Special Report: HHSC House/Senate Conference Committee Issues
The Issues that have been identified for the Conference Committee on HB1 for the Health and Human Services Commission are presented below:
Salary Adjustments:
House and Senate differ on funding provided to maintain salary increases for state supported living center and mental health state hospital employees:
House: $119,842,223 in General Revenue
Senate: $89,881,667 in General Revenue
House and Senate differ on funding provided for salary increases for information technology, actuarial, legal, and finance employees:
House: $30,282,422 in All Funds ($21,630,360 in General Revenue and $8,652,062 in Federal Funds)
Senate: $12,112,964 in All Funds ($8,652,142 in General Revenue and $3,460,822 in Federal Funds)
House and Senate differ on funding provided for salary increases for regulatory employees:
House: $35,923,552 in All Funds ($33,835,440 in General Revenue and $2,088,112 in Federal Funds)
Senate: $14,944,562 in All Funds ($13,534,174 in General Rev