Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

This bill includes fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 appropriations and transfers for the Department of Parks and Recreation, and provides for a total transfer of $95,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund. Firstly, the bill includes a fiscal year 2023 appropriation and transfer of $85,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund for deferred maintenance, capital projects, and collaborative interagency projects. Of this appropriation, $70,000,000 is for deferred maintenance; $10,000,000 is for capital projects; and $5,000,000 is for inter-agency collaborative projects. Secondly, the bill includes a fiscal year 2024 appropriation and transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund for additional capital projects. Finally, as transferred funds are deposited in the Parks and Recreation Fund, a dedicated fund within the Department of Parks and Recreation, this bill also provided an appropriation for the Parks and Recreation Fund so the agency has sufficient authority to spend the fund's balance.

Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks.

Every year, in rapidly increasing numbers, residents of the state of Idaho and non-residents enjoy the recreational value of Idaho's state parks. There are inherent risks in the outdoor recreational activities provided within the state parks which should be understood and assumed by each visitor. The inherent risks in the recreational activities undertaken by park visitors are essentially impossible to eliminate by the Department. It is the purpose of this idea to define the area of responsibility and affirmative acts for which the Department's parks shall be liable for loss, damage, or injury, and to define those risks for which the visitors expressly assume and for which there can be no recovery.

Relates to the appropriation to the to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2024.

This is a fiscal year 2024 trailer appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It addresses the fiscal impact of S1098, which amended existing law to authorize the director of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into certain voluntary contracts and agreements.

Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2023.

This is a FY 2023 supplemental appropriation bill for the Military Division. It provides an additional appropriation of $19,000,000 for the Jerome Readiness Center.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2024.

This is the fiscal year 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Parks and Recreation. It appropriates a total of $68,901,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 183.80. The bill funds 12 line items, which includes 10.00 FTP and funding for additional park personnel; increased operating costs at parks; increased pay for seasonal employees; 2.00 FTP and funding for personnel within the motorized trail program; 0.83 FTP and funding to convert three part-time personnel to full-time; support for a media campaign to promote responsible off-highway vehicle use on public lands; funding to purchase an utility type vehicle for the motorized trail program; funding for group shelter and facilities at McCroskey State Part; funding for the Lionhead entrance station at Priest Lake State Park; appropriation to distribute increased grant fund revenue to grant recipients; 2.00 FTP and funding for a maintenance crew for the eastern region of the state; and appropriation from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Funds for maintenance projects and park improvements. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and

Relates to the appropriation to the Commission of Pardons and Parole for fiscal year 2024.

This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Commission of Pardons and Parole. It appropriates a total of $4,139,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 37.00. The bill funds one line item, which provides funding to reclassify a research analyst position to a research analyst senior.

Relates to the appropriations to deficiency warrant funds for fiscal year 2023.

Idaho Code authorizes the use of deficiency warrants under certain circumstances. The agencies pay the bills and come back to the Legislature during the next session for the cash to reimburse those costs. This legislation includes reimbursement for the costs incurred for three purposes. First, it reimburses the Department of Agriculture for prior fiscal year costs to survey and control pests on state and private lands authorized under Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code. Second it reimburses the Military Division of costs incurred for the cleanup of hazardous materials incidents throughout Idaho authorized under Section 39-7110, Idaho Code. And third, it reimburses the Department of Environmental Quality for costs incurred for the removal of tire waste declared a public nuisance authorized in Section 39-6502(3), Idaho Code.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2024.

This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Indirect Support Services, Licensing and Certification, and Independent Councils for the Domestic Violence CouncilandtheDevelopmentalDisabilitiesCouncil. Itappropriatesatotalof$79,797,900andcapsthenumber of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 346.50. This bill funds a total of eight line items, which provide: additional funding for the criminal history unit background check system; funds for a Laserfiche document managementsystem; fundingforsubscriptionstotheTableaudataanalyticsplatform; fundsforAvePointcloud governance system; funds for a cost allocation contract; funding for the Domestic Violence Council's building technology capacity grant; bridge funding for the Domestic Violence Council; and funding for personnel at the Developmental Disabilities Council. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and

Relates to the appropriation to the Workforce Development Council for fiscal year 2024.

