Idaho Bills

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

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Correction. It appropriates a total of $273,246,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 2,021.85. For benefit costs, the bill maintains 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 $219,700 for the department's maintenance agreements for server and storage hardware; its central office and various district and satellite office leases; its online employee education system; and a 2.1% increase in food and dietary costs. Funding for replacement items includes $3,069,800 for myriad items. For statewide cost allocation, $866,200 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. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill funds nine line items, which provide $2,354,100 for correctional officer entry-level pay; 17.00 FTP and $1,465,900 for probation and parole staff; 2.00 FTP and $140,200 for presentence investigators; $300,000 for electronic monitoring; $575,300 for base software licensing; $1,030,200 for PREA screenings; $461,800 for cybersecurity upgrades; $216,900 for inmate pay; and a reduction of $4,340,000 due to Medicaid expansion. The bill also provides reappropriation authority for $7,016,000 of unexpended FY 2019 funding from the Technology Infrastructure Stabilization Fund to be used for replacement of the department's offender management system.