Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Correction provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes appropriation for advanced surveillance technology, transport safety expansion, Recidiviz case management software, body-worn camera grant, transparency software, Pocatello CRC personnel annualization, contracted snow removal at St. Anthony Work Camp, general inflation, population driven adjustment, medical services per diem adjustment, replacement items, and Governor's initiative for a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for North Idaho. The Department of Correction requested $77,400 for training equipment at their training and development center in Meridian, which was not funded. The Department of Correction also requested $83,200 for a skid steer at St. Anthony Work Camp. This was reduced to $20,000 to pay for contracted snow removal at St. Anthony Work Camp. For FY 2025, this bill also provides an additional appropriation of $2,993,900 in the State Prisons Division for advanced surveillance technology, transport safety expansion, and a body-worn camera grant. Also provided for FY 2025 is $5,939,400 in the County and Out-of-State Placement Division for population driven adjustment, and $5,957,200 in the Medical Services Division for medical services per diem adjustment.