Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise a definition.

Appropriates $42,314,000 to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2019; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 43.00.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for Department of Commerce. It appropriates $42,314,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 43.00. 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. Funding for replacement items includes $9,100 to upgrade network switches. For statewide cost allocation, an increase of $6,300 is provided, as Attorney General fees will increase by $6,300, risk management costs will decrease by $200, and State Controller fees will increase by $200. 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 one line item: $3,455,400 to expand marketing and promotion of the state from the Tourism and Promotion Fund, of which $1,900,500 is in operating expenditures for statewide marketing efforts, and $1,554,900 is in trustee and benefit payments for local tourism district grants.