Idaho Bills

Appropriates $52,104,200 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for fiscal year 2019; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 414.00.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Department of Juvenile Corrections. It appropriates $52,104,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 414.00. 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 $424,100. For statewide cost allocation, $25,300 is provided as Attorney General fees will increase by $20,000, risk management costs will decrease by $2,000, State Controller fees will increase by $7,700, State Treasurer fees will decrease by $100, and fees for Legislative Audits will decrease by $300. The 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. The bill funds four line items, which provide $15,700 for instructor pay; 1.00 FTP and $74,300 for a clinician at the Juvenile Corrections Center-Nampa; a net-zero program transfer of $186,100 in General Fund personnel costs from Institutions to Administration; and $8,700 for IT and telecommunications.