State Education Department
The Enacted Budget (analysis as of March 30, 2006):
- Amends the Executive’s proposed Cultural Education Trust, making the Chancellor of the Regents the Chair of the Trust and giving the Governor, Board of Regents, Assembly Speaker, and the Senate Majority Leaders each an appointment to the board of the Trust. The power of the Board is limited to recommending a plan in cooperation with the Commissioner of Education to the Director of the Budget regarding projects to enhance the public displays and collections of the State Museum, Library and Archives. Rejects the Executive’s proposal to create a Cultural Education Trust account in state finance law but the account still appears in the SED appropriation bill.
- Rejects the Executive’s proposal to expand OMRDD oversight to all of the residential programs at the School for the Blind.
- Increases the Office of Higher Education and Professions Program’s maintenance undistributed appropriation by $3.3 million for services and expenses related to tenured teacher hearings.
The Senate and Assembly made the following change to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 17):
- Senate and Assembly added $3.3 million to the Office of Higher Education and the Professions Program for services and expenses related to tenured teacher hearings.
Senate:
- Accepted the Executive’s proposals to create the Cultural Education Trust and give the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities greater oversight over residential programs at the State School for the Blind.
- The Report of the Senate Finance Committee states that the Senate reduced by $20 million the Executive Budget appropriation for the Cultural Education Trust account, but their appropriation bill (S6453B) did not make this reduction.
Assembly:
- Modified the Executive’s proposal to create a Cultural Education Trust in A10256 by making the Regents Chancellor the Chair of the Trust and giving the Governor, Board of Regents, Assembly Speaker, and the Senate Majority Leaders each an appointment to the board of the Trust. The Assembly also limits the power of the Board to recommend a plan to Commissioner of Education to enhance the public displays and collections of the State Museum, Library and Archives. The Assembly does not create the Cultural Education Trust account in state finance law; however the Assembly appropriation bill (A9553B) does include the account and the $56 million Executive Budget appropriation for the account.
- Rejected the Executive’s proposal to give the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities greater oversight over residential programs at the State School for the Blind.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 19, 2006):
- A net reduction of 37 FTEs from the adjusted FTE workforce for 3/31/06.
- The decline of (-37) FTE reflects a reduction of staff through the transfer of the Batavia Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) from the Department to the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and the transfer of 3 FTEs in the Office of Higher Education and the Professions from the General Fund to Special Revenue-Other support.
- Workforce changes that occurred during SFY2005-06 include: 47 more FTEs in the Office of Management Services Program; 38 FTEs in the Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education Program; 5 more FTEs in the School for the Blind; 8 more FTEs in the Office of Higher Education and the Professions; 15 more FTEs in the Cultural Education Program; and 10 more FTEs in Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities.
- An All Funds State Operations increase of $38.5 million (8 percent).
- A decrease of $661,000 (-1.6 percent) General Fund support.
- An increase of $21 million (14.4 percent) in Special Revenue – Other support, mostly due to the creation of the proposed Cultural Education Trust.
- The School for the Blind and School for the Deaf could both see major increases, $291,264 (37.4 percent) and $433,035 (70.4 percent), respectively, in their nonpersonal services appropriations. The Statewide Labor Management Committee should see if this reflects a potential growth in contracting out.
- A $2.5 million reduction in the Maintenance Undistributed appropriation of the Office of Higher Education and the Professions for criminal history checks. This is related to the “shared services” proposal and may entail the transfer of positions to another agency for this purpose. This should be clarified at statewide labor/management.
- The past two Executive Budgets have unsuccessfully called for the creation of a new entity – the “New York Institute for Cultural Education,” which would have involved moving 400 positions out of the State Museum, State Library and State Archives to create the new agency. This budget does not propose this change.
- This year’s Executive Budget calls for the creation of a new “Cultural Education Trust” within SED, for “the advancement and promotion of the public missions of the State Museum, Library and Archives.” The creation of this special Trust may set the stage for the eventual takeover of the museum, library and archives by the executive office. $20 million is appropriated in a Maintenance Undistributed appropriation in the Cultural Education Program/Cultural Education Account for “projects to enhance the display of the collections of the state museum, library and archives” and a $20 million capital appropriation for a new storage facility for the collections of the state museum, library and archives, both pursuant to a plan by the Cultural Education Trust.
- The appropriation for the Cultural Education Account within the Cultural Education Program is increased by $3 million in addition to the $20 million appropriation for the Cultural Education Trust.
- The VESID Social Security Account in the Vocational Rehabilitation Program is reduced by $812,000, reflecting a transfer of those funds to Aid to Localities.
