Appropriates $565,300 to the Board of Tax Appeals for fiscal year 2017; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 5.

This is the FY 2017 appropriation to the Board of Tax Appeals in the amount of $565,300 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 5. This appropriation includes funding for benefit cost increases, statewide cost allocation, a 3% CEC, and the 27th pay period. The 3% CEC is a merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, this bill includes an inflationary adjustment for a contractual increase for rent. Overall, this budget is an 5.8% increase above the FY 2016 appropriation.