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NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS: FISCAL AND BUDGETARY ACTIONS 2009 REGULAR SESSION PREPARED BY THE FISCAL RESEARCH DIVISION 300 N. SALISBURY STREET, SUITES 203 & 619 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603-5925 (919) 733-4910 http://www.ncleg.net/fiscalresearch/ Website Version Highlights This document and other fiscal and budgetary information is available online at http://www.ncleg.net/fiscalresearch/ The Fiscal Research Division is a nonpartisan, central staff office that provides fiscal and policy information to the Legislature. From the Fiscal Research Division March 2010 To the Members of the General Assembly: The Fiscal Research Division is pleased to present the annual Highlights document, which compiles the 2009 legislative session fiscal and budgetary actions that resulted in the enactment of a total State budget of $49.3 billion for each year of the 2009-11 biennium. As you were considering these legislative actions, the State faced a dismal economic climate. The 2009 Appropriations Act reflects your actions to close an unprecedented $4.6 billion budget gap between the projected revenues for FY 2009-10 and the Governor’s Recommended Continuation Budget. We have included in the 2009 Highlights information on several important topics related to the economic climate within which you enacted the 2009 Appropriations Act and other substantive legislation, including the: 2009 State budget crisis, Condition of the global economy, State’s economic outlook, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (“the stimulus”), and Revenue shortfalls and budget gaps that our State has faced over the past 20 years. Additionally, Highlights includes a wealth of information on frequently-discussed issues, including: Medicaid, Education enrollment growth, Economic development, Federal block grants, The State’s historic sites, museums, and public libraries, The Highway and Highway Trust funds, and The State Lottery Fund. Also, there is information on statewide issues related to salaries, retirement and health benefits, information technology, the Savings Reserve, and capital projects. Finally, as in prior years, Highlights provides historical and current budgetary information for each agency as well as summaries of (1) selected Governmental and Proprietary Funds in the State treasury from all tax, fee, gift, and grant sources; (2) the revenue and fee adjustments enacted in 2009; and (3) your appropriation of those funds to the various agencies. An annotated version of the Joint Conference Committee Report on the Continuation, Expansion, and Capital Budgets is also included to detail the legislative adjustments to the Governor’s Recommended Continuation Budget and the special budgetary provisions. Highlights was designed to provide a summary of your fiscal and budgetary actions taken during the 2009 Session, a historical record of those actions, and an expanded view of the State budget. We trust that you will find it informative and useful. In addition to this print version, this document may be viewed online at: http://www.ncleg.net/fiscalresearch/ Legislative Fiscal and Budgetary Highlights 2009 Regular Session Staff Assignments Director Marilyn Chism Support Staff Agnes Perry, Team Leader Debora Bridgers Elizabeth Davis Subcommittee/Departments/Coverage Analysts Budget Development House and Senate Appropriations Committees Karen Hammonds-Blanks-House Statewide Budget Issues Denise Harb- House Appropriations Bill Coordination Savings Reserve Account Evan Rodewald - Senate Budget Technical Corrections Bill Coordination Susan Morgan - Senate Joint Commission on Governmental Operations Continuation Reviews Coordination Capital Budgeting/Planning Jim Klingler, Team Leader Mark Bondo Salaries and Benefits Mark Trogdon, Team Leader Marshall Barnes Stanley Moore General Government Administration Michele Nelson, Team Leader Administrative Hearings Claire Hester Auditor Cultural Resources General Assembly Governor’s Office Insurance Information Technology Services Housing Finance Agency Licensing Boards Lieutenant Governor Revenue Secretary of State State Board of Elections State Budget and Management State Controller State Ethics Commission State Treasurer i Legislative Fiscal and Budgetary Highlights 2009 Regular Session Staff Assignments Subcommittee/Departments/Coverage Analysts Justice and Public Safety Correction Denise Thomas, Team Leader Crime Control & Public Safety Douglas Holbrook Judicial John Poteat Justice Jean Sandaire Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services Lisa Hollowell, Team Leader Melanie Bush Michele Alishahi Lee Dixon Bryce Ball Natural and Economic Resources Environment and Natural Resources Kristine Leggett, Team Leader Agriculture Kristin Walker Commerce Lanier McRee Labor Transportation/Information Technology Department of Transportation Bob Weiss, Team Leader State Highway Patrol Karlynn O’Shaughnessy Information Technology Services Amna Cameron Education Public Instruction (K-12) Richard Bostic, Team Leader Community Colleges Brian Matteson University of North Carolina Kristopher Nordstrom Andrea Poole Economy and Taxation Revenue Estimates Rodney Bizzell, Team Leader Finance Committees Barry Boardman Revenue Laws Study Committee Sandra Johnson Economic Issues Brian Slivka State Bond Proposals Martha Walston Fiscal Trends Commission Digital Information Management Chris Black ii Legislative Fiscal and Budgetary Highlights 2009 Regular Session Table of Contents Staff Assignments Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... 1 Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Subcommittee Overview....................................................................................................... 23 Department of Public Instruction.......................................................................................... 24 Community College System ................................................................................................. 33 University of North Carolina System.................................................................................... 38 Annotated Joint Conference Committee Report ................................................................... 43 Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Subcommittee Overview....................................................................................................... 84 Department of Health and Human Services.......................................................................... 85 Division of Aging and Adult Services .................................................................................. 86 Divisions of Services for the Blind and Services for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing........... 90 Division of Central Management and Support ..................................................................... 95 Division of Child Development ............................................................................................ 100 Office of Education Services ................................................................................................ 105 Health Choice ....................................................................................................................... 111 Division of Health Service Regulation ................................................................................. 114 Division of Medical Assistance ............................................................................................ 117 Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services .... 125 Division of Public Health...................................................................................................... 135 Division of Social Services................................................................................................... 138 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation .................................................................................. 146 Annotated Joint Conference Committee Report ................................................................... 150 Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee Overview....................................................................................................... 197 Department of Correction ..................................................................................................... 198 Department of Crime Control and Public Safety .................................................................. 204 Department of Justice ........................................................................................................... 209 Judicial Department .............................................................................................................. 212 Judicial - Office of Indigent Defense.................................................................................... 217 Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention............................................... 220 Annotated Joint Conference Committee Report ................................................................... 225 Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Subcommittee Overview....................................................................................................... 266 Department of Administration .............................................................................................