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Banking Department
                          Adjusted      Executive   Legislative                       
                           Approp.        Request       Approp.
                           2000-01        2001-02       2001-02      Change

STATE OPERATIONS
  Special Rev.-Other    64,236,500      64,563,000   63,507,000  (1,056,000)
  Total for Agency:     64,236,500      64,563,000   63,507,000  (1,056,000)
  Total Contingency:     2,700,000       2,700,000    2,700,000           0 
  Total for 
  STATE OPERATIONS:     66,936,500      67,263,000   66,207,000  (1,056,000)


Agency Mission

The Banking Department is charged with protecting the public interest by regulating and supervising an estimated 3,200 State-chartered banking institutions with total assets of approximately $1.9 trillion.

Year-to-Year Change

The Executive requests appropriations totaling $67,263,000 for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02, an increase of $326,500 or 0.5 percent from SFY 2000-01 levels.

Legislative Changes

Eliminate Nonpersonal Services Appropriation for the Tokyo Office.

Eliminate Commensurate Personal Services Appropriation for the Tokyo Office.

$(737,000)     ST/SRO

$(713,000)     ST/SRO

The Assembly proposal eliminates funding for the Banking Department's Tokyo Office due to the fact that the Department has not yet clearly documented the need for such an office or the goals and activities of this overseas operation. Currently, each employee of the Tokyo Office is receiving an average compensation package of $194,000, which includes base salary, a cost of living differential, a housing allowance and "other costs."

Legislative Proposals

The Assembly plan provides $294,000 in funding for additional Automated Teller Machine (ATM) inspectors to implement safety standards established by the Automated Teller Machine Safety Act of 1996.

The Assembly plan provides $100,000 in funding for additional Bank Intern Positions. The Banking Department's Intern Program was designed to identify and recruit highly qualified individuals and provide an equal opportunity for members of minority groups to obtain employment and advancement within the Department.

ADDITIONAL ATM INSPECTORS.
ADDITIONAL BANK TRAINEE POSITIONS.
$294,000     ST/SRO
$100,000     ST/SRO