SB. 543                                                        VETOES

APPLYING THE RATES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR THE CURRENT
FISCAL YEAR AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL
PLANNING.

(G) THE OPERATING EXPENSES COMPONENT OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
BUDGET FOR A COUNTY SHALL BE EQUAL TO ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL SALARY
DOLLARS COMPONENT FOR THE COUNTY CALCULATED UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF
THIS SECTION.

2-304.

(A) (1) THE STATE SHALL PAY TO EACH COUNTY FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR
AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE STATE SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET
FOR EACH COUNTY AS DETERMINED IN THIS SECTION. THE STATE SHARE MAY
INCLUDE FEDERAL FUNDS.

(2) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN THE
PROPOSED STATE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE STATE SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED
MINIMUM BUDGET FOR EACH COUNTY.                                               

(B) THE LOCAL SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET FOR EACH
COUNTY SHALL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:

(1) DIVIDE THE WEALTH OF THE COUNTY BY STATEWIDE WEALTH
(SUM OF WEALTH FOR ALL COUNTIES); AND

(2) MULTIPLY THE QUOTIENT DETERMINED UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION BY ONE HALF THE STATEWIDE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET.

(C) IF THE STATEWIDE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO $107,955,752, THE ADJUSTED LOCAL SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
BUDGET FOR EACH COUNTY SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:

(1) FOR A COUNTY WITH A LOCAL SHARE, AS DETERMINED IN
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THAT IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 20
PERCENT BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 80 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY, THE ADJUSTED LOCAL SHARE FOR THE COUNTY SHALL
EQUAL THE LOCAL SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET AS DETERMINED
IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION;

(2) FOR A COUNTY WITH A LOCAL SHARE, AS DETERMINED IN
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THAT IS LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF THE
ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY, THE ADJUSTED LOCAL SHARE
SHALL EQUAL 20 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET FOR THE
COUNTY; AND

(3) FOR A COUNTY WITH A LOCAL SHARE, AS DETERMINED IN
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THAT IS GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE
ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY, THE ADJUSTED LOCAL SHARE
SHALL EQUAL 80 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM BUDGET FOR THE
COUNTY.

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