Relates to the appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Legislative Branch, which includes the Legislative Services Office (LSO), Office of Performance Evaluations (OPE), and the Commission on Redistricting. It appropriates $9,232,300 and 70.00 FTP to LSO; $983,800 and 8.00 FTP to OPE, and $171,800 for the Commission on Redistricting. The grand total for all three divisions is $10,387,900 from all funds for an 11.8% increase. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the holiday for the employer’s sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer’s unemployment insurance contribution rate. Funding for replacement items includes $15,400 to LSO for eight laptop computers and $6,100 to OPE for replacement of laptops, monitors, and phones. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds four line items. Line item 1 provides 1.00 FTP and $105,000 to LSO for a Legislative Drafting Attorney. Line item 2 restores funding to LSO's budget for technology and computer costs that have been paid bytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoverthepastseveralyears. Lineitem3adds3.00FTPand$316,500 toLSOforadditionalstaffinginthebudgetdivision,technologydivision,andadministrativeservices. Lineitem 4 provides $171,800 onetime for the Commission on Redistricting's requirements of redrawing congressional and legislative boundaries, which require GIS mapping and drawing functions, software, a network server, and contracting. Also included is reappropriation authority for the Professional Services Fund, the Technology Infrastructure Fund, and the General Fund for the Commission on Redistricting, only, and exemptions from budget laws for LSO to allow movement of funds between object codes. Lastly, there is no FTP cap. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and