STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS30512 / S1138
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It
appropriates a total of $5,829,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 43.12.
The bill funds two line items, which provide 2.00 FTP and associated personnel costs for an instructor for the
blind and a business analyst, and funds for IT consolidation.
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
                                                                FTP         Gen          Ded           Fed           Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation                                  41.12     1,582,000     345,900      3,481,200      5,409,100
Executive Carry Forward                                          0.00          6,800          0         50,600         57,400
FY 2023 Estimated Expenditures                                  41.12     1,588,800     345,900      3,531,800      5,466,500
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                                  0.00        (6,800)          0       (50,600)       (57,400)
FY 2024 Base                                                    41.12     1,582,000     345,900      3,481,200      5,409,100
Personnel Benefit Costs                                          0.00          8,300        500         26,200         35,000
Statewide Cost Allocation                                        0.00          1,900          0          7,900          9,800
Change in Employee Compensation                                  0.00        30,300       1,100         93,300        124,700
FY 2024 Program Maintenance                                     41.12     1,622,500     347,500      3,608,600      5,578,600
DHR Consolidation                                                0.00          9,100        200         26,800         36,100
1. Instructor and Business Analyst                               2.00        15,400           0        153,400        168,800
OITS Consolidation                                               0.00        46,100           0              0         46,100
FY 2024 Total                                                   43.12     1,693,100     347,700      3,788,800      5,829,600
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp                                     2.00       111,100       1,800        307,600        420,500
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp.                                 4.9%           7.0%       0.5%           8.8%           7.8%
Contact:
    Senator Janie Ward-Engelking
    (208) 332-1412
    Representative Matthew "Matt" Bundy
    (208) 332-1181
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note                                    Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/01/2023, 8:53 AM