Division of Human Rights

The Enacted Budget makes no changes to the Executive Budget’s State Operations appropriations (analysis as of March 31, 2009)

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of December 23, 2008):

A FY 2009-10 workforce of 208.  This is the same as the adjusted FTE level for FY 2008-09. 

The following chart identifies adjustments in current fiscal year’s FTEs along with the recommended differences in FY 2007-08 FTEs by program (if the FTE’s are the same the program is not listed):

•  The total appropriation for Personal Service is $11.9 million, a 0.8% increase. However the Executive Budget Agency Presentation narrative for DHR shows a net $870,000 decrease in the personal service appropriation from the adjusted SFY 2008-9 agency appropriation. This reflects adjustments due to the Special Pay Bill containing negotiated union raises and agency-wide reductions made during the fiscal year.
• An All Funds increase of $1.4 million, 11.2% from SFY 2008-09. However the Executive Budget Agency Presentation narrative for DHR shows a net $467,000 decrease in the All Funds appropriation from the adjusted SFY 2008-9 agency All Funds appropriation. This reflects adjustments due to the Special Pay Bill containing negotiated union raises and agency-wide reductions made during the fiscal year.
• The Division has $1.337 million increase in federal appropriation authority to increase its staff by an additional 20 if needed to address a growing caseload and to receive and investigate complaints and hear cases in a timely manner.
• The Division of Human Rights estimates it will employ 8 people under consultant contracts in SFY 2009-10 at an estimated total cost of $300,000, or an average cost of $37,500 per consultant contract employee.  This is the same cost and number of consultants as used in SFY 2008-09. The purpose and use of these contract employees and whether they can be replaced by state employees should be clarified at statewide labor management.