Consumer Protection Board

 

The enacted budget makes no changes to the State Operations portion of the Executive Budget (analysis as of April 1, 2005).

 

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 27, 2005):

·        An estimated 29 FTE positions by March 31, 2006, the same level as SFY2004-05.  However, 5 FTE positions formerly funded under the General Fund will be supported by Special Revenue Other funds.  This explains the various increases and decreases in appropriations for personal service, non-personal service, fringe benefits and indirect costs in the Consumer Protection program.

·        A $75,000 (15%) decrease in the Special Revenue Other appropriation for the Telemarketing Registry/Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Account.  The purpose of this cut should be clarified at Labor-Management.

·        Legislation to increase the maximum civil penalty for unfair and deceptive business practices and false advertising from $500 to $5,000.  It is unclear whether this fee increase is needed to fund the $752,000 increase in the Board’s Special Revenue Other appropriation to support the Board’s operations.

 

 

 

Consumer Protection Board
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Enacted	Change in	Percent
Program	2004-05 Budget	2005-06 Budget	2005-06 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$3,408,000	$3,792,000	$3,792,000	$384,000	11.3%
General Fund	$368,000	$0	$0	($368,000)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$3,040,000	$3,792,000	$3,792,000	$752,000	24.7%
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Consumer Protection	$3,408,000	$3,792,000	$3,792,000	$384,000	11.3%
Personal Service	$269,000	$0	$0	($269,000)	-100.0%
Nonpersonal Service	$99,000	$0	$0	($99,000)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$3,040,000	$3,792,000	$3,792,000	$752,000	24.7%
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Telemarketing Registry/Motor Fuel (SRO)	$500,000	$425,000	$425,000	($75,000)	-15.0%
Maintenance Undistributed	$500,000	$425,000	$425,000	($75,000)	-15.0%
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Public Service (SRO)	$2,540,000	$3,367,000	$3,367,000	$827,000	32.6%
Personal Service	$1,489,000	$1,942,000	$1,942,000	$453,000	30.4%
Nonpersonal Service	$358,000	$469,000	$469,000	$111,000	31.0%
Fringe Benefits	$630,000	$879,000	$879,000	$249,000	39.5%
Indirect Costs	$52,000	$66,000	$66,000	$14,000	26.9%
Maintenance Undistributed	$11,000	$11,000	$11,000	$0	0.0%