Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Labor provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget. This bill includes a cash transfer of $4,868,600 from the Employment Security Administration and Reimbursement Fund to the Employment Security Fund to correct an accounting error, a $5,000,000 shift from federal funds to dedicated funds and a reduction of 15.58 FTP for unemployment insurance (UI) operations, and $161,000 for IT hardware. This bill also includes four sections approving accounting entries to correct fiscal year 2024 ending fund balances, and three sections requiring reports. The first report is on department's current authorized positions, filled positions, active positions, length of vacancy for unfilled positions, and salary savings for fiscal year 2025. The second report is a cost benefit analysis on using E-Verify and directing the department to conduct a study on the impact of illegal immigration. The third report directs the department to conduct a study on the costs of administering disability determinations services at the state and federal level. This bill does not include the $7,330,000 requested by the department for unemployment insurance operations.