Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species Conservation for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Office of Species Conservation. It appropriates a total of $15,125,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 15.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an additional 2% increase for those in the 20 job classifications most in need of equity adjustments. The bill funds three line items, which provide $15,000 for travel expenses for the Idaho Roadless Commission; $75,000 for year six of the Sage Grouse Study; and 1.00 FTP and $95,000 for a federal lands coordinator. Also included are adjustments to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus; and software licensing, server infrastructure, and storage to expand system capabilities on core systems and to maintain agency-specific software. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund appropriation is reduced by 2%.