Idaho Bills
632 bills · 2016 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise apportionment provisions regarding the Highway Distribution Account; and to provide an exception regarding fees for electric vehicles, and to remove fee provisions regarding hybrid vehicles.
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Amends existing law to add certain requirements for registration of a supplier of durable medical equipment.
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Amends existing law to provide that certain actions shall be a violation and to provide a civil penalty.
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Appropriates $1,956,000 to the Commission on the Arts for fiscal year 2017; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 10.
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Stating findings of the Legislature and recognizing community water fluoridation as a significant public health achievement.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the importance and value of fluoride, and the role it has played in maintaining good oral health for over 70 years.
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Amends existing law to define "brewery" and "winery"; and to allow persons under 21 to enter or be on the premises of a licensed brewery where beer is consumed.
This bill brings breweries into alignment with wineries by allowing minors in tasting rooms. Current code allows them to enter a winery tasting room but does not account for breweries. Craft brewing is a new and growing industry in our state, and many of those breweries offer tours and tastings as a part of their business. Like wineries that offer tours, craft brewery tours and tasting rooms are an experience meant to focus on the craftsmanship of the brewers.
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Appropriates $7,825,800 to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 66; and provides legislative intent.
This is the FY 2017 appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) for $7,825,800 in dedicated funds with full-time equivalent positions capped at sixty-six (66). It includes $68,700 in benefit cost increases, $305,100 for replacement items, a reduction of $7,600 for statewide cost allocation, $117,900 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads, and $141,500 for the cost of the 27th payroll that will occur in FY 2017 for all state agencies using a bi-weekly payroll. Payroll costs accrue, but are unpaid at the rate of one day per year for ten years, to be paid out in the eleventh year. This amount is calculated using FY 2016 payroll costs. The bill also includes one additional FTP and $50,900 for a new administrative assistant position. The funds will cover the personnel costs needed to support the agency's Deputy Attorney General, as well as other management staff.
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Amends existing law to revise priority classifications for certain water bodies in regard to the development of total maximum daily load or equivalent processes.
Federal clean water act regulations require states to identify water bodies that do not meet water quality standards and develop a water quality improvement plan, called a total maximum daily load (TMDL), for each. States then prioritize TMDLs by taking into account the severity of pollution and uses of the water bodies. Federal law permits states to take other factors, such as department resources or data quality, under consideration as well when setting priorities for TMDL development. Current Idaho Code language, however, does not allow the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to take advantage of this added flexibility. The purpose of this legislation is to make Idaho Code consistent with federal law and ensure DEQ can fully utilize the flexibility allowed when prioritizing TMDLs.
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Amends existing law to revise officer authorization provisions regarding certain inspections and searches.
InspectionsandSearches. ThislegislationwouldclarifysearchesandinspectionsbyFishandGame Officers and ensure due process.
Amends existing law to revise terminology, to provide clarification regarding competitive circumstances; and to revise provisions regarding notice.
The purpose of this legislation is to provide clarification of the original legislative intent of the Idaho Equipment Dealer Protection Statute by prohibiting suppliers from substantially changing the dealer's competitive circumstances without good cause. This legislation also adds clarity to ensure that persons interpreting this statute understand that the terms of a dealer agreement do not impact the determination of whether there has been a substantial change in the dealer's competitive circumstances.
Amends existing law to define "retired professional engineer" and "retired professional land surveyor."
The amendment defines the meaning of "retired" as it relates to professional engineers and land surveyors. Itclarifiesthatpracticingorofferingtopracticeprofessionalengineeringorprofessional land surveying on a retired license is prohibited.
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Amends existing law to revise the definition of "compensation"; and to authorize the Board of Massage Therapy to establish requirements for a student tuition credit program and for a temporary license and provisional permit.
To allow for compensation given to massage therapy students for tuition work-off programs where such program has been established by the institution teaching massage therapy.
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Appropriates and transfers $8,000,000 from the General Fund to the Legislative Legal Defense Fund in fiscal year 2016.
This bill appropriates $8 million from the General Fund and transfers it to the Legislative Legal Defense Fund in fiscal year 2016. The Legislative Legal Defense Fund is authorized in §67-451A and is for any necessary legal expenses of the Legislature as determined by the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Legislative Legal Defense Fund is continuously appropriated and since the creation of the fund in 2013 the Legislature has appropriated a total of $1,250,000.
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Amends existing law to provide that delegates of practitioners and pharmacists may access the database under certain circumstances.
Thepurposeofthislegislationistoauthorizecertainsupervisedindividuals(delegates)toaccessthe PrescriptionMonitoringProgram(PMP)database,tolimitthenumberofdelegatestobesupervised, and to require Board of Pharmacy registration by each delegate.
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Adds to existing law to provide for parental rights in education.
