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Workers' Compensation Board (Summary) View Details |
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| Special Revenue-Other | 167,640,000 | 163,707,000 | (3,933,000) | -2.3% | |
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| Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: | 167,640,000 | 163,707,000 | (3,933,000) | -2.3% | |
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ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS |
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| All Other Funds: | 1,617 | 1,577 | (40) |
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| TOTAL: | 1,617 | 1,577 | (40) |
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Budget Highlights |
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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 requests an All Funds appropriation of $163,707,000, a decrease of $3,933,000 from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2002-03. Early retirements and enforcement of the hiring freeze result in the decrease of 40 FTE's and personal service savings of $3,464,000. Article VII Article VII legislation is proposed to move the payments made by the Workers' Compensation Board on behalf of insolvent self-insured private employers to sole custody, non-appropriated funds. Deposits into the Fund come from a special assessment on self-insured employers. |
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