Senate Bill No. 2015 Summary

• Appropriates $50.4 million to the Office of Management and Budget for the 2019-2021 biennium, including funding for salaries, operating expenses, capital assets, and specialized programs like the litigation funding pool ($3.5 million) and state student internship program ($250,000).

• Authorizes permanent state employee compensation increases averaging 2 percent (minimum $120/maximum $200 per month) for the first year and 2.5 percent for the second year of the biennium, effective July 2019 and July 2020 respectively.

• Transfers $764.4 million from the strategic investment and improvements fund to the general fund and $173.7 million from the tax relief fund to the human service finance fund during the 2019-2021 biennium.

• Creates a legacy fund earnings committee during the 2019-2020 interim to study potential uses of legacy fund earnings including tax relief, reinvestment, research funding, economic growth, and workforce development.

• Directs legislative management to study issues related to Olmstead commission implementation, charitable gaming laws expansion, and revenue-generating uses of veterans' home facilities; requires reports to the 2021 legislative assembly.