highway Patrol transfer were $2.13 billion, a reduction of $165 million. The Subcommittee discussed various reduction options, focusing on maintaining core services while reducing administrative costs, eliminating programs, closing old or obsolete facilities, and increasing fees for services provided through the Judicial System. Two major policy changes influenced much of the budget debate: passage of the Justice Reinvestment Act (JRA) and the consolidation of three JPS agencies into one agency. This Fiscal Brief provides a summary of the FY 2011- 13 JPS Budget.