Appropriation for the legislature.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 15, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to appropriations for the legislature; providing appropriations for the operation of the legislative branch of state government;
providing an appropriation for training legislator elects;
and providing for effective date
s
.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office the following specified amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs and expenses of the
Wyoming
legislature through June 30, 20
10
:

SALARIES
LSO Staff Permanent/Temporary
................

$
6
,
290
,
578
Legislators – Session
.........................

1,203,258
Legislators – Interim
.........................

1,1
77
,
61
8
Session Staff
...................................

7
81
,
500
Employer Paid Benefits
[3.]
..................

2
,
500
,
104

IN-STATE TRAVEL
Mileage and Per Diem – Session
..............

977
,
520
Mileage and Per Diem – Interim
[
1
.]
........

819
,
355

OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Travel Expenses
................................

1
20
,000
Per Diem
.........................................

204
,000

ANNUAL DUES (both FY 200
9
and 20
10
)
National Conference of State Legislatures
.

218
,
927
The Energy Council
.............................

64,000
Council of State Governments
.................

1
55
,
762

REGISTRATION FEES
..............................

9
1
,
1
00

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAGE
..............

205
,000

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT [
2
.]
, [4.]
.

1,080,780
(Information technology, copying,
supplies and equipment, furniture,
contract services, special projects, etc.)

STATUTES, SESSION LAWS AND DIGESTS
..........

431,000

TOTAL
............................................
$1
6
,
3
20
,
502

Footnotes to Section 1:

1
.

[Use of State Plane]. Interim travel may include the use of the state plane subject to management council policies.

2
.

[Legislative Computer Equipment].
One
hundred
fifty
thousand dollars ($1
5
0,000.00) shall be used for the purchase of laptop computers and support systems. Legislative laptop computers being replaced shall be sold in accordance with Management Council directives.
Any proceeds received from the sale of any laptop computer shall be deposited into the general fund and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers.
This footnote is effective immediately.

3.

[Retiree Health Insurance]. Of this appropriation, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be used for contributions to the retiree health insurance benefits account.

4.

[Technology Consulting]. Of this appropriation, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) shall be used to contract for consulting services necessary to enhance existing technology systems.

Section 2.

[Standard Provision-Flex]. The Management Council may transfer funds from one expense category to another under section 1 of this act as the activities of the legislature may require.

Section 3
.

[Standard Provision-Travel]. The appropriation for out-of-state travel under this act shall be used to reimburse legislators for documented legislative travel and per diem expenses to meetings including, but not limited to, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments and the Energy Council.
Travel authorization and r
eimbursements shall be in accordance with policies of the Management Council.

Section 4.

[Carry Forward of Prior Appropriations].

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), the unobligated portions of the following appropriations shall not revert on June 30, 200
8
, and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office subject to any conditions in the original appropriations:

(i)

Appropriation for
Room 204 and 302 furnishings
, 2006 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

113, Section 7
(f)
;

(i
i
)

Appropriation for
portraits of past Governors
, 2006 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

113, Section 7
(g);

(i
ii
)

Appropriation for
Wyoming Blue Book
, 2006 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

113, Section
8
;

(i
v
)

Appropriation for
Room 302 furnishings
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
iii
);

(
v
)

Appropriation for
recarpeting
room
302
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
iv
);

(
v
i)

Appropriation for
sound systems
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
ix
);

(
vi
i)

Appropriation for
lighting and skylight renovation
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
x
);

(
vii
i)

Appropriation for
committee room and leadership offices furnishings
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
xiii
);

(i
x
)

Appropriation for
development of public information resources
, 2007 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.

136, Section 332(a)(
xiv
);

(
x
)

Any balance remaining on June 30, 200
8
, resulting from the sale of legislative laptop computers prior to that date is appropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers
and support systems
;

(
x
i)

Any balance in
the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a) remaining on June 30, 200
8
, is appropriated to fund the constituent service allowance for the period July 1, 200
8
, through June 30, 20
10
.

This section is effective immediately. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from these appropriations on June 30, 2010, shall revert to the general fund.

Section 5.

[Constituent Service Allowance].

There is appropriated from the general fund to the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a)
two
hundred
fifty
thousand dollars ($
25
0,000.00) to fund the constituent service allowance for the period July 1, 200
8
, through June 30, 20
10
.

Section 6.

[PDA Devices].

(a)

There is appropriated twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office to be used to reimburse specified legislators for their expense of purchasing personal digital assistants (PDA's) or similar devices necessary for carrying out their legislative duties and providing service to and on behalf of their constituents, subject to the following:

(i)

Reimbursement under this subsection shall be available only to legislators elected at the 200
8
general election;

(ii)

The amount of reimbursement to any legislator shall be in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the purchase price of the device, but the reimbursement shall not exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00);

(iii)

Expenses shall be reimbursed upon submission to the legislative service office of a verified claim form and purchase receipt;

(iv)

The select committee on legislative technology, in consultation with the legislative service office information technology staff,
may
recommend personal digital assistants (PDA's) or similar devices for reimbursement under this section.

Section 7.

[Artwork/Facilities
Appropriations-
Effective Immediately
]. There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office:

(a)

Forty-two thousand
dollars ($
42
,000.00) for
leadership office furnishings.

(
b
)

Fifty thousand
dollars ($
50
,000.00) for
committee secretary
desks
.

(
c
)

Ninety thousand
dollars ($
90
,000.00) for
Governors' portrait project.

(
d
)

Twenty-five thousand
dollars ($
25
,000.00) for
additional remodeling costs for room 302.

(e)

Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for ongoing architectural and interior design consulting.

(f)

Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for miscellaneous furnishings and projects.

The appropriations in this section are effective immediately. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from these appropriations on June 30, 2010, shall revert to the general fund.

Section 8.

(a)

For the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2010, from and after the date the state canvassing board certifies the results of a general election in accordance with W.S. 22
‑
16
‑
118, and prior to being duly sworn in, legislators elect shall receive mileage, salary and per diem at the same rate as members of the legislature for each day spent at a training function or committee meeting at the direction of management council. There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or as much thereof as may be necessary for purposes of this section.

(b)

As used in this section "legislator elect" means a person elected to the legislature during the 2008 general election who is not a current member of legislature and before the person is duly sworn in.

Section
9
.

[Effective Date
s
].

(a)

As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, t
his act is effective
July 1, 200
8
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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