WHEREAS, to ensure that the state of Louisiana will not suffer a budget deficit due to fiscal year 2000-2001 appropriations exceeding actual revenues, prudent money management practices dictate that the best interest of the citizens of the state of Louisiana will be served by replacing the hiring freeze ordered throughout the executive branch of state government until June 30, 2001, by Executive Order No. MJF 2001-2, issued on January 24, 2001, with an expenditure reduction order, so as to allow increased flexibility while achieving a state general fund expenditure reduction for the 2000-2001 fiscal year of at least twenty- nine million four hundred eighty-four thousand dollars ($29,484,000);
NOW THEREFORE, I, M.J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR., Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: The following departments, agencies, and/or budget units of the executive branch of the state of Louisiana (hereafter "Unit" and/or "Units"), described in and/or funded by appropriations through Act No. 11 of the 2000 Second Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature (hereafter "Act No. 11"), shall reduce expenditure of funds appropriated by Act No. 11 from the state general fund to the Unit, in the amounts shown below:
|
Executive Department Schedule 01 |
$ 2,113,491 |
| Secretary of State Budget Unit 04-139 |
$ 71,924 |
| Commissioner of Elections Budget Unit 04-144 |
$ 737,249 |
| State Treasurer Budget Unit 04-147 |
$ 49,238 |
| Agriculture and Forestry Budget Unit 04-160 |
$ 1,887,446 |
| Department of Economic Development Schedule 05 |
$ 535,714 |
| Department of Culture, Recreation and
Tourism Schedule 06 |
$ 773,683 |
| Department of Transportation and
Development Schedule 07 |
$ 4,340 |
| Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Corrections Services Schedule 08 Corrections Services Budget Units |
$ 5,705,845 |
| Department of Health and Hospitals Schedule 09 |
$11,619,560 |
| Department of Social Services Schedule 10 |
$ 3,587,736 |
| Department of Natural Resources Schedule 11 |
$ 87,215 |
| Department of Revenue Schedule 12 |
$ 837,348 |
| Department of Environmental Quality Schedule 13 |
$ 53,287 |
| Department of Labor Schedule 14 |
$ 164,532 |
| Department of Civil Service Schedule 17 |
$ 119,049 |
| Louisiana Educational Television Authority Budget Unit 19-662 |
$ 40,682 |
| Council for Development of French in
Louisiana Budget Unit 19-663 |
$ 13,200 |
| Department of Education Schedule 19 Department of Education Budget Units, except Budget Unit 19-695 |
$ 909,147 |
| Louisiana State University Health Science
Center Health Care Services Division Budget Unit 19-610 |
$ 98,378 |
| Other Requirements Schedule 20 |
$ 74,936 |
SECTION 2:
SECTION 3: The commissioner is authorized to develop additional guidelines to facilitate the administration of this Order.SECTION 4: Executive Order No. MJF 2001-2, issued on January 24, 2001, is terminated and rescinded.
SECTION 5: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect through June 30, 2001, unless amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded prior to that date.
M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
Governor
ATTEST BY
THE GOVERNOR
Fox McKeithen
Secretary of State