Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide that attorneys of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses shall be nonclassified employees.

This legislation amends Idaho Code § 67-5303 to codify attorneys employed by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses as non-classified employees. This classifies them like similar employees, including attorneys at the Attorney General's office, employees of the Idaho Supreme Court, the State Public Defender, and other professional level staff at various state agencies.

Amends existing law to provide that executive employees of the state of Idaho shall not be classified employees.

This bill makes changes to the classification of certain state employees by amending Idaho Code sections 67-5303 and 67-5302. The key aspects of the proposed changes is to executive employees making them nonclassified employees rather than classified employees. Executive employee is defined as a position equivalent to a bureau chief or higher, with management responsibilities, including hiring, firing, and discretionary decision-making.