Adjusted Executive
Appropriation Request Percent
2000-01 2001-02 Change Change
AGENCY SUMMARY
Special Rev.-Other 156,282,400 159,724,400 3,442,000 2.20%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 156,282,400 159,724,400 3,442,000 2.20%
STATE OPERATIONS
Special Rev.-Other 156,282,400 159,724,400 3,442,000 2.20%
Total for STATE OPERATIONS: 156,282,400 159,724,400 3,442,000 2.20%
Workers' Compensation
Special Rev.-Other 110,886,200 114,728,200 3,842,000 3.46%
Total for Program: 110,886,200 114,728,200 3,842,000 3.46%
Disability Benefits
Special Rev.-Other 7,502,700 7,641,900 139,200 1.86%
Total for Program: 7,502,700 7,641,900 139,200 1.86%
Systems Modernization
Special Rev.-Other 37,893,500 37,354,300 (539,200) -1.42%
Total for Program: 37,893,500 37,354,300 (539,200) -1.42%
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Current Requested
Program 2000-01 2001-02 Change
Workers' Compensation 1,568 1,548 (20)
Disability Benefits 59 57 (2)
Systems Modernization 83 83 0
Total All Other Funds: 1,710 1,688 (22)
TOTAL: 1,710 1,688 (22)
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
(Executive Budget: pp. 443-446)
The Workers' Compensation Board reviews claims for workers' compensation
benefits, reports of injuries filed by employers, and medical reports from
physicians and other health care providers. The Board also investigates
fraudulent claims.
The agency is included in the Public Protection and General Government
appropriation bill.
State Operations
The Executive recommends a Special Revenue Funds - Other appropriation of
$159,724,000, an increase of $3,442,000 or two percent from SFY 2000-01 funding
levels.
The Executive proposes increases in staffing to accommodate an increased
workload resulting from statutory changes requiring independent medical
examiners to register with the Board. The Executive also proposes the addition
of four fraud investigators in the Office of the Inspector General.
In addition, the Executive projects a savings of $2,300,000 resulting from the
completion of systems modernization projects and the continuation of other
multi-year projects including a customer call center, a new financial management
information system, and development of a data warehouse.
The Executive also proposes to continue the relocation of the Brooklyn district
office to new locations in Brooklyn (opening Spring 2001), Queens (opening
Spring 2001), and Manhattan (opening Fall 2001) without the loss of any
currently filled positions.