ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION

AGENDA

FEBRUARY 22, 2000

REVISION

1. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held December 14, 1999.
2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES. Request approval of transfer of $109,394 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

To provide for the transfer of four positions between divisions to implement a reorganization within the department for the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement.

3. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. Request approval of an information resource technology project, pursuant to section 216.181(4), Florida Statutes, in the partial allocation of the Florida On-line Recipient Integrated Data Access (FLORIDA) system lump sum appropriation (Specific Appropriation 301) in the 1999-2000 General Appropriations Act.

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Assistant Secretary for Administration	$
Administrative Trust Fund Lump Sum – FLORIDA System SC/Data Processing Services – DCF Data Center Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Lump Sum – FLORIDA System SC/Data Processing Services – DCF Data Center	(886,845) 886,845 (1,897,579) 1,897,579

Approval of the project continues providing contractors to address federal welfare reform, moves the system from conditional to final approval for child support enforcement applications on behalf of the Department of Revenue, fully implements Healthy Kids, completes the separation of eligibility for cash assistance from Medicaid and implements security and anti-fraud requirements.

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Child Support Enforcement Program
Grants and Donation Trust Fund DCF Data Processing	1,955,021

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides data processing services to the Child Support Enforcement Program within the Department of Revenue (DOR) through its FLORIDA information system. This budget provides a funding source from the Child Support Enforcement Program for its proportional share.

4. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Request approval of transfer of $1,923,529 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
Family Safety and Preservation
G/A - Child Care–WAGES	(1,504,509)
G/A - Child Care- Working Poor/At Risk	(419,020)
G/A - Contracted Services	1,923,529

Transfers budget between categories to allow the department to meet federal requirements for quality improvements in child care. The increased funding in Contracted Services will be used for licensing and support staff, training, statewide resource and referral, inclusion project with Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, and the child care administration and tracking system.

 

5. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. Request approval of transfer of $28,434 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
Division of Community Planning
G/A - Local Government Comprehensive Planning Grants	(28,434)
G/A - Regional Planning Grants	28,434

To reallocate funds appropriated for the incorporation of Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County to cover regional planning grants that should have been paid from certified forward funds. The local referendum to incorporate Ponte Vedra Beach failed; therefore, the funds will not be needed for that purpose.

 

6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Request approval of transfer of $124,409 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
Division of Community Colleges
G/A - Program Challenge Grants	(124,409)
G/A - Community Colleges Program Fund	124,409

To transfer excess funding to the Community College Program Fund for operating costs of new facilities for Lake-Sumter Community College.

 

7. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. Request approval of transfer of $2,762,834 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
District Operations
Salaries and Benefits	(322,729)
Expenses	568,056
G/A – Contracted Services	806,500
Juvenile Detention Program
Expenses	(198,690)
G/A – Contracted Services	1,057,664
Juvenile Offender Program
Salaries & Benefits	322,729
Expenses	(369,366)
Food Products	7,885
G/A – Contracted Services	(1,872,049)

Provides technical adjustments to properly align appropriations in the correct budget entities as needed to reflect the performance-based program budget measures passed by the Legislature.

 

 

8. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. Request approval of transfer of $615,263 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
District Operations
Fixed Capital Outlay: Reception Centers Statewide	(196,597)
Commitment Beds Statewide	196,597
Demolition at Sunland Hospital – Orlando	(418,666)
Commitment Beds Statewide	418,666

Transfer funds to enable the Department of Juvenile Justice to complete construction of a 100 bed residential commitment facility located in DeSoto County. The surplus funds are from appropriations for fixed capital outlay projects which have been completed with residual balances remaining. This action is consistent with authority under

s. 216.292(5)(b), Florida Statutes.

9. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Request approval of transfer of $28,085 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

	Transfer (From)/To 1999 – 2000
	$
Office of the Secretary
Salaries and Benefits	$28,085
Division of Elections
Salaries and Benefits	($28,085)

Provides for the transfer of a position to work in conjunction with VISIT FLORDIA and historical, cultural, and tourism agencies and organizations statewide, to produce a cultural tourism, marketing guide.