Relates to the appropriation to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the STEM Action Center. It appropriates a total of $4,695,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 6.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. For statewide cost allocation, $1,100 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill funds three line items, which provide: $5,000 for an object transfer for an analyst position; and $5,600 for agency billings from the Office of Information Technology Services. This budget also includes an appropriation and transfer of $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the STEM Education Fund for fiscal year 2020 for the Computer Science Initiative.