Idaho Bills
718 bills · 2021 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding suicide prevention and crisis care services and a fee to fund such services.
This legislation provides Idahoans a more sustainable method of funding to address mental health crisis care and suicide prevention. In October 2020, President Trump signed into law the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 that designates 988 as the three-digit number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis needs (U.S. public law No: 116-172.). In July 2022, 988 will go live and replace the current national suicide prevention phone number 800-273-8255. This bill establishes the framework to collect 988 fees, which mirrors 911 emergency funds; designates allowable uses; requires coordination for service implementation; requires annual auditing, reporting, and review of the program; and ensures fee collection does not exceed anticipated need. The fee collectionisscheduledtobeginJanuary1,2022. Atthetimethislegislationisbeingconsideredatleast1/3ofall states have drafted and/or introduced comparable legislation, including neighboring states Utah and Montana. Whyitmatters: Idahohasthefifthhighestsuiciderateinthenationpercapitaandis65%higherthanthenational rate. Idaho experienced about 24.5 suicides per 100,000 Idahoans. Further, the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline received over 14,000 calls, chats, and texts in 2020 and has received an increasing volume of calls since launching its 24/7 service in 2014. Call volume and service needs are expected to increase significantly with 988 (regardless of passage of this bill). This fee will help divert future needs for General Fund support.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Disaster Emergency Account.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise the salaries of justices of the Idaho Supreme Court.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of the Governor during a state of extreme peril and to provide that the Governor may not alter, adjust, or suspend any provision of Idaho Code in certain instances.
ThislegislationisarevisiontoTitle46,Chapter6IdahoCodeclarifyingandlimitingthepowersofthegovernor during episodes of extreme emergency. It provides limitations on the amount of time a governor may maintain a declaration of extreme peril without concurrence by the legislature, protects Idaho workers as essential, reaffirms the legislature’s authority to end emergency declarations and/or emergency regulations, prevents the suspension of the right to peaceable assemble and free exercise of religion, protects Idahoans’ right to bear arms during emergencies, and prohibits a governor from unilaterally altering or suspending Idaho Code.
28 – 7
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for fiscal year 2022.
60 – 9
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding standards for Medicare supplement policies and certificates.
67 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2021.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2022.
53 – 15
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species Conservation for fiscal year 2022.
54 – 14
Relates to the appropriation to the Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension Service for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the circulation and signing of petitions for a ballot initiative.
25 – 7
Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2022.
66 – 3
Appropriates and transfers moneys from the General Fund to the Innocence Fund for fiscal year 2021.
66 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Finance for fiscal year 2022.
69 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2022.
68 – 0
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal year 2022.
46 – 22
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Commission for Libraries for fiscal year 2022.
60 – 8
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2022.
27 – 42
Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Human Resources for fiscal year 2022.
This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Division of Human Resources. It appropriates a total of $2,549,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 17.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds one line item, which provides $15,400 for increased rent costs for additional office space.
68 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for constant on-the-job supervision and training of apprentice electricians and provisional journeyman electricians.
Apprenticeships are an integral part of workforce development. Electrical apprenticeships provide critical on-the-job training to the apprentice and ensure the quality of the next generation of journeymen electricians. Proper supervision of apprentices is key to on-the-job safety. The Electrical Board, after considering input from the electrical industry, established journeymen-to-apprentice ratios of 1:2 in commercial and industrial work and 1:4 in residential work. To meet the needs of the electrical industry and protect public safety, this bill adopts the journeyman-to-apprentice ratio of IDAPA 24.39.10.09(a).
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions for election day registration and for the use of provisional ballots.