Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Public Utilities Commission. It appropriates a total of $6,554,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 49.00. 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. Funding for replacement items includes $28,200 for software maintenance. 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 one line item, which provides $8,100 for a 2% change in employee compensation for the three Public Utilities Commissioners. 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. Section 3 of the bill amends Section 61-215, Idaho Code, to raise the Public Utilities Commissioners' annual salary to $112,275 to allow for the 2% increase funded in line item 1.