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Changes in levels of expenditures for major functions from the previous year (excluding capital projects)
are shown in the following tabulation (amounts expressed in thousands):
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Increase
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(Decrease)
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Percent
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Over 1987
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Actual
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Function
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Amount
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of Total
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Amount
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Percent
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Current:
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General government
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$ 410,519
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5.3%
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$144,268
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54.2%
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Education
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1,759,450
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22.5
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137,653
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8.5
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Economic and employment development
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113,605
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1.5
|
113,605
|
100.0
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Human resources
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669,341
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8.6
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(11,067)
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(1.6)
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Health and mental hygiene
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1,609,327
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20.5
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41,915
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2.7
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Environment
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37,140
|
.5
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37,140
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100.0
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Transportation
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537,686
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6.9
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51,135
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10.5
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Public safety and judicial
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559,804
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7.2
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23,537
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4.4
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Housing and community development
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52,273
|
.7
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12,383
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31.0
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Natural resources and recreation
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98,541
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1.3
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4,287
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4.5
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Agriculture
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30,626
|
.4
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(827)
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(2.6)
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Personnel and retirement
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(21,773)
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(100.0)
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Intergovernmental
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631,162
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8.1
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79,366
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14.4
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Debt service
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435,886
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5.6
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(8,193)
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1.8
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Capital outlays for transportation
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856,738
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10.9
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130,393
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18.0
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Total
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$7,802,098
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100.0%
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$733,822
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10.4%
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The State reorganized some of its functions during the 1988 fiscal year resulting in a reclassification of
expenditure data for some categories. The Juvenile Services Administration and its institutions were removed
from health and mental hygiene and placed under the executive department which is included in the general
government category. Functions relating to the environment were placed under a new Department of
Environment which were primarily under health and mental hygiene. Functions relating to economic
development, formerly under the Department of Economic and Community Development, were merged with
the former Department of Employment and Training to create the new Department of Economic and
Employment Development. As a result, expenditures for economic and employment development which were
included as part of human resources are now shown as a separate category. The remaining functions under
the Department of Economic and Community Development remained under the newly named Department of
Housing and Community Development which is shown as a separate category.
Beginning in fiscal year 1988, the general government category includes expenditure data formerly
categorized as personnel and retirement.
After excluding the changes for the above, other changes in expenditures for 1988 when compared to 1987
were as follows:
Expenditures for housing and community development increased $12,383,000 or 31.0 percent over 1987
primarily due to the initiation of the State weatherization program.
Expenditures for capital outlays for transportation increased $130,393,000 or 18.0 percent over 1987
which is primarily attributable to the construction of new highways resulting from the additional fuel tax and
vehicle registration revenue increase.
Operating transfers in from the capital projects fund and enterprise funds (State Lottery and Higher
Education Loan Corporation) totaled $2,847,000 and $337,107,000 respectively. This represents an increase
of $4,873,000 over the previous year. Operating transfers out to the capital projects fund, enterprise funds,
and higher education funds totaled $535,189,000 for an increase of $45,928,000 over the preceding year.
The general fund unreserved fund balance at June 30, 1988 was $544,855,000 which represents an
increase of $202,997,000 over the previous year's balance. This improvement was the result of revenues
exceeding estimates and expenditures being less than appropriated.
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