- The required Article VII bill provides for the following:
§ Appointment of 10 members to serve three-year terms on the Board of State Cultural Education Trust with five appointed by the Governor, one each by the Senate and Assembly majorities, one each by the Senate and Assembly minorities and one by the Board of Regents.
§ Selection of the Chair of the Board by the Governor.
§ Naming of a Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education and Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Management to be executive officers of the Trust Board
§ Creation of a Cultural Education Trust Account within the Miscellaneous Capital Projects Fund of the State to support the projects of the Trust.
- Another Article VII bill requires OMRDD to provide oversight services to all residential programs in the School for the Blind in Batavia (expanding this oversight authority beyond the ICFs).
- The Assembly version of the SFY 2006-07 Budget adds $3,300,000 to Office of Higher Education and the professions program for services and expenses related to tenured teacher hearings. The Senate budget makes the same proposal.
- The SFY 2006-07 Senate Budget provides an All Funds appropriation of $28 billion for the State Education Department, or a 13.4 percent ($3.3 billion) increase over SFY 2005-06.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$480,813,500
$519,349,900
$522,649,900
$41,836,400
8.7%
General Fund
$41,624,000
$40,963,000
$44,263,000
$2,639,000
6.3%
Special Revenue-Fed
$269,698,300
$286,495,500
$286,495,500
$16,797,200
6.2%
Special Revenue-Other
$146,544,200
$167,647,400
$167,647,400
$21,103,200
14.4%
Internal Service
$22,947,000
$24,244,000
$24,244,000
$1,297,000
5.7%
Office Mgmt Svcs Prog
$54,286,000
$56,527,000
$56,527,000
$2,241,000
4.1%
Personal Service
$9,571,000
$9,973,000
$9,973,000
$402,000
4.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$5,654,000
$5,601,000
$5,601,000
($53,000)
-0.9%
Fringe benefits
$1,190,000
$1,900,000
$1,900,000
$710,000
59.7%
Special Revenue-Other
$23,500,000
$23,500,000
$23,500,000
$0
0.0%
Internal Service Fund
$14,371,000
$15,553,000
$15,553,000
$1,182,000
8.2%
Combined Gifts, Grants & Bequests Acct (SRO)
$1,800,000
$1,800,000
$1,800,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Cost Recovery Acct (SRO)
$21,700,000
$21,700,000
$21,700,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$8,490,000
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$510,000
6.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$6,623,000
$7,123,000
$7,123,000
$500,000
7.5%
Fringe Benefits
$3,922,000
$4,127,000
$4,127,000
$205,000
5.2%
Maintenance Undist.
$2,665,000
$1,450,000
$1,450,000
($1,215,000)
-45.6%
Automation & Printing Chargeback Acct (ISF)
$14,371,000
$15,553,000
$15,553,000
$1,182,000
8.2%
Personal Service
$6,359,000
$7,359,000
$7,359,000
$1,000,000
15.7%
Nonpersonal Service
$3,822,000
$4,822,000
$4,822,000
$1,000,000
26.2%
Fringe Benefits
$2,938,000
$3,372,000
$3,372,000
$434,000
14.8%
Maintenance Undist.
$1,252,000
$0
$0
($1,252,000)
-100.0%
Elem & Middle & Sec & Continuing Educ
$139,078,400
$147,280,400
$147,280,400
$8,202,000
5.9%
Personal Service
$11,530,000
$13,300,000
$13,300,000
$1,770,000
15.4%
Nonpersonal Service
$6,961,000
$6,089,000
$6,089,000
($872,000)
-12.5%
Maint. Undistrib.
