Appropriates $1,987,000 to the Commission on the Arts for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 10.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Idaho Commission on the Arts for $810,500 from the General Fund, $106,300 in dedicated funds, and $1,070,200 in federal funds for a total appropriation of $1,987,000. Full-time equivalent positions are capped at ten (10). It includes $8,600 in benefit cost increases, $1,000 for statewide cost allocation, and $18,300 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads and institution presidents. Also included is $25,000 for one line item to provide grants to public arts programs in communities across Idaho and $100 for cybersecurity insurance.