Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho personnel reduction act, to provide for the reporting of state employee travel expenses, and to provide for reporting of paid travel by state officials and a penalty.
Thisdealswithstatebudgetissuesrelatingtounfilledstateemployeepositionsandtransparencyontravelcosts. First, it makes state government more efficient by requiring state agencies to identify all employee positions that have been vacant for at least 180 days, and then eliminating each such position that has been vacant for 365 days or more and reducing the agency budget request accordingly. For positions vacant for 180 to 364 days, agencies must either eliminate the position and reduce the agency budget request accordingly, or fund and fill the position using existing funds. In doing so, this will reduce the size of government agencies to a level at which they have already demonstrated the ability to operate. Second, it requires state agencies to report on employee travel for the previous fiscal year when each state agency submits its annual budget request the Governor and Legislature. Third, it requires those individuals holding or running for statewide offices, or who have been elected to statewide office, to report to the Secretary of State on any out-of-state travel relating to any governmental purpose, excluding any travel paid by campaign funds, which is already reported to the Secretary of State.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the office of administrative hearings and to provide for the billing of state agencies for certain services.
The purpose of this bill is to change the methodology of budgeting for the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) to utilize the Statewide Cost Allocation Program model and be able to offset costs to the general fund. This bill requires the Division of Financial Management to prepare an estimate of costs for state budgeting purposes for the OAH for all service fees using statewide cost allocation methods. Specifically, this bill will repeal and replace section 67-5285, Idaho Code, to establish that state agencies will be billed for services provided by the OAH. It will also amend Section 67-3531, Idaho Code, to allow the Division of Financial Management to prepare annual cost estimates for services provided by OAH.
Scott Grow · SD-014
69 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho personnel reduction act and to provide for the reporting of state employee travel expenses.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
65 – 4
Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho personnel reduction act and to provide for the reporting of state employee travel expenses.
This legislation deals with state budget issues. First, it makes state government more efficient by requiring state agencies to identify all employee positions that have been vacant for over a year and either eliminating the position and reducing the agency budget request accordingly, or funding and filling the position using existing funds. In doing so, this could reduce the size of government agencies to a level at which they have already demonstrated the ability to operate. Second, it requires state agencies to report on employee travel for the previous fiscal year when each state agency submits its annual budget request to the Governor and the Legislature.
Mike Moyle · HD-010A
65 – 0