Appropriates $2,421,200 to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 21.00; and exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor. It appropriates $2,421,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 21.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and increases funding for workers' compensation. This bill reduces $500 for statewide cost allocation, adds $1,100 for the Governor's salary annualization for the first half of fiscal year 2019, and adds $49,900 for an ongoing 3% merit-based salary increase for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the Governor. The bill funds four line items. Line item one provides $8,600 for information technology that includes software subscriptions, network support, and internet/security fees. Line item two provides $25,000 of onetime dedicated funds for the Governor-elect transition pursuant to Section 67-815, Idaho Code. Line item three removes 1.00 FTP and $180,900 to move the director of information security to the newly created Office of Information Technology Services. Line item four provides $200,000 onetime for public service announcement content and airtime related to school safety. This appropriation results in a 2.0% increase from the General Fund and 3.1% from all funds.