View Amendment Current Amendment: FIN to Bill 644

The Committee on Finance proposed the following amendment (SA\644C001.BH.SA21):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, page 1, by striking line 30 through line 36 and inserting:

/ "Section 11-35-5270.The Division of Small and Minority Business Contracting and Certification must be established within the Department of Administration State Fiscal Accountability Authority to assist the Department of Administration State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the Department of Revenue in carrying out the intent of this article. The responsibilities of the division include, but are not limited to, the following: /

Amend further, by striking SECTION 3 and inserting:

/SECTION 3. A. Where the provisions of this act transfer duties, programs, or services of the Department of Administration to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the employees, authorized appropriations, and assets and liabilities of these divisions, services, and programs also are transferred to and become part of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. All classified or unclassified personnel employed by the divisions, programs, services, or initiatives transferred from the Department of Administration, either by contract or by employment at will, become on July 1, 2021, employees of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. Before the transfer of the applicable divisions, programs, services, or initiatives of the Department of Administration pursuant to this act, these agencies and organizations shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.

B. Applicable regulations promulgated by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Applicable contracts entered into by the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be devolved upon the State Fiscal Accountability Authority at the time of the transfer. /