Finance Advisory Committee

HONORABLE M. JODI RELL, Chairperson

Brenda L. Sisco, Clerk

Paul E. Potamianos, Assistant Clerk

Established - 1943

Statutory authority – CGS Section 4-93 et. al.

Central office - State Capitol, Hartford, 06106

Average number of full-time employees - None

Mission

The mission of the Finance Advisory Committee is stated under Statutory Authority.

Statutory Authority

Approval of the Finance Advisory Committee is required for all transfers from the resources of any state fund to any budgetary agency in excess of the regular appropriations thereof and for the transfers of any unexpended balances of appropriations to other appropriations of the same agency when such transfers exceed $50,000 or 10 percent of such appropriations in any fiscal year.

Membership of the Committee, composed of four elected state officers and five legislative members, is as follows:

Governor M. Jodi Rell; Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele; State Comptroller Nancy S. Wyman; State Treasurer Denise Nappier; Senators Toni Harp and Senator Dan Debicella, Representatives John C. Geragosian, Joan Lewis and Craig Miner. Alternate members are as follows: Senators Mary Ann Handley and Robert J. Kane; Representatives Deborah Heinrich, Douglas McCrory and Lawrence Cafero.

The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management serves as clerk, and the Executive Budget Officer of the Budget and Financial Management Division as assistant clerk.

Following are the transactions approved by the Committee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010:

Trans. No.	Agency and Description	Amount
General Fund Transfers Between Appropriations
2010-1	Department of Social Services - State Administered General Assistance to ConnPACE and Medicare Part D Supplemental Needs	$12,480,000.00
2010-2	Auditors of Public Accounts - Personal Services and Equipment to Other Expenses	$220,000.00
2010-3	Department of Public Health - Community Health Services to X-Ray Screening and Tuberculosis	$920,500.00
2010-5	Department of Social Services - Medicaid and Housing/Homeless Services to State Food Stamp Supplement, Charter Oak Health Plan, ConnPACE and Services to the Elderly	$20,187,300.00
2010-6	Commission on Aging - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$25,622.00
2010-7	Permanent Commission on the Status of Women - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$100,000.00
2010-8	Commission on Children - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$60,000.00
2010-9	African-American Affairs Commission - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$18,778.00
2010-10	Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$10,000.00
2010-11	Office of the Attorney General - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$500,000.00
2010-12	Division of Criminal Justice - Personal Services, Witness Protection, Medicaid Fraud Control and Training and Education to Other Expenses and Expert Witnesses	$ 925,000.00
2010-13	Military Department - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$175,000.00
2010-14	Department of Labor - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$325,000.00
2010-15	Department of Veterans Affairs - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$500,000.00
2010-16	Department of Information Technology - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$1,350,000.00
2010-17	Office of the Child Advocate - Other Expenses and Child Fatality Review Panel to Personal Services	$33,000.00
2010-18	Department of Agriculture - WIC Program for Fresh Produce for Seniors and Personal Services to Other Expenses	$175,000.00
2010-19	Department of Developmental Services - Personal Services, Pilot Program for Autism Services, Rent Subsidy and Family Reunion to Early Intervention and Workers' Compensation Claims	$8,683,732.00
2010-20	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Personal Services and Behavioral Health Medications to Discharge and Diversion Services, Professional Services and General Assistance Managed Care	$6,000,000.00
2010-23	Department of Higher Education - Americorps to Personal Services	$232,983.00
2010-24	Department of Children and Families - Board and Care for Children-Residential to Board and Care for Children-Adoption and Workers' Compensation Claims	$2,300,000.00
2010-25	Commission on Child Protection - Contracted Attorneys to Personal Services, Attorney Related and Other Expenses	$125,000.00
2010-26	Commission on Aging - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$3,896.00
2010-27	Permanent Commission on the Status of Women - Other Expenses to Personal Services	$10,000.00
2010-28	Office of the State Comptroller - State Employees Health Services, Higher Education Alternate Retirement and Employers Social Security to Retired State Employee Health Services, Retired State Employees Health Services and Unemployment Compensation	$50,090,000.00
2010-29	Division of Special Revenue - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$330,000.00
2010-30	Department of Public Works - Personal Services and Other Expenses to Capitol Day Care, Facilities Design and Construction and Property Management Services	$850,000.00
2010-31	Department of Public Safety - Personal Services to Workers' Compensation Claims	$1,113,136.00
2010-34	Department of Public Health - Personal Services to Community Health Services	$683,082.00
2010-35	Department of Education - Transportation, Educational Equalization Grants, Priority School Districts, Magnet School Administration, Charter Schools, Mastery Exams, Basic Skills, Resource Equity and After School Program-Administration to Personal Services, Other Expenses, Equipment and Excess Cost-Student Based	$27,459,280.00
2010-36	Department of Correction - Personal Services to Workers' Compensation Claims	$7,500,000.00
2010-37	Public Defender Services Commission - Personal Services to Special Public Defender Non-Contractual and Expert Witnesses	$832,352.00
2010-38	Office of the State Comptroller - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$200,000.00
2010-39	Department of Social Services - Personal Services, Other Expenses, Children's Health Council, Genetic Tests in Paternity Actions, Vocational Rehabilitation, Food Stamp Training Expenses, ConnPACE, Services to the Elderly, Safety Net Services, Transportation for Employment Independence, Transitionary Rental Assistance, Refunds of Collections, Child Care Services-TANF/CCDBG, Housing/Homeless Services, Employment Opportunities, State Administered General Assistance, Community Services, Alzheimer Respite Care, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Medicare Part D Supplemental Needs and Teen Pregnancy Prevention to State Food Stamp Supplement, HUSKY Program, Charter Oak, Medicaid, Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Disabled, Temporary Assistance to Families-TANF and Connecticut Home Care Program	$54,813,423.00
2010-40	Commission on Child Protection - Contracted Attorneys to Attorney Related	$30,000.00
	Total - General Fund Transfers Between Appropriations	$199,262,084.00
Insurance Fund Transfers Between Appropriations
2010-33	Connecticut Insurance Department - Personal Services and Fringe Benefits to Other Expenses	$360,230.00
	Total - Insurance Fund Transfers Between Appropriations	$360,230.00
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund Transfers Between Appropriations
2010-22	Soldiers, Sailors and Marines - Other Expenses and Award payments to Personal Services and Employee Fringe Benefits	$48,700.00
	Total - Soldiers', Sailors' & Marines' Fund Transfers Between Appropriations	$48,700.00
Transportation Fund Transfers Between Appropriations
2010-4	Department of Transportation - Personal Services, Transit Equipment and Bus Operations-STF to Other Expenses and ADA Para-Transit Program	$5,720,000.00
2010-21	Department of Transportation - Personal Services to Other Expenses	$4,386,000.00
2010-32	Department of Motor Vehicles - STF Personal Services to STF Other Expenses	$1,200,000.00
	Total - Transportation Fund Transfers Between Appropriations	$11,306,000.00