2004 Yellow Book
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OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY (Summary) View Details

		Adjusted Appropriation 2003-04	Executive Request 2004-05	Change	Percent Change

AGENCY SUMMARY
	General Fund	32,968,000	22,700,000	(10,268,000)	-31.1%
	Internal Service Fund	246,400,000	232,000,000	(14,400,000)	-5.8%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:		279,368,000	254,700,000	(24,668,000)	-8.8%

* 2000-01 through 2002-03 reflect enacted appropriations. * 2003-04 and 2004-05 reflect Executive recommended appropriations.

ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Fund	Current 2003-04	Requested 2004-05	Change

General Fund:	106	99	(7)
All Other Funds:	537	537	0
TOTAL:	643	636	(7)

Budget Highlights

The Office for Technology (OFT) was originally established in 1996 as a task force operating under the auspices of the Governor's Director of State Operations. In 1997, the Legislature created the Office for Technology with statutory responsibility for the development of the State’s technology resources and policies. The mission of the OFT is to provide centralized technology-related programs to improve efficiency in New York State government.

The Office for Technology is included in the Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $254,700,000, a decrease of $24,668,000 or 8.8 percent from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003-04 levels.

The Executive proposes a General Fund appropriation totaling $22,700,000, which reflects a decrease of $10,268,000 or 31.1 percent. This decrease in funding can be attributed to the elimination of funding for new technologies for multi-agency systems and the reduction of the Certificate of Participation (COPs) payments for the Y2K conversion.

An Internal Service Fund appropriation of $232 million, a decrease of approximately $14 million, is recommended in the proposed budget. The Executive’s recommendations include:

a $93 million appropriation for operation of the consolidated State Data Center. This will support positions previously transferred from State agencies, the cost of operating the Center’s computers and providing computing services authorized by agencies;

a $105 million appropriation for the New York Intranet (NYNet) and operation of the State’s telephone system. Fees charged to the State and to local users support this high-speed communications system;

a $33 million appropriation to support the Human Services Network. The Human Services Network is a statewide data communications system that connects the State’s human services agencies with local social services offices and voluntary provider organizations; and

a $1 million appropriation to fund existing statewide technology agreements between agencies.

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