5404-S AMS REGA YOWE 016

SSB 5404 - S AMD 293

By Senators Regala and Fairley

4/4/03 NOT ADOPTED

On page 44,line 20, increase the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2004 by $67,610,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 44, line 21, increase the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 by $74,948,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 44, line 23, decrease the general fund--private/local appropriation by $60,073,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 44, line 24, decrease the health services account appropriation by $55,100,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 46, beginning on line 4, strike all material through line 18.

Renumber the sub-sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Increases net state appropriations by $87.5 million in order to continue the Medically Indigent program as an open-ended entitlement, rather than restructuring it into a lidded hospital grant program.

Fiscal Impact: $142.6 million General Fund-State increase; $55.1 million Health Services Account decrease; $87.5 million net state increase.