Relates to the appropriation to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Secretary of State. It appropriates a total of $3,983,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 30.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an additional 2% increase for those in the 20 job classifications most in need of equity adjustments. The bill funds twolineitems,whichprovide$300,000forelectionscostsand$12,800forconferencecostsfortheCommission on Uniform State Laws. Also included are adjustments to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus.