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HOUSE BILL 98-1346

BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero;

also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto.

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of labor and employment.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part IX of section 2 of chapter 310, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

PART IX

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT















(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE












Personal Services

8,258,135














(157.7 FTE)












Health, Life, and Dental

2,006,229













Short-term Disability

98,812













Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential

1,001,505













Workers' Compensation

444,184













Operating Expenses

1,519,537













Legal Services for 9,730 hours

467,028













Purchase of Services from Computer Center

1,671,318













Year 2000 Date Change148

213,677













Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds

50,272













Vehicle Lease Payments

146,586













Leased Space

2,825,987













Capitol Complex Leased Space

43,932













Utilities

159,782













Displaced Homemakers

103,065














(0.5 FTE)













Information Technology Replacement119

224,525













Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

494















19,235,068






5,026,796

a

852,218

b

13,356,054















a Of this amount, $880,919 shall be from the Employment Support Fund, $120,172 shall be from local government and other payments for services, and $4,025,705 shall be from other cash fund sources within the Department.

b Of this amount, $430,133 shall be from reserves in the Major Medical Insurance Fund and the Subsequent Injury Fund, $251,228(T) shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries, $10,137(T) shall be from the Department of Human Services, $156,203 shall be from reserves in the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, and $4,517 shall be from other government agencies.















(2) DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING












(A) Unemployment Insurance Programs












Program Costs

24,438,583














24,041,964














(466.9 FTE)













(458.6 FTE)













Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

1,213,826














1,211,597














25,652,409







83,000

a



25,569,409


25,253,561











25,170,561
















a This amount shall be from the sale of transcripts.















(B) Unemployment Insurance Fraud Program












Program Costs

465,428














862,047














(9.0 FTE)














(17.3 FTE)













Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

2,341














4,570














467,769







467,769

a






866,617







866,617

a



















a This amount shall be from the Unemployment Insurance Revenue Fund.















(C) Employment and Training Programs119












Personal Services

12,212,998







3,064,630

a

32,544

(T)b

9,115,824










(66.0 FTE)


(0.7 FTE)


(148.3 FTE)

Operating Expenses

1,441,694







408,146

a

3,704

(T)b

1,029,844


Trade Adjustment Act Assistance

2,843,172











2,843,172


Job Training Partnership Act Programs

26,800,571











26,800,571














(58.3 FTE)


Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

77,301







17,210

a

175

(T)b

59,916



43,375,736



























a Of these amounts, $3,463,386 shall be from the Employment Support Fund, and $26,600 shall be from county contracts.

b These amounts shall be from contracts with other government agencies.















(D) Labor Market Information













Program Costs

1,503,584







11,626

a



1,491,958














(27.6 FTE)

Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

7,179











7,179



1,510,763



























a This amount shall be from the sale of publications.

















71,006,677

























(3) DIVISION OF LABOR













(A) Administration, Statistics, and Labor Standards












Personal Services

589,200














(13.0 FTE)













Operating Expenses

67,398













Administrative Law Judge Services for 108 hours

9,167














665,765









665,765

(T)a
















a This amount shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries.















(B) Public Safety and Inspection Programs












Personal Services

2,709,598














(56.3 FTE)












Operating Expenses

328,581













Geographic Information System

159,925













Document Imaging

232,418













Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

12,042














3,442,564







2,457,479

a

514,468

(T)b

470,617
















a Of this amount, $1,810,691 shall be from the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund pursuant to Section 8-20.5-103, C.R.S., $558,994 shall be from the Boiler Inspection Fund pursuant to Section 9-4-109, C.R.S., and $87,794 shall be from the Public Safety Inspection Fund pursuant to Section 8-1-151, C.R.S.

b Of this amount, $511,415 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries, and $3,053 shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment program in the Department of Public Health and Environment.

















4,108,329


























(4) DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION












(A) Workers' Compensation120













Personal Services

4,581,898














(109.4 FTE)












Operating Expenses

614,746













Administrative Law Judge Services for 17,037 hours

1,379,559













Medical Treatment Guidelines Study121

95,070













Medical Data Reporting System

184,500













Case Tracking System

450,000













Physicians Accreditation

60,000













Utilization Review

43,750













Immediate Payment

36,000













Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

30,275














7,475,798







7,409,523

a

66,275

b

















a Of this amount, $7,092,711 shall be from the Workers' Compensation Cash Fund, $141,348 shall be from the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, $71,714 shall be from the Cost Containment Fund, $60,000 shall be from the Physicians Accreditation Program Cash Fund, and $43,750 shall be from the Utilization Review Cash Fund. Of this amount, $103,750 is shown for the purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution. Such moneys are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by Sections 8-42-101(3.6)(l), 8-43-501(2), and 8-44-206(3)(b), C.R.S.

b Of this amount, $30,275 shall be from reserves in the Workers' Compensation Cash Fund, and $36,000 shall be from reserves in the Immediate Payment Fund.















(B) Major Medical Insurance and Subsequent Injury Funds










Personal Services

1,103,591









1,103,591

a












(24.5 FTE)



Operating Expenses

185,934









185,934

a


Statewide Indirect Cost Assessment

194,535









194,535

a


Major Medical Benefits

7,000,000









7,000,000

b


Major Medical Legal Services for 448 hours

21,504









21,504

b


Subsequent Injury Benefits

13,000,000









13,000,000

c


Subsequent Injury Legal Services for 11,388 hours

546,610









546,610

c


Medical Disaster

22,000









22,000

b



22,074,174



























a Of these amounts, $1,246,610 shall be from reserves in the Major Medical Insurance Fund, and $237,450 shall be from reserves in the Subsequent Injury Fund.

b For the purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution, these moneys from reserves in the Major Medical Insurance Fund are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by Section 8-46-202(1)(b), C.R.S.

c For the purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution, these moneys from reserves in the Subsequent Injury Fund are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by Section 8-46-101(1)(b), C.R.S.

















29,549,972


























TOTALS PART IX














(LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT)2, 3, 4

$123,900,046






$18,946,179


$24,209,323

a

$80,744,544










$19,345,027




$80,345,696















a Of this amount, $1,478,021 contains a (T) notation.

FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2137.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the Joint Budget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

4(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2138.)

119Department of Labor and Employment, Executive Director's Office, Information Technology Replacement; and Division of Employment and Training, Employment and Training Programs -- The Department is requested to submit any FY 1998-99 funding requests for information technology replacement related to employment and training programs as a separate decision item.

120Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Workers' Compensation -- The Department is requested to provide a report to the Joint Budget Committee on or before January 1, 1998, regarding the workers' compensation self-insurance program. The report should include, by employer: The annual amount of losses incurred; the annual amount of claim expenditures; the total amount of outstanding liabilities; and the amount of security held. The report should also include the number of and grounds for revoked permits and denied applications.

121Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation, Medical Treatment Guidelines Study -- The Department is requested to submit any FY 1998-99 funding requests for this line item as a decision item.

148Department of Human Services, Office of Information Technology Services, Year 2000 Date Change; Department of Labor and Employment, Executive Director's Office, Year 2000 Date Change; Department of Law, Administration, Year 2000 Project; Department of Public Health and Environment, Information Technology Services, Year 2000 Projects; and Department of Revenue, Information Technology Division, Year 2000 Programming -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that moneys in this line be restricted by the State Controller until the Commission on Information Management has reviewed and approved the Department's Year 2000 implementation plan.

SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

____________________________ ____________________________

Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

____________________________ ____________________________

Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

APPROVED________________________________________

_________________________________________

Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 3/13/98 Updated: 3/13/98