$275,000
$275,000
$275,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Fed (SRF)
$118,233,000
$125,537,000
$125,537,000
$7,304,000
6.2%
Special Revenue-Other
$2,079,400
$2,079,400
$2,079,400
$0
0.0%
Fed USDA Food and Nutrition - (SRF)
$8,057,000
$8,604,000
$8,604,000
$547,000
6.8%
Personal Service
$3,737,000
$3,895,000
$3,895,000
$158,000
4.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,879,000
$1,944,000
$1,944,000
$65,000
3.5%
Fringe Benefits
$1,464,000
$1,753,000
$1,753,000
$289,000
19.7%
Indirect Costs
$412,000
$373,000
$373,000
($39,000)
-9.5%
Transfers
$565,000
$639,000
$639,000
$74,000
13.1%
Fed Hlth & Human Svc Fund - (SRF)
$1,287,000
$1,371,000
$1,371,000
$84,000
6.5%
Personal Service
$726,000
$757,000
$757,000
$31,000
4.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$105,000
$108,000
$108,000
$3,000
2.9%
Fringe Benefits
$291,000
$341,000
$341,000
$50,000
17.2%
Indirect Costs
$67,000
$52,000
$52,000
($15,000)
-22.4%
Transfers
$98,000
$113,000
$113,000
$15,000
15.3%
Federal DOE Fund - (SRF)
$108,329,000
$115,002,000
$115,002,000
$6,673,000
6.2%
Personal Service
$46,378,000
$48,344,000
$48,344,000
$1,966,000
4.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$30,071,000
$31,563,000
$31,563,000
$1,492,000
5.0%
Fringe Benefits
$18,547,000
$21,762,000
$21,762,000
$3,215,000
17.3%
Indirect Costs
$5,444,000
$4,220,000
$4,220,000
($1,224,000)
-22.5%
Transfers
$7,889,000
$9,113,000
$9,113,000
$1,224,000
15.5%
Federal Operating Grants - (SRF)
$560,000
$560,000
$560,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$256,000
$256,000
$256,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$140,000
$140,000
$140,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$104,000
$104,000
$104,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$24,000
$19,000
$19,000
($5,000)
-20.8%
Transfers
$36,000
$41,000
$41,000
$5,000
13.9%
High School Equivalency Acct - (SRO)
$311,000
$311,000
$311,000
$0
0.0%
Summer School of Arts Acct - (SRO)
$1,768,400
$1,768,400
$1,768,400
$0
0.0%
School for the Blind
$9,308,000
$9,587,000
$9,587,000
$279,000
3.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$9,308,000
$9,587,000
$9,587,000
$279,000
3.0%
Combined Gifts, Grants and Bequests Fund (SRO)
$40,000
$40,000
$40,000
$0
0.0%
Batavia School for the Blind Account (SRO)
$9,268,000
$9,547,000
$9,547,000
$279,000
3.0%
Personal Service
$5,710,000
$5,709,106
$5,709,106
($894)
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$778,000
$1,069,264
$1,069,264
$291,264
37.4%
Fringe Benefits
$2,780,000
$2,768,630
$2,768,630
($11,370)
-0.4%
Batavia ICF/DD
$3,415,000
$0
$0
($3,415,000)
-100.0%
Maint. Undistrib.
$133,000
$0
$0
($133,000)
-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$3,282,000
$0
$0
($3,282,000)
-100.0%
Batavia Medicaid Income Account (SRO)
$3,282,000
$0
$0
($3,282,000)
-100.0%
Personal Service
$1,975,000
$0
$0
($1,975,000)
-100.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$345,000
$0
$0
($345,000)
-100.0%
Fringe Benefits
$962,000
$0
$0
($962,000)
-100.0%
School for the Deaf
$8,956,000
$9,225,000
$9,225,000
$269,000
3.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$8,956,000
$9,225,000
$9,225,000
$269,000
3.0%
Combined Gifts, Grants and Bequests Fund (SRO)
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
$0
0.0%
Rome School for the Deaf Acct (SRO)
$8,936,000
$9,205,000
$9,205,000
$269,000
3.0%
Personal Service
$5,550,000
$5,412,540
$5,412,540
($137,460)
-2.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$686,000
$1,169,035
$1,169,035
$483,035
70.4%
Fringe Benefits
$2,700,000
$2,623,425
$2,623,425
($76,575)
-2.8%
Office of Higher Ed & Prof.
$67,824,000
$66,700,000
$70,000,000
$2,176,000
3.2%
Personal Service
$2,424,000
$2,559,000
$2,559,000
$135,000
5.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$386,000
$266,000
$266,000
($120,000)
-31.1%
Maint. Undistrib.
