General State Charges

Mission

The General State Charges budget (GSC) supports the cost of state employee and retiree fringe benefits such as health insurance, pensions, employer social security contributions, and workers' compensation, and pays a variety of other state responsibilites including the cost of judgments and settlements against the state, taxes on state-owned land, and payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs).

Budget Highlights

The FY 2024 Executive Budget recommends appropriations totaling $7.1 billion (All Funds), including General Fund appropriations of $6.7 billion and Fiduciary Fund appropriations of $0.4billion. The year-to-year reduction of $292 million is attributable to a reduction in the state's Social Security appropriation resulting from the FY 2021 CARES Act payroll tax deferral repayment, which was assumed in the FY 2023 GSC appropriation.

The Executive Budget actions for General State Charges include:

A variable market-based interest rate on court judgments paid by public and private entities, intended to provide relief for local governments and lower state taxpayer costs. A prevailing market rate will help ensure that neither side in a lawsuit will be disadvantaged by an interest rate that is above or below what otherwise could be earned while cases are adjudicated.
Continuing to waive the pension earning limitation of $35,000 for one year to incentivize retired school teachers and other school district employees to return to the workforce to help school districts address their needs.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – State Workforce (PDF)

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available FY 2023	Appropriations Recommended FY 2024	Change From FY 2023	Reappropriations Recommended FY 2024
State Operations	7,354,712,000	7,062,914,000	(291,798,000)	9,305,843
Total	7,354,712,000	7,062,914,000	(291,798,000)	9,305,843

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
Fiduciary	400,500,000	400,500,000	0
General Fund	6,954,212,000	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)
Total	7,354,712,000	7,062,914,000	(291,798,000)

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2023	Recommended FY 2024	Change
General State Charges
Fiduciary	400,500,000	400,500,000	0
General Fund	6,954,212,000	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)
Total	7,354,712,000	7,062,914,000	(291,798,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total
Program	Amount	Change
General State Charges	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)
Total	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Maintenance Undistributed
Program	Amount	Change
General State Charges	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)
Total	6,662,414,000	(291,798,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Maintenance Undistributed
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
General State Charges	400,500,000	0	400,500,000	0
Total	400,500,000	0	400,500,000	0

Note: Most recent estimates as of 02/01/2023

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