Idaho Bills

Amends and repeals existing law to revise legislative intent, to revise the definition of “human trafficking,” to define terms, and to revise the penalty for human trafficking.

Amends existing law to revise the requirements for notice filings for certain federal covered securities.

Amends existing law to change the length of apprentice registrations, to establish requirements for in-state and out-of-state applicants to take the electrical journeyman's exam, to require filing of and online access to employment verification forms, and to allow the administrator of the division to revive expired apprentice and limited electrical installer trainee registrations.

Amends existing law to reduce the mandatory number of board meetings and to change the quorum requirement.

Amends current law to revise requirements regarding a specified board seat on the Idaho heating, ventilation and air conditioning board.

Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2019.

Amends existing law to provide that an order of service must direct certain action in certain instances.

Amends existing law to clarify a code reference.

This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. The title of I.C. § 18-2509, "[p]unishment for violation of preceding section" clearly limits application of the outlined penalties to the crime of aiding escape as set forth in I.C. § 18-2508. However, the contradictory language in the body of I.C. § 18-2509 seems to expand application of the stated penalties to any violation of "this act." The act includes several crimes other than aiding escape (officers assisting escape, private persons assisting escape, felony escape, and misdemeanor escape) with differing penalties. In order to clarify that the penalty provisions of I.C. § 18-2509 only apply to violations of the "preceding section," this section's overbroad reference to "this act" should specifically refer to the crime of aiding escape as set forth in I.C. § 18-2508.

Repeals existing law relating to the penalty for evasion of jury service.

Amends existing law to provide for certain employees of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding payment of a fee.

Amends existing law to make psychological injuries suffered by first responders compensable.

Amends existing law to raise the dollar value of property that may be sold or disposed of.

Amends existing law to revise the date at which a board of school district trustees shall perform organizational actions.

This bill is a technical change to the 2018 School Board Election bill (S1280) by correcting the date of organization for school board trustees.

Amends existing law to provide that a surveyor's narrative shall contain certain information; and to provide that a record of survey shall contain a surveyor's narrative.

The purpose of the survey narrative is to offer a rational summary of the evidence accepted and rejected and to ensure evidence is not missed or misinterpreted. The survey narrative will serve to perpetuate a record of the evidence considered and the principles applied in performing the survey. This will aid the public and future surveyors by making the record more clear and complete.

Relates to the appropriation to the STEM Action Center for fiscal year 2019.

This is an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation bill for the STEM Action Center. It provides $1,000,000 in appropriation in order to spend private contributions to the agency.

Relates to the appropriation to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Medical Boards. It appropriates a total of $6,809,500 andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat51.20. Forbenefitcosts,thebillmaintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. Inflationary adjustments include $7,700 for increased credit card processingfeesandofficeleasecosts. Fundingforreplacementitemsincludes$95,000forsoftwarelicenses, office furniture, computers, and phones. For statewide cost allocation, $6,100 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. The bill funds ten line items. For the Board of Medicine: 1.00 FTP and $62,400 for a management assistant and $41,500 for additional board resources. For the Board of Nursing: $5,500 for six cell phones; 1.00 FTP and $49,200 for an administrative assistant; and $3,300 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Board of Pharmacy: $19,600 for licensing system maintenance and $4,800 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Governor's Technology Initiatives across the five agencies, the bill includes $4,300 for network equipment replacement,$25,200formobiledevicesecurity,and$41,100forOfficeofInformationTechnologyServices billings.