SF 2342 – Admin & Regulation FY15 Budget
COMMITTEE ACTION:
SF 2342, as amended by the Senate Appropriations Committee, appropriates a total of $51.7 million from the General Fund for FY15 to various state agencies that are administrative and regulatory in nature. This is a decrease of $3 million compared to FY14. Highlights include:
• Keeping Terrace Hill chef and housekeeper as a line item to ensure transparency.
• Funding a Chief Information Office.
•Continuing to fund Public Information Board and Office.
• Authorizing the Iowa Utilities Board to increase spending to $150,000 to pay an additional engineer to focus on transmission projects.
• Authorizing the Racing & Gaming Commission to hire regulatory staff if additional gaming licenses are issued during FY15.
• A one-day interim study for the Department of Inspections & Appeals to review food inspections and fees.
• The Iowa Utilities Board may audit their building solar panels. There is a $10,000 cap on the audit fee.
• The State Auditor must audit the Department of Administrative Services, specifically on non-disclosed payouts to state employees who have been terminated.
• Funding the Auditor’s Office at the Governor’s recommended level.
• Funding the Campaign & Ethics Disclosure Board at the Governor’s recommended level for one additional FTE. [3/24: 13-7, party line (Ernst absent)]