Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Executive Office of the Governor. It appropriates a total of $4,305,500 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 21.00. This funding is an overall increase of 0.9% from the current year. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees and for adjustments to statewide cost allocation. This bill also includes exemptions from budget laws allowing movement of funding between object codes and programs. Lastly, there are no new line items in this budget.

Relates to the appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2021.

This is an FY 2021 supplemental appropriation bill for the Executive Office of the Governor. It provides $175,746,400 onetime for federal Emergency Rental Assistance funding from the COVID-19 Relief bill signed into law on December 27, 2020. According to guidance provided by the U.S. Treasury, funding is to be used for financial assistance to address housing costs that renters are unable to meet as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Allowable costs include rent, utilities, and home energy costs (including those in arrears). Funding would be provided directly to eligible grantees (landlords, apartment owners, property managers, etc.) rather than to individual renters. The Executive Office of the Governor proposes to contract with the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to administer the program on a statewide basis. Section 2 of this act requires that the Executive Office of the Governor allocate funds to the association on an as-needed basis in increments not to exceed $10,000,000. Other requirements include methods to verify non-duplication of benefits; reporting to the Legislature and Legislative Services Office; and external auditing. Funding is available until December 31, 2021, and state or local matching funds are not required.