Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide that wolf collaring will be continued as a management tool for certain packs.

ThepurposeofthislegislationistoaddlegislativeintentlanguagefortheIdahoDepartmentofFish&Game toprovidecontinuingfocusonwolfmanagementtechniquesinIdaho. Theproposalcodifiescurrentpractice and plans to continue collaring wolves as part of the wolf management plan to reduce livestock depredation Idaho.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding claims for damages.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding wireless technology standards.

Adds to and amends existing law to provide for interstate health insurance sales and to authorize out-of-state insurers to sell health insurance in Idaho under certain conditions.

Amends existing law to revise requirements regarding the content of certificates of insurance.

The proposed legislation repeals the first sentence Section 41-1850(10), Idaho Code, and replaces it with language that would allow for a Certificate of Insurance to include reference to a contract number or description, or a project number or description. This inclusion would not convey any additional rights to the Certificate holder or replace or extend coverage on the policy. It would simply allow for contract or project descriptions to be referenced on the Certificate of Insurance. This legislation creates increased productivity for insurance agents and brokers by the elimination of some paper work.

Amends existing law to provide that real property may be exchanged for other real property of equivalent value as determined by the board or sold.

Amends existing law to revise certain supplier violation provisions.

Adds to existing law to provide definitions and to provide that neither a franchisee nor a franchisee's employee shall be considered an employee of a franchisor except under certain circumstances.

Amends existing law to limited immunity to minors seeking or needing emergency medical assistance.

This removes the sunset clause for section 23-604A (Medical Amnesty), which provides limited immunity from the misdemeanor charges of Consumption by a Minor, or Possession by a Minor. This measure was enacted to encourage minors to seek emergency medical help for themselves, or another without fear of prosecution. The law was enacted in 2016 with a 3-year sunset clause. This bill repeals the sunset clause.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the cigarette tax and the tobacco tax.

Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding per diem rates for prisoners.

The purpose of this bill is to increase the daily rate for state sentenced prisoners housed in county jails from $45 a day to $55 a day for the first seven days of housing followed by $75 a day thereafter. The Idaho Department of Correction houses approximately 1,000 state prisoners in the county jails throughout the state on any given day. The daily rate has increased only ten dollars over the last 20 years. The average county cost of housing state prisoners in the county jails is over $81 dollars a day. It is appropriate to adjust this daily rate so that the county property taxpayers will not have to make up the cost difference in housing state prisoners.

Amends existing law to revise effective date provisions.

The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board Statue, Idaho Code Section 22-5301 et. Seq., is set to sunset on June 30, 2020. Action will need to be taken this year to complete the agreed upon five year budget cycle.

Amends existing law to revise the exemption from safety restraint use for mail carriers.

Amends existing law to provide that a person fifteen years of age or older may make an anatomical gift with a parent's or guardian's written consent.

Amends existing law to revise provisions governing the ability of a local government to adopt certain codes or parts of codes that have not been adopted by the Idaho Building Code Board.

The intent of this legislation is to amend the Idaho Building Code Act, Title 39, Chapter 41 to clarify that local jurisdictions are limited in their authority to adopt residential building codes different from building codesreviewed,amended,andadoptedbytheIdahoBuildingCodeBoard. ThelegislativeintentoftheIdaho BuildingCodeActistoprovideuniformityandconsistencyofresidentialbuildingcodesacrossjurisdictions of the state. This legislation more clearly defines the role of local jurisdictions in maintaining that intent.

Appropriates $39,656,800 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 142.00; and provides direction on distributions.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Superintendent of Public Instruction. It appropriates $39,656,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 142.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. For replacement items, $141,300 is provided, which includes 11 network servers for $99,000; five network switchesfor$13,000; fourUPSbackupsystemsfor$4,200; andothermiscellaneousequipmentfor$25,100. For statewide cost allocation adjustments, no change is provided, as Attorney General fees will increase by $600,riskmanagementcostswilldecreaseby$3,200,StateControllerfeeswillincreaseby$2,800,andState Treasurer fees will decrease by $200 for a net change of $0. An annualization of $1,000 is provided for the constitutional officers' pay increase from July 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. The Superintendent's salary for calendar year 2018 is $107,357. The bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the Superintendent. The bill funds two line items, which provide $305,000 to support an increase in the number of students participating in proficiency assessments in line item 3 and $283,800 for a K-3 Reading Assessment in line item 6. This bill includes a total of $383,800 for a K-3 Reading Assessment ($100,000 is retained in the FY 2018 Base and $283,800 is added in line item 6). There is also $166,200 in the Division of Central Services of the Public Schools Educational Support Program appropriation that can be used for literacy programs. Upon approval of this bill, a grand total of $550,000 will be available for reading assessments in FY 2019.

Amends existing law to provide for the removal of a commissioner by the director of the Department of Water Resources.

Adds to and amends existing law to provide for the installation of an ignition interlock system for certain persons who are convicted of driving under the influence.

Repeals and amends existing law to provide that failure to use a safety restraint shall not be considered as evidence of contributory or comparative negligence or in any civil action regarding negligence.

Amends existing law to provide that retired law enforcement officers may carry a concealed weapon in certain places.

Amends and adds to existing law to revise procedures for the consolidation of districts.

Amends existing law to retain certain sections of Idaho Code and to repeal replacement sections scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2018.

Amends existing law to revise the salaries of justices and judges in Idaho.