Idaho Bills

Stating findings of the Legislature and approving administrative rules that impose a fee or charge, with exceptions, and rejecting certain agency rule dockets that are not approved.

This concurrent resolution approves pending administrative rules, or portions thereof, that impose a fee or charge adopted by state agencies during the prior calendar year and submitted to the Legislature for review during the 2019 legislative session except for the following enumerated dockets, or portions thereof, which were rejected: IDAPA 24.28.01, Rules of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses, Rules of the Barber and CosmetologyServicesLicensingBoard,Section851.,Subsections05.,06.,and07.,only,adoptedaspending fee rules under Docket Number 24-2801-1802; and IDAPA 26-01.10, Rules of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Rules Governing the Administration of Temporary Permits on Lands owned y the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, adopted as pending fee rules under Docket Number 26-0110-1701, the entire rulemaking docket.

Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Lottery for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Idaho State Lottery. It appropriates a total of $6,159,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 45.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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. Funding for replacement items includes $68,100 for computers, a generator, and server hardware. For statewide cost allocation, $5,000 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 one line item for the Governor's technology initiative, which provides $4,300 for the agency's share of the statewide core network equipment replacement.

Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. It appropriates a total of $28,755,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 150.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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 $8,400 for building rent increases. Funding for replacement items includes $94,100 for printers, computers, and monitors. For statewide cost allocation, $39,400 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. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill funds four line items, which provide $8,000 from the General Fund for interpreter training around the state for the Council for the Deaf andHardofHearing; 1.00FTPand$91,200fromtheGeneralFundforafull-timeinterpreterfortheCouncil for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; $9,000 for GOV TECH 1 core network replacement; and a reduction of 5.00 FTP and $16,000 for GOV TECH 3 consolidation for IT modernization.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Drug Policy for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Office of Drug Policy. It appropriates a total of $4,812,300 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 6.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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. For statewide cost allocation, $4,600 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 basedonmerit. Thebillfundsthreelineitems, whichprovide$97,800forthePartnershipforSuccessGrant; $2,800 for the Governor's technology initiative for mobile device security; and $3,000 for the increased administrative billings for technology services.

Adds to and amends existing law to provide for certain pretrial release supervision services and pretrial release supervision fees.

Idaho law allows the court to release a person from jail while awaiting trial. As a part of court ordered pretrial release, the court can impose conditions of release on a person awaiting trial. Such conditions can include electronic monitoring, alcohol testing, or drug testing. Many counties have established pretrial release supervision programs to monitor individuals on pretrial release. This legislation codifies existing pretrial release supervision programs, establishes parameters for the establishment of pretrial supervision fees, and establishes that pretrial release supervision fees are to be collected by the clerk of the court.

Amends existing law to revise the date when the committee shall cease to exist.

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Legislative Council to reappoint an interim committee to continue to study the Criminal Justice System in Idaho.

Amends existing law to provide limitations on cost-sharing by the Department of Water Resources assisting owners of wells that need to be repaired or plugged.

Idaho Code 42-1607 establishes that the owners of flowing artesian wells that waste water without beneficial use are responsible to prevent the waste of water through repair or, if necessary, plugging the wells. The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) has stated that it intends to activate initiatives to repair or plug flowing artesian wells. This proposed legislation removes outdated language in the statute, while maintaining the option for the Director to implement a cost-share program. The statute will continue to recognize that the owners of the flowing artesian wells have the responsibility for repairing or plugging the wells.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Insurance. It appropriates $9,777,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 71.50. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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. Replacement items include computers, edge boxes, two light trucks, printers and equipment, task chairs, and server half-blades. 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. This budget includes two line items. Gov Tech 1 provides the department's portion of the network equipment replacement in the OITS budget. Gov Tech 3 reduces 5.00 FTP and $252,300 in accordance with the Governor's Technology Initiative to consolidate and secure IT services. Overall, this budget is a 4.2% decrease from the FY 2019 original appropriation.

Amends existing law to update references to the Internal Revenue Code.

Thisbillrelatestoincometaxes. ItistheannualbilltoupdatereferencestotheInternalRevenueCode(IRC). The bill conforms the Idaho income tax code to changes made to the IRC that affect the 2018 taxable year. TheIdahoincometaxcodeusesfederaltaxableincomeasastartingpointforbothbusinessesandindividuals. Our tax forms use federal adjusted gross income as a starting point. Idaho uses a static conformity to a specific date, currently January 1, 2018. This bill updates Idaho Code section 63-3004, to January 1, 2019.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Public Utilities Commission. It appropriates a total of $6,634,500 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 49.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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. Funding for replacement items includes $82,700 for software maintenance and IT equipment. For statewide cost allocation, $14,700 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. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill funds three line items, which provide $11,700 for a 3% change in employee compensation for the Public Utilities Commissioners; $4,500 for Network Equipment Replacement; and a reduction of 3.00 FTP and $188,700 for IT Consolidation. Section 3 of the bill amends Section 61-215, Idaho Code, to raise the Public Utilities Commissioners' annual salary to $110,074 to allow for the 3% salary increase in line item 1. Section 4 of the bill provides reappropriation authority for the FY 2019 supplemental appropriation for the agency's Chinden Campus relocation.

