Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Financial Management for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Division of Financial Management. It appropriates a total of $2,614,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 19.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. Also included are adjustments to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus; and software licensing, server infrastructure, and storage to expand system capabilities on core systems and to maintain agency-specific software. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund appropriation is reduced by 2%.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Operations for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Division of Operations of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $685,591,900 from the General Fund and $60,586,400 in dedicated funds. This division includes pupil transportation, salaries and benefits for classified staff, technology, innovation schools funding, and discretionary funds that can be used for any educational support services or general operations. This budget includes $3,150,900 for a 2% base salary increase for classified staff. Also included is $16,017,300fornondiscretionaryadjustmentsandofthatamount,$7,705,300isneededfortheincreaseinpupil transportation, $6,268,000 is to meet the demands of student growth in discretionary funding, and $2,044,000 is for support unit growth for salaries and benefits. Line item 1 increases discretionary funding to $28,887 per support unit, which is a 1.7% increase over the current year, and may be used for health insurance. The amount is the result of several calculations and analyses of health insurance costs, rate increases, and staffing levels. The $28,887 is further divided into two distributions: $16,226 per support unit is to be used at the discretion of the school district or charter school and $12,661 per support unit is to be used to offset the employer costs of health, vision, and dental insurance offered to its employees. If the distribution provided for health, vision, and dental insurance is in excess of the individual school district's or charter school's actual costs, the excess funds may then be used at the school district's or charter school's discretion. This is an increase of 3.8% from the General Fund and 3.7% from all funds.

Relates to the appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2020.

This is an FY 2020 supplemental appropriation bill for the Legislative Services Office. It provides $40,000 ongoing from the General Fund to provide closed captioning services of Senate and House of Representatives proceedings on television and over the Internet.

Relates to the appropriation to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Attorney General. It appropriates a total of $26,543,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 219.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. Funding for replacement items includes $128,100 for computer equipment, IT licenses, IT networking equipment, and IT storage equipment for the Internet Crimes Against Children Program. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds four line items, which provide 1.00 FTP and $108,900 for a deputy attorney general at the Department of Labor; 1.00 FTP and $108,900 for a deputy attorney general at the Department of Correction; 1.00 FTP and $117,500 for a deputy attorney general in the Civil Litigation Division; and 1.00 FTP and $108,900 for a deputy attorney general at the Idaho Transportation Department. Also included is an adjustment to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund appropriation is reduced by 2%.