This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Workforce Development Council. The bill appropriates a total of $49,565,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 11.00. The bill funds five line items, which provide funding to balance CEC between dedicated funds and federal funds, a new office space lease, childcare infrastructure grants, additional costs to manage workforce training grants, and an adjustment to make funds appropriated as ongoing for FY 2023 onetime beginning with FY 2024.

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “abortion” and to provide that certain actions and attempts shall not be considered criminal abortions.

This legislation amends Idaho Code, Section 18-622 to clarify our existing definition of abortion and it eliminates the trigger provision and affirmative defense. The legislation also provides additional clarifying language regarding the reporting standard on rape and incest.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid for fiscal year 2023.

This is a FY 2023 supplemental appropriation for the Division of Medicaid in the Department of Health and Welfare. This bill contains four actions. First, this bill reduces the General Fund and increases the federal fund to account for the impacts of the Public Health Emergency, which provides all states an additional 6.2% of federalmatchforallclaims. Second,thisbillprovidesfundingfortheEarlyandPeriodicScreening,Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, as required by class counsel in the Jeff D. Lawsuit Settlement. Third, this bill provides additional receipt authority in dedicated funds, and reduces the General Fund and federal funds; receipt authority are dedicated funds that come from income from sources such as drug rebates. Finally, this bill provides additional dedicated and federal funds to account for changes made to the Upper Payment Limit (UPL) through S1350 of 2022.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Correction. It appropriates a total of $354,157,700 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 2,170.85. The bill funds eleven line items, which provides funding for two new food service staff to assist with dietary needs, funding for the increase cost to inflation for food, clothes and other operational needs, funding to increase resident pay, three new positions and vans to expand the ability to transport inmates, and an increase for educator pay. This bill also funds an operational change to the Correctional Alternative Placement facility and allows the department to take over the facility and end its contract with the Management Training Corporation, this adds 78 positions and after adding the total needed for those position there is a total reduction of $774,800. Lastly, this bill includes three supplemental appropriations for inflation, expanding drug tests, and onetime cost to take over the Correctional Alternative Placement facility.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

This is the FY 2024 appropriation bill for the Office of the State Board of Education. It appropriates a total of $96,376,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 74.25. It provides $26,000 for a federal grant transfer, 1.00 FTP and $103,800 for an Idaho System for Educational Excellence (ISEE) coordinator, 1.00 FTP and $72,200 for a finance specialist, 10.00 FTP and $1,203,900 for the transfer of internal audit staff from universities to the Office of the State Board of Education (with a corresponding reduction in the College and Universities appropriation), $47,234,700 for replacing the ISEE system and other programs, 3.00 FTP and $297,300 to transfer IT staff from the Department of Education, $30,000,000 for the empowering parents grant program, and a reduction of 1.00 FTP and a reduction of $27,900 for human resource consolidation. Also included in this bill are two onetime FY 2023 supplemental appropriations, which provide $1,000,000 for arts grants to rural public schools, and $20,000,000 for school safety and security grants for public schools.

Amends existing law to limit applicability to full-time students.

Section 33-512D, Idaho Code, establishes provisions for Extended Learner programs in Idaho public schools. This program allows school districts and charter schools to identify eligible students as Extended Learners. Extended Learners are allowed to attend school on a flexible schedule and be reported as a full-time student in attendance each instruction day for public school funding purposes. While working through the reporting requirements for these students, Board staff identified an issue with the current program language that would allow part-time dual enrolled students who also met the student eligibility requirements to be reported as a full day of attendance or 1 FTE student enrollment for funding purposes. The proposed amendment would allow only students who attend public school "full-time" to be eligible for the program.

Adds to existing law to provide that agency policy statements and guidance documents shall not have the force and effect of law.

This legislation clarifies that agency policies and guidance shall not have the force and effect of law.

Amends existing law to replace references to the Division of Building Safety with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

This proposed legislation will continue the reorganization of the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses consistent with the Executive Order 2020-10. The proposal will align the reference terms of the former Division of Building Safety into the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. In addition, the proposal will align the reference terms of the administrator of Division of Building Safety to be the administrator of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Indirect Support Services for fiscal year 2023.

This is an FY 2023 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Indirect Support Services. It provides onetime funds to pay the court-ordered settlement amount in the F.V. v. Jeppesen (Case No. 1:17-cv-0017-CWD).