SB1524 Summary

• Increases information technology fund contribution rate from 0.20% to 0.30% of total payroll for all budget units and legislative/judicial branches

• Changes license plate fee structure: allows department director to set fees by rule instead of statute, modifies special plate provisions for various veteran and historical plates, and eliminates paired plate requirement for most special plates

• Establishes annual reporting requirement for state employee salaries and full-time equivalent positions by retirement system, employee tier, and fund source

• Modifies budget procedures by eliminating distinction between annual and biennial budget units, consolidating reporting requirements, and extending joint legislative audit committee termination date from 2018 to 2026

• Transfers governmental mall administrative functions from repealed legislative governmental mall commission to director of department of administration, establishes capitol mall consolidation fund for building renewal, and suspends budget stabilization fund requirements for fiscal years 2018-2021