Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2019.

This is an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation bill for the Public Utilities Commission. It provides $2,419,300 to relocate the agency to the Chinden Campus.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Public Utilities Commission. It appropriates a total of $6,634,500 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 49.00. 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. Funding for replacement items includes $82,700 for software maintenance and IT equipment. For statewide cost allocation, $14,700 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 three line items, which provide $11,700 for a 3% change in employee compensation for the Public Utilities Commissioners; $4,500 for Network Equipment Replacement; and a reduction of 3.00 FTP and $188,700 for IT Consolidation. Section 3 of the bill amends Section 61-215, Idaho Code, to raise the Public Utilities Commissioners' annual salary to $110,074 to allow for the 3% salary increase in line item 1. Section 4 of the bill provides reappropriation authority for the FY 2019 supplemental appropriation for the agency's Chinden Campus relocation.