Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the State Board of Education's Division of College and Universities. It appropriates a total of $629,819,200 and does not cap the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions. This division includes the budgets for Boise State University, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College, the University of Idaho, and Systemwide Programs. 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 enrollment workload adjustment and endowment adjustments are included. The enrollment workload adjustment includes $1,842,600 ongoing from the General Fund and $988,700 onetime from dedicated funds. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an additional 2% increase for those in the 20 job classifications most in need of equity adjustments. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included for Boise State University. The bill funds three line items. Line item 1 provides 1.73 FTP and $1,414,600 for occupancy costs, of which $707,300isongoingfromtheGeneralFundand$707,300isonetimefromdedicatedfunds. Lineitem4provides a decrease of $20,800 for adjusted rent for the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center, and line item 5 provides $1,000,000 for cybersecurity programs. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund appropriation is reduced by 2%. This budget is a 0.3% increase on the General Fund, and a total increase of 4.2% for all funds. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and