Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise the base salary for school administrators and classified staff and to clarify the use of funds for classroom technology.

This is a FY 2023 appropriation bill for the Public School Support Program. The bill provides clarification to the effective dates for the salary changes related to administrators and classified staff to clarify the new distribution amount is effective July 1, 2022, not upon signature of the Governor. This bill also clarifies some technology-related language for the Operations Division to distribute funds on learning management systems, not instructional management systems.

Amends existing law to add juvenile detention officers, juvenile probation officers, and adult misdemeanor probation officers to the list of police officer members eligible for retirement purposes.

The purpose of this legislation is to add juvenile detention, juvenile probation, and adult misdemeanor POST certified officers to the Rule of 80 retirement plan as is currently conducted with their adult counterparts.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding personal property tax exemptions and to remove a provision regarding the taxation of transient personal property.

This legislation further clarifies the definition of transient personal property.

Relates to the appropriation to the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the State Independent Living Council. It appropriates a total of $685,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 4.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation.

Adds to existing law to provide for the donation of liquor for benevolent, charitable, or public purposes.

Today, it is illegal for a distillery to donate it's own liquor to charity. When a distillery owner is asked to support a local nonprofit with an in-kind donation of liquor to serve at an event or to put in an auction gift basket, an old law prevents him from doing it. The law has been updated for beer and wine, which can legally be donated for charitable purposes. This bill provides a similar update for liquor so that a distiller can legally donate liquor to a charity. The same process used for beer and wine will be used for liquor. The bill was drafted with input from and in conjunction with the Idaho State Liquor Division and the Alcohol Beverage Control.

Adds to existing law to create the Public School Health Insurance Fund.

This proposal creates a dedicated fund for the purpose of funding the one-time amount required for public schools to buy in to the state’s medical and dental group insurance plan. It establishes limits for the amount that can be allocated per school district, and how to handle situations in which the demand exceeds available funds. To offset an ongoing amount of funding for school health insurance, this bill also sunsets leadership premiums and removes references to it throughout code.

Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Military Division. It appropriates a total of $89,259,300 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 435.80. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The bill funds four line items, which provide additional funds for Education Assistance, Microsoft licenses, Civil Air Patrol, an Emergency Management Grant, and Cybersecurity. Also included in this bill is a onetime FY 2022 supplemental appropriation, which provides funds for Emergency Management Grants. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and

Amends existing law to raise the age of legal possession and use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21.

The purpose of this legislation is to change the definition of “minor” in Section 39-5702, Idaho Code, to mean a person under twenty-one years of age, consistent with federal law that has been in place since 2019. It also clarifies that tobacco products can be sold in retail by employees aged nineteen to twenty years old.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the amount to be transferred annually to the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund and to revise provisions regarding payments for approved claims.

To more equally balance the distribution of money derived from each license endorsement pursuant to the provisions of Section 36-414, between big game depredation and sportsman’s access and change the annual limitforanyindividualbiggamedepredationclaimfromapercentoftheannualappropriationtoafixedamount equal to $125,000.

Amends existing law to update references to the Internal Revenue Code regarding unemployment benefits and to update the recognition of marriage.

This bill relates to income taxes. It is the annual bill to update references to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The bill conforms the Idaho income tax code to changes made to the IRC that affect the 2021 taxable year. The Idaho income tax code uses federal taxable income as a starting point for both businesses and individuals. Our tax forms use federal adjusted gross income as a starting point. Idaho uses a static conformity to a specific date, currently January 1, 2021. This bill updates Idaho Code section 63-3004, to January 1, 2022 and removes obsolete definitions. Using federal taxable income as a starting point saves a tremendous amount of duplicate work. The Idaho Legislature can still decide to which items it will conform to. Not conforming at all would cause a lot of extra work and confusion for individuals, businesses, and the tax preparation industry.

States findings of the Legislature and rejects certain rules of the State Board of Education relating to Idaho content standards.

This House Concurrent Resolution rejects the pending rule contained in IDAPA 08.02.03, Rules Governing Thoroughness, Section 004., Subsection 01.d., 01.h., and 01.j., and Subsection 05. as null, void, and of no force and effect as of July 1, 2022. By rejecting these administrative rules, the Idaho Content Standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science will no longer be in effect, clearing the way for the work and recommendationsoftherespective2020and2021standardsreviewcommitteestobeconsideredasappropriate replacement content standards, dated July 13, 2021. During this same period the standards for the Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel were reviewed by a committee of higher education teachers and preparation leaders, recommended those standards be updated and streamlined. A new set of standards dated February 24, 2022 were recommended and are adopted with this legislation.

Amends existing law to provide for the power of a district health director to establish a personnel system.

The purpose of this legislation is to clarify statute language changes made in the 2021 Legislative session. The clarifications are to allow Public Health Districts to establish a personnel system to support rates of pay for appointments, promotions, demotions, and separations and to perform such other personnel actions as are needed. It also removes reference to the requirements of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code since Public Health District employees are no longer considered state employees.

States findings of the Legislature and approves administrative rules that impose a fee or charge reviewed by the Senate Resources and Environment Committee and the House Resources and Conservation Committee with an exception.

This legislation approves pending rules that impose a fee or charge for the Department of Fish and Game, Forest Products Commission, Department of Lands, Department of Parks and Recreation, and Department of Water Resources; with the exception of Department of Parks and Recreation, IDAPA 26.01.33, Docket No. 26-0000-2100F, Section 010., Subsection 07., which is rejected and not approved.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL- Relates to the appropriation to the Workforce Development Council for fiscal year 2022.

This is an FY 2022 supplemental appropriation bill for the Workforce Development Council. It provides 2.00 FTP and $15,000,000 for Childcare Infrastructure Grants.

States findings of the Legislature and formally acknowledges the loss of all of Idaho's fallen miners and declares every May 2 Miners Memorial Day.

This resolution acknowledges the importance and contributions of mining and miners’ lives throughout Idaho’s history and the 50th anniversary of the tragic Sunshine Mine fire which took the lives of 91 miners on May 2, 1972. It pays tribute to the loss of all of Idaho’s fallen miners, the efforts to save them by Mine Rescue Teams and the grief felt by their families and communities, and will commemorate May 2 from 2022 and every year forward, so that it will be known in Idaho as “Miners’ Memorial Day”.

Adds to existing law to provide for the licensure and registration of certain naturopathic doctors and naturopaths.

Thislegislationcreatesastructuretovoluntarilylicenseandregulatelicensednaturopathicdoctors. Importantly, this legislation does not mandate licensure for any individual. To qualify for licensure under this chapter, an individual must have a valid and active license to otherwise practice as a doctor in a healthcare-related profession, either in the state of Idaho or a corresponding equivalent from another state, possess an approved doctoral degree in naturopathy, and meet standards showing minimum competency. The legislation improves access to natural healthcare for all Idahoans who choose to seek it, as well as safeguarding public health by ensuring that any licensed naturopathic doctor who wishes to perform minor procedures or utilize prescriptive privileges must carry an active and valid Idaho license to do so. The legislation also creates the Idaho Board of Naturopathic Health Care, as well as a formulary committee that advises the board on all matters related to prescriptive rights. Finally, this legislation creates a method for registration of any practicing naturopath who wishes to be registered, but not licensed, with the state. Registration would only serve as a method for Idaho citizens seeking natural health care to find any naturopathic practitioners in their area. It does not grant any new privileges and restricts scope of practice for registered naturopaths to what is currently legal under Idaho Code § 54-1804. This legislation will not limit or restrict any current rights that any naturopathic practitioner who chooses to forego registration or licensure has under state law.