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HOUSE BILL NO. 794 – Approp, Health&Welfare Dept, amend

HOUSE BILL NO. 794

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H0794.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Amends existing law to reduce the appropriation to the
Department of Health and Welfare for Self-Reliance Programs by $3,780,000;
to reduce the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for
Medical Assistance Services by $2,851,600; and to amend the appropriation
to the Department of Health and Welfare for Veterans Services for personnel
costs.

03/04    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/05    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark,
      Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Boe, Field(13),
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/10    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
      Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Hansen
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
    Pres signed - to Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 351
         Effective: 03/25/98

Bill Text


H0794


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 794

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE;  AMENDING
 3        THE  APPROPRIATION  MADE IN SECTION 1, CHAPTER 181, LAWS OF 1997; AMENDING
 4        THE APPROPRIATION MADE IN SECTION 1, CHAPTER 251, LAWS OF  1997;  AMENDING
 5        THE  APPROPRIATION  MADE  IN  SECTION  1,  CHAPTER  160, LAWS OF 1997; AND
 6        DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

 7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 8        SECTION 1.  That Section 1, Chapter 181, Laws of 1997, be, and the same is
 9    hereby amended to read as follows:

10        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
11    Welfare  for  the Self-Reliance Programs, the following amounts to be expended
12    according to the designated expense classes from  the  listed  funds  for  the
13    period July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998:
14                                                      FOR
15                  FOR         FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
16               PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
17                 COSTS    EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
18    SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAMS:
19    FROM:
20    General
21     Fund     $11,592,200  $ 6,153,600 $1,306,900 $ 23,596,100 $  42,648,800 
22                                                   19,816,100    38,868,800 
23    Cooperative
24     Welfare Fund
25     (Other)      647,300      136,800              9,900,000   10,684,100
26    Cooperative
27     Welfare Fund
28     (Federal)  15,578,700   12,064,600     729,900   28,867,900    57,241,100 
29      TOTAL   $27,818,200  $18,355,000 $2,036,800 $ 62,364,000 $ 110,574,000 
30                                                    58,584,000   106,794,000 

31        SECTION 2.  That Section 1, Chapter 251, Laws of 1997, be, and the same is
32    hereby amended to read as follows:

33        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
34    Welfare for Medical Assistance Services the following amounts to  be  expended
35    according  to the designated expense classes from the various funds listed for
36    the period July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998:


                                      2

 1                                                         FOR
 2                             FOR          FOR        TRUSTEE AND
 3                          PERSONNEL    OPERATING       BENEFIT
 4                            COSTS     EXPENDITURES    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 5    MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES:
 6    FROM:
 7    General Fund       $2,433,200      $2,798,900   $ 117,336,700 $ 122,568,800 
 8                                                      116,709,300   121,941,400 
 9    Cooperative Welfare
10     Fund (Other)         999,600         122,800     17,057,800   18,180,200
11    Medical Assistance
12     Fund                                                 15,000       15,000
13    Liquor Control
14     Fund                                                650,000      650,000
15    Cooperative Welfare
16     Fund (Federal)     3,824,200       4,230,300     275,234,700   283,289,200 
17                                                 273,010,500   281,065,000 
18      TOTAL            $7,257,000      $7,152,000   $ 410,294,200 $ 424,703,200 
19                                                      407,442,600   421,851,600 

20        SECTION 3.  That Section 1, Chapter 160, Laws of 1997, be, and the same is
21    hereby amended to read as follows:

22        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
23    Welfare  for Indirect Support Services, Veterans Services, and the Independent
24    Commissions and Councils the following amounts to be expended for  the  desig-
25    nated  programs  according  to the designated expense classes from the various
26    funds listed for the period July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998:
27                                                       FOR
28                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
29                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
30                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
31    I. INDIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES:
32    FROM:
33    General
34     Fund        $ 6