Appropriates $2,948,100 to the State Appellate Public Defender for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 24.00; provides legislative intent for the payment of outside counsel costs; and provides legislative intent for the payment of capital representation costs.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the State Appellate Public Defender. It appropriates $2,948,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 24.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. Inflationary adjustments include $2,600 for communication costs, $1,000 for professional services, $5,500 for computer services, $1,600 for rentals and operating leases, and $1,800 for miscellaneous expenditures for a total of $12,500. Funding for replacement items includes $10,800 for eight computers and related software and hardware. For statewide cost allocation, no funding is provided, as risk management costs will decrease by $200 and State Controller fees will increase by $200, for a net change of zero. The bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. The bill funds two line items, which provide 1.00 FTP and $51,700 for a legal assistant; and $5,000 for hearing travel costs.