Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 870 BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SER-2 VICES; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION3 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF4 AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; APPRO-5 PRIATING AND TRANSFERRING MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE ADMINIS-6 TRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FUND; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS7 TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026;8 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOL-9 OGY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME10 EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY11 AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES.12

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:13

SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,14 there is hereby appropriated to the Office of Information Technology Ser-15 vices the following amounts to be expended for the designated expense16 classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30,17 2027:18 FOR19 FOR FOR PERSONNEL20 OPERATING CAPITAL COSTS21 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY TOTAL FROM:22 General23 Fund24 $1,316,700 $1,376,700 $2,693,400 Administration and Accounting Services25 Fund26 $6,974,200 524,800 34,200 7,533,200 Federal Grant27 Fund28 253,500 200,900 0 454,400 TOTAL29 $7,227,700 $2,042,400 $1,410,900 $10,681,000

SECTION 2. FTP AUTHORIZATION. In addition to any other authorization30 provided by law, the full-time equivalent position authorization provided31 to the Office of Information Technology Services is hereby increased by32 fifty-nine and five-tenths (59.50) for the period July 1, 2026, through June33 30, 2027.34

SECTION 3. CASH TRANSFER FOR PERSONNEL COSTS. There is hereby appro-35 priated and the Office of the State Controller shall transfer $458,700 from36 the General Fund to the Administration and Accounting Services Fund on July37

2 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practicable for the period July 1, 2026,1 through June 30, 2027.2

SECTION 4. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter3 321, Laws of 2025, and any other appropriation provided for by law, there4 is hereby appropriated to the Office of Information Technology Services5 $200,000 for operating expenditures from the General Fund for the period of6 July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the purpose of purchasing building7 furnishings at the Chinden Campus.8

SECTION 5. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chap-9 ter 321, Laws of 2025, and any other appropriation provided for by law, there10 is hereby appropriated to the Office of Information Technology Services the11 following amounts to be expended for the designated expense classes from the12 Federal Grant Fund for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the13 purpose of E-CORE Federal Grant program:14 FOR:15 Personnel Costs16 $23,000 Operating Expenditures17 33,200 TOTAL18 $56,200

SECTION 6. FTP AUTHORIZATION. In addition to the authorization pro-19 vided in Section 2, Chapter 321, Laws of 2025, the full-time equivalent20 position authorization provided to the Office of Information Technology21 Services is hereby increased by five-tenths (0.50) for the period July 1,22 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the purpose of E-CORE Federal Grant program.23

SECTION 7. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby24 declared to exist, Sections 4 through 6 this act shall be in full force and25 effect on and after passage and approval, and Sections 1 through 3 of this act26 shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2026.27