Relates to the appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2019.

This is an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation bill for the Legislative Branch. It provides $45,000 for necessary Geographical Information System (GIS) costs in preparation of redistricting.

Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding certificates for charter school administrators.

Unlike most states, Idaho requires charter school administrators to hold a traditional school administrator certificate. This lack of flexibility prevents some local boards of directors from hiring the administrator of their choice. This bill would create a new charter school administrator certificate as an alternative to traditional administrator certificates. Administrators would be eligible for a charter school administrator certificate if they (1) hold a bachelor's degree, (2) pass a criminal background check, (3) receive training on teacher evaluation, (4) demonstrate a charter school board of directors seeks to hire them and commits to overseeing their work, and (5) have a minimum amount of professional experience. This would not be a mandate on charter schools; charter school administrators could continue to hold a traditional administrator certificate or could hold a charter school administrator certificate.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding an amount in damages.

This bill amends Idaho Code 7-1509 by updating the dollar value limit for cases which fall under the small lawsuit criteria and have been evaluated to be less than $35,000. This is a follow-up bill to the change that ocurred in 2018 that raised the limit of the SLRA from $25,000 to $35,000 which reflected the change in the value of the dollar over time. This statute provides a fair, efficient, and inexpensive system to settle small dollar amount cases, thereby reducing the number of civil cases which would otherwise end up in court.

Adds to existing law to provide for the Committee on Federalism.

The purpose of this legislation is to create a committee on federalism. The committee will monitor and review federal acts, laws and regulations that may potentially impact the jurisdiction, governance and sovereignty of the State of Idaho.

Amends existing law to revise the expenditure levels of local governmental entities subject to audits.

This legislation will raise the expenditure levels required of a local governing entity from $100,000 to $150,000 before that entity is subject to an audit.

Amends existing law to revise the time lines for the transmission of certain election and ballot information and to make other election law changes.

This legislation clarifies election processes currently in Idaho Code, moves the various deadlines so they fall on a Friday instead of the weekend when offices are closed, and corrects the citations to federal law addressed in Title 34. Also removes some obsolete language.

Amends existing law to revise a definition and to revise provisions regarding abortion complication reporting.

The purpose of this legislation is to revise Idaho Code §§ 39-9503(2) and 39-9504(1), (2). It is the intent of the State of Idaho to enact this statute to obtain data about the abnormal and deviant processes or events arising from the performance or completion of abortions. It is the intent of the State of Idaho to enact this statute to protect the health of women and advance Idaho's medical knowledge about the frequency and nature of abortion complications in Idaho. The data collected as a result of this legislation will provide statistical information about actual patients who receive treatment because of an abnormal or a deviant process or event arising from the performance or completion of an abortion.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise the requirements for general business corporations.

This legislation amends the Idaho Business Corporations Act (IBCA), Title 30, Chapter 29, Idaho, to (i) bring it into conformity with the Model Business Corporations Act (Model Act); and (ii) to harmonize the IBCA with the Uniform Business Organizations Code (UBOC), Title 30, Chapter 21, Idaho Code. Idaho adopted the UBOC in 2015 (SB 1025). The IBCA has been based on the Model Act since 1979, and has periodically incorporated Model Act changes. It has not yet, however, incorporated the Model Act's most recent changes from 2016, and that is the purpose of this legislation. The UBOC pertains to all business organizations, including corporations. By agreement between the Uniform Law Commission and the American Bar Association (ABA), the ABA has responsibility for the Model Business Corporations Act. Consequently, Idaho's adoption of the UBOC did not serve to update the ICBA. This legislation provides the needed update.

Adds to and amends existing law to provide for the issuance of certain bonds and to establish the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Program Capital Project Fund and the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Program Debt Service Fund.

This legislation amends the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) program found in Idaho Code § 40-720 to provide for a bonding mechanism for the funds already received in that section. Currently under Idaho Code § 40-720, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is tasked to evaluate projectsbasedonmitigationoftraffictimes, improvementtotrafficflowandmitigationoftrafficcongestion. Once the evaluation is completed by ITD, the Idaho Transportation Board (ITB) chooses the projects. The current law allows TECM funds to "finance projects." This legislation provides a financing mechanism using the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) to issue bonds secured by TECM funds to finance projects approved by the ITB. It also states that the ITB shall take into consideration the mitigation of traffic congestion caused by the establishment of the State offices campus located at Chinden Boulevard and Cloverdale Road in Boise. Finally, the legislation specifies that the 1% sales tax used to fund TECM, but not less than $15 million dollars, is continually appropriated to the TECM fund for the ability to support and finance TECM projects.