Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho personnel reduction act, to provide for the reporting of state employee travel expenses, and to provide for reporting of paid travel by state officials and a penalty.

Thisdealswithstatebudgetissuesrelatingtounfilledstateemployeepositionsandtransparencyontravelcosts. First, it makes state government more efficient by requiring state agencies to identify all employee positions that have been vacant for at least 180 days, and then eliminating each such position that has been vacant for 365 days or more and reducing the agency budget request accordingly. For positions vacant for 180 to 364 days, agencies must either eliminate the position and reduce the agency budget request accordingly, or fund and fill the position using existing funds. In doing so, this will reduce the size of government agencies to a level at which they have already demonstrated the ability to operate. Second, it requires state agencies to report on employee travel for the previous fiscal year when each state agency submits its annual budget request the Governor and Legislature. Third, it requires those individuals holding or running for statewide offices, or who have been elected to statewide office, to report to the Secretary of State on any out-of-state travel relating to any governmental purpose, excluding any travel paid by campaign funds, which is already reported to the Secretary of State.