Idaho Bills

Appropriates $330,600 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for fiscal year 2019; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 3.00.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Commission on Hispanic Affairs. It appropriates $330,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 3.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. For statewide costallocation, $100isprovided, asAttorneyGeneralfeeswilldecreaseby$300, feesforLegislativeAudits will increase by $500, and risk management costs will decrease by $100. This bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. This bill funds two line items: $25,000 for statewide outreach efforts; and a reduction of $8,000 in the Federal Grant Fund.

Appropriates an additional $26,000 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for fiscal year 2018.

This is an FY 2018 supplemental appropriation bill for the Commission on Hispanic Affairs. It includes an additional $26,000 in ongoing personnel costs from the General Fund to fully fund 2.00 of the 3.00 appropriated FTP from the General Fund. This bill also transfers 0.30 FTP from the Federal Grant Fund to the General Fund, for a net change of zero to the total FTP count.