General Government Subcommittee 2013-15 fiscal biennium budget highlights

Fiscal Research Division General Government General Government Subcommittee 2013-15 Fiscal Biennium Budget Highlights Fiscal Brief August 26, 201 3 The North Carolina General Assembly House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on General Government (Gen Gov Subcommittee) determine the budget for 17 State agencies: Department of Administration, State Auditor, Cultural Resources (including the Roanoke Island Commission), General Assembly, Governor’s Office, Housing Finance Agency, Department of Insurance, Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Office of Administrative Hearings, Office of State Personnel, Department of Revenue, Secretary of State, State Board of Elections, Office of State Budget and Management, State Controller, State Ethics Commission, and State Treasurer. Actual and Enacted Expenditures and Receipts1 Actual Actual Enacted Enacted FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15 Expenditures 894,315,005 721,441,342 693,632,771 691,867,525 Less: Receipts 485,018,231 319,539,476 270,873,926 275,085,410 Net General Fund Appropriations S409,296,775 S40 1,901,866 S422,758,845 S41 6,782, 115 Positions (FTE) 4,501.2 4,445.2 4,446.3 4,447.3 1 Department or Division level budget and FTE information is provided in tables at the end of this budget brief. Budget Overview The enacted FY 2013-14 Net General Fund Appropriation for the General Government Subcommittee Agencies is $422 million. This is an increase of 1 percent from the FY 2013-14 Continuation Budget. The General Fund Appropriation funds approximately 4,500 full-time equivalent positions (FTE).1 The chart below shows the Subcommittee budget by department. Gen. Gov. General Fund Appropriation Auditor 2.8% Sec. of State 2.9% HFA 2.1% OSBM 3.1% OSP 1.8% SBOE 1.3% Governor 1.3% OAH 1.30% S.L. 2013-360, Appropriations Act of 2013 (S.B. 402), as amended by S.L. 2013-363, Modifications/2013 Appropriations Act (H.B. 112), appropriated $422.8 million for the 17 General Government agencies. Legislative adjustments increased the budget for Gen Gov by $1.6 million in FY 2013-14. In FY 2014-15 the Gen Gov budget has been reduced by $4.3 million. The Joint Conference Committee Report included maximization of receipts and operations reductions to agencies’ budgets. This Fiscal Brief provides a summary of the adjusted 2013-15 biennial budget for Gen Gov. Receipts and Trust Funds Department of Insurance S.L. 2013-360, Appropriations Act of 2013 eliminated $2.6 million in State General Fund (GF) appropriations for the Volunteer Safety Workers Compensation Fund (VSWCF) and amended G.S. 105-228. 5(d)(3). This change of law will require 20