Sec. S-1. Departmentwide account; Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the position count and amounts in Part B, section 1 of this Act that apply against each General Fund account in the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services in fiscal year 2002-03 and shall transfer the calculated position count and amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to position count and appropriations in fiscal year 2002-03. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs with a report of the transferred position count and amounts no later than January 15, 2003.
Sec. S-2. Position authorizations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services is authorized to extend to December 31, 2002 one project Paralegal Assistant position in the Mental Health Services - Children account necessary for the team addressing children's services lawsuits, one limited-period Mental Health and Mental Retardation Caseworker position in the Mental Retardation Services - Community account to participate in a guardianship pilot project as outlined by the Court Master in the Community Consent Decree resulting from Consumer Advisory Board v. Dube and one limited-period Clerk Typist II position in the Office of Management and Budget account to support a number of critical activities during the rollout of a new enterprise information system. These positions must be funded from salary savings in the Personal Services appropriations in the General Fund programs of the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and must end by December 31, 2002.
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