| FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation |
$103,097,500
|
| Changes from FY 2003-04 Year-to-Date: |
|
| 1. Challenge Program. The Senate included an increase of GF/GP ($125,000) and $439,500 in IDG funds to fund two 50-pupil classes of the program for FY 2004-05. |
$564,500
|
| 2. Headquarters and Armories, Training Sites. The Senate included additional available Federal funds for maintenance, security, construction, and personnel costs associated with maintaining training sites and logistical facilities. |
3,300,000
|
| 3. Homeland Security Grant. The Senate included authorization of Federal funds received through the Department of State Police for Homeland Security costs. |
300,000
|
| 4. Holiday Transit Costs for Troops. The Senate eliminated funding which had been used to assist state-side based troops' travel back to the State for the 2003 holiday season in December. |
(100,000)
|
| 5. Military Retirement. The Senate provided an increase for State-required military retirement benefits to reflect actual projected costs. |
176,000
|
| 6. Veterans Service Organization Grants. The Senate included funding for grants to veterans service organizations at the FY 2003-04 level of $3,912,300 GF/GP. |
0
|
| 7. Items of Difference. The Senate created a $100 item-of-diffference in each budget line containing GF/GP funds. |
0
|
| 8. Employee-Related Savings. The Senate included a 5% employee-related savings to assist in the funding of overall FY 2004-05 economic costs. |
(2,198,500)
|
| 9. Economic Adjustments. The Senate reduced the GF/GP funding for Information Technology by $82,800 from the Governor and House recommendations. |
5,675,300
|
| 10. Other Changes. |
28,710
|
| 11. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The bill is $82,800 under the Governor's recommended level of GF/GP funding. |
|
| Total Changes |
7,725,400
|
| FY 2004-05 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation |
$110,822,900 |
