Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2019.

Repeals, amends, and adds to existing law to allow an individual to designate an income tax refund or payment to certain charities, to revise minimum collection thresholds, and to require an annual report by the State Tax Commission.

Amends existing law to provide that a sole source declaration may be without an emergency declaration.

This legislation makes a technical correction to address a lack of clarity in current code. State law allows local governmental entities to make sole-source purchases under limited circumstances, such as there being only one available vendor or there being only one available product or purchasing mass-produced materials. However, since the relevant code is in the same section as other requirements for emergency purchases, it gives the mistaken impression that an emergency must be declared by a governing board or council before a sole-source purchase can be made. This law amends state code to clarify that an emergency is not required to make a sole-source purchase as long as the local governmental entity meets the other requirements for a sole-source purchase.

Amends existing law to provide for the reemployment of certain public safety officers.

This Resolution will allow local school districts to hire retired law enforcement officers to support school security without these individuals having to suspend their PERSI benefits. Should a school district choose to hire these retired individuals, the existing retirement benefit remains locked in at the same rate. The arrangement parallels that currently available to teachers, with the employer still making PERSI contributions but not the employee.

Amends existing law to revise the threshold population for a mail ballot precinct.

Amends existing law to revise definitions and to provide that certain rulemaking shall not be authorized.

Adds to existing law to provide that syringe and needle exchange programs may be established with certain conditions.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the taxation of corporate foreign income.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding products that may be prescribed.

This bill amends the definition of the "practice of pharmacy" to increase patient access to certain categories of medications that are low risk, if used under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Veterans Services for fiscal year 2019.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding legal descriptions and boundaries.

This legislation helps to clarify the Tax Commission's duties in reviewing a taxing district's proposed boundary changes. These duties would be limited to reviewing proposed legal descriptions and total boundary areas that are submitted by a taxing district to ensure they are accurate. If the Tax Commission finds any errors in those legal descriptions or boundary changes, they would then be required to notify the appropriate taxing district within a specific time frame.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding fees for expedited service for entity filings.

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “abused.”

The Idaho Nurses Association is proposing legislation to clarify the definition of "Abused" under Section 16-1602, Idaho Code, to remove the term "Subdural Hematoma" and to replace it with the term "Head Injury."Thischangebroadensthedefinitiontoincludeheadandbraininjuriesotherthanthelimiteddiagnosis of subdural hematoma and is consistent with the other more broad descriptions of injuries in the definition.

Repeals existing law relating to the authority of officers to conduct certain searches.

The intent of this legislation is to preserve the presumption of privacy for all citizens. Before any search or inspection is conducted under the provisions of this section, a warrant must be obtained, or consent must be given.

Relates to the appropriation to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Medical Boards. It appropriates a total of $6,809,500 andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat51.20. Forbenefitcosts,thebillmaintains 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 $7,700 for increased credit card processingfeesandofficeleasecosts. Fundingforreplacementitemsincludes$95,000forsoftwarelicenses, office furniture, computers, and phones. For statewide cost allocation, $6,100 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 ten line items. For the Board of Medicine: 1.00 FTP and $62,400 for a management assistant and $41,500 for additional board resources. For the Board of Nursing: $5,500 for six cell phones; 1.00 FTP and $49,200 for an administrative assistant; and $3,300 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Board of Pharmacy: $19,600 for licensing system maintenance and $4,800 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Governor's Technology Initiatives across the five agencies, the bill includes $4,300 for network equipment replacement,$25,200formobiledevicesecurity,and$41,100forOfficeofInformationTechnologyServices billings.