Adds a new chapter to Title 33, Idaho Code affirming parental rights in education. The new chapter defines the reasonable accommodation offered to parents and guardians, outlines how school districts and public charter schools shall facilitate parental involvement in the education of their children, and provides that parents may withdraw their children from an activity or class. The act requires an annual notice of parental rights be distributed to parents and guardians.
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Appropriates $1,808,200 to the Division of Human Resources for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 12; provides legislative intent; and provides guidance on employee compensation.
This is the FY 2017 appropriation to the Division of Human Resources for $1,808,200 in dedicated funds with full-time equivalent positions capped at twelve (12). It includes $12,700 in benefit cost increases,areductionof$1,700instatewidecostallocation,$29,700foranongoing3%merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads, and $34,700 for the cost of the 27th payroll that will occur in FY 2017 for all state agencies using a bi-weekly payroll. Payroll costs accrue, but are unpaid at the rate of one day per year for ten years, to be paid out in the eleventh year. This amount is calculated using FY 2016 payroll costs. The appropriation also includes two sections of intent language that are summarized as follows: 1. The Governor issued an Executive Order in 2011 and it states that the Division of Human Resources shall enter into an agreement with the Division of Career Technical Education for the authority to train certain state employees on human resource-related topics applicable to all state agencies, including, but not limited to, supervision of employees, employee evaluations, dispute resolution and stress management. In order to meet the obligations of the Executive Order, approximately $200,000 in funds are expended by the Division of Human Resources annually and the funds are included in the FY 2017 budget amount of $1,808,200. 2. The CEC Committee has stated that it is the intent of the Legislature to progress toward the goal of funding a competitive salary and benefit package that will attract qualified applicants, retain employees committed to public service excellence, motivate employees to maintain high standards of productivity, and reward employees for outstanding performance. Consequently, the Division of Human Resources shall leave the current salary structure in place for FY 2017 and continue the job classifications that are currently on pay line exception to address specific employ
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Amends and adds to existing law to provide that certain reporting requirements apply to all elections of school district trustees, to provide an exception and to provide that certain reports shall be filed with certain persons; and to remove certain reporting requirements.
Thislegislationincreasestransparencyinschooldistrictmeasureelections, includingbonds, levies, and recalls. This bill takes existing code language regarding school district trustee elections and applies it to all school district elections including school district measure elections.
Amends existing law to revise a certain application deadline.
Currently voters may request an absentee ballot to be mailed to them up to 5:00 pm on the sixth day preceding an election. Recently, the United States Post Office has restructured its postal services in Pocatello, and is expected to make similar changes in Boise in the coming years. These changes do not allow for enough time for the county clerks to mail the ballot to the voter, for the voter to vote, and for the voter to mail the ballot back to the elections office in time to be counted. In short, the six days allowed by statute are insufficient. This legislation increases the current 6 days to 11 days to allow for adequate mailing time.
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Adds to existing law to create the Idaho Tax Review Commission, to provide for members and terms; and to provide that the commission shall review exemptions to the sales and use tax.
This legislation creates the Idaho Tax Review Commission, consisting of fifteen members (including legislators, a member of the state tax commission, and members of the public), charged with studying each sales and use tax exemption one or more times every six years and reporting its findings and recommendation to the Legislature and the Governor. The commission's study will determine the fiscal impact of each exemption and evaluate it in accordance with the criteria contained in the Final Report of the 2007 Interim Committee on Tax Exemptions.
Paulette Jordan · HD-005A
Amends existing law to prohibit Fish and Game Commission members from participating in any drawings for controlled hunt permits and from participating in any controlled hunts.
ThislegislationprovidestransparencytothecontrolledhuntapplicationanddrawprocessforIdaho Department of Fish and Game by establishing policy in statute preventing members of the IDFG Commission from participating in the application draw for controlled hunts.
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for priority and order of payments of debts in criminal cases.
When an offender makes a partial payment toward the fines, fees, costs and restitution that he or she has been ordered to pay by the court, the clerk of the court must have guidance as to which of those debts should be paid first. The Legislature has given priority to a few of the obligations that offenders are ordered to pay; the Supreme Court has required compliance with these legislative directives, andhasestablishedapriorityforotherobligationswhosepriorityhasnotbeenaddressed in legislation. This bill comprises in a single statute the various legislative provisions that have been enacted regarding the priority of payments. It clarifies those priorities and the method of payment in three ways. First, it defines court costs, which have been given the highest priority by the Legislature. Second, it gives the same priority to misdemeanor probation supervision fees that the Legislature has given to felony probation supervision fees. Finally, it provides that all payments, other than some restitution payments, are to be made through the clerk of the court. This is essential for the operation of the new Odyssey court management system that is being implemented throughout the state. It will ensure that payments are tracked and given the proper priority.
Amends existing law to revise license renewal provisions.
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Repeals and amends existing law relating to license renewal and reinstatement.
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Amends existing law to revise the list of Schedule II Uniform Controlled Substances.
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Amends existing law to remove obsolete language; to eliminate officer term limits; and to increase board member compensation.
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