$3,500,000
$1,000,000
$4,300,000
$800,000
22.9%
Special Revenue-Fed. (SRF)
$2,952,000
$2,952,000
$2,952,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$58,562,000
$59,923,000
$59,923,000
$1,361,000
2.3%
Fed. DOE Fund - (SRF)
$1,771,000
$1,771,000
$1,771,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$1,006,000
$1,006,000
$1,006,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$127,000
$128,000
$128,000
$1,000
0.8%
Fringe Benefits
$406,000
$406,000
$406,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$96,000
$78,000
$78,000
($18,000)
-18.8%
Transfers
$136,000
$153,000
$153,000
$17,000
12.5%
Vocational Ed. Account - (SRF)
$1,181,000
$1,181,000
$1,181,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$387,000
$387,000
$387,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$548,000
$549,000
$549,000
$1,000
0.2%
Fringe Benefits
$156,000
$156,000
$156,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$36,000
$28,000
$28,000
($8,000)
-22.2%
Transfers
$54,000
$61,000
$61,000
$7,000
13.0%
Tuition Reimbursement - (SRO)
$1,725,000
$1,725,000
$1,725,000
$0
0.0%
Vocational Sch. Supervision - (SRO)
$3,011,000
$4,011,000
$4,011,000
$1,000,000
33.2%
Office of the Professions - (SRO)
$42,703,000
$42,703,000
$42,703,000
$0
0.0%
Teacher Certification Prog. - (SRO)
$7,773,000
$7,984,000
$7,984,000
$211,000
2.7%
Personal Service
$3,640,000
$3,793,000
$3,793,000
$153,000
4.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$2,233,000
$2,327,000
$2,327,000
$94,000
4.2%
Fringe Benefits
$1,682,000
$1,738,000
$1,738,000
$56,000
3.3%
Indirect Costs
$123,000
$126,000
$126,000
$3,000
2.4%
maintenance undistributed
$95,000
$0
$0
($95,000)
-100.0%
Teacher Education Accreditation Acct. - (SRO)
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$0
0.0%
Tenured Teacher Hearing Acct. - (SRO)
$3,150,000
$3,300,000
$3,300,000
$150,000
4.8%
Cultural Education
$57,600,800
$82,518,000
$82,518,000
$24,917,200
43.3%
Special Revenue-Fed. (SRF)
$9,080,000
$10,594,000
$10,594,000
$1,514,000
16.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$39,944,800
$63,233,000
$63,233,000
$23,288,200
58.3%
Internal Service (ISF)
$8,576,000
$8,691,000
$8,691,000
$115,000
1.3%
Fiduciary Funds
$0
$0
$0
$0
Federal DOE Fund - (SRF)
$262,000
$262,000
$262,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$130,000
$130,000
$130,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$53,000
$53,000
$53,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$12,000
$9,000
$9,000
($3,000)
-25.0%
Transfers
$17,000
$20,000
$20,000
$3,000
17.6%
National Endowment for Humanities Account - (SRF)
$8,818,000
$10,332,000
$10,332,000
$1,514,000
17.2%
Personal Service
$4,231,000
$4,931,000
$4,931,000
$700,000
16.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,972,000
$2,272,000
$2,272,000
$300,000
15.2%
Fringe Benefits
$1,709,000
$2,187,000
$2,187,000
$478,000
28.0%
Indirect Costs
$366,000
$294,000
$294,000
($72,000)
-19.7%
Transfers
$540,000
$648,000
$648,000
$108,000
20.0%
NYS Archives Partnership Trust Fund - (SRO)
$755,000
$755,000
$755,000
$0
0.0%
Local Gov. Records Mgmt. - (SRO)
$4,064,000
$4,352,000
$4,352,000
$288,000
7.1%
Personal Service
$2,317,000
$2,467,000
$2,467,000
$150,000
6.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$598,000
$630,000
$630,000
$32,000
5.4%
Fringe Benefits
$1,070,000
$1,170,000
$1,170,000
$100,000
9.3%
Indirect Costs
$79,000
$85,000
$85,000
$6,000
7.6%
maintenance undistributed
$0
$0
$0
$0
Cultural Education Acct - (SRO)
$33,000,000
$56,000,000
$56,000,000
$23,000,000
69.7%
Education Archives Acct - (SRO)
$279,000
$279,000
$279,000
$0
0.0%
Education Library Acct. - (SRO)
$791,800
$792,000
$792,000
$200
0.0%
Education Museum Acct. - (SRO)
$1,055,000
$1,055,000
$1,055,000
$0
0.0%
Archives Rec Mgmt Acct - (ISF)
$1,415,000
$1,530,000
$1,530,000
$115,000
8.1%
Personal Service
$779,000
$779,000
$779,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$250,000
$250,000
$250,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$360,000
$360,000
$360,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$26,000
$26,000
$26,000
$0
0.0%
maintenance undistributed
$0
$115,000
$115,000
$115,000
100.0%
Cultural Resources Survey Acct. - (ISF)
$7,161,000
$7,161,000
$7,161,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$999,000
$999,000
$999,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$5,666,000
$5,666,000
$5,666,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$462,000
$462,000
$462,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$34,000
$34,000
$34,000
$0
0.0%
Vocation Rehabilitation
$140,345,300
$147,512,500
$147,512,500
$7,167,200
5.1%
Special Revenue-Fed (SRF)
$139,433,300
$147,412,500
$147,412,500
$7,979,200
5.7%
Special Revenue-Other
$912,000
$100,000
$100,000
($812,000)
-89.0%
Fed. DOE Fund - (SRF)
$138,433,300
$146,412,500
$146,412,500
$7,979,200
5.8%
Personal Service
$58,605,100
$60,522,300
$60,522,300
$1,917,200
3.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$43,547,700
$41,585,400
$41,585,400
($1,962,300)
-4.5%
Fringe Benefits
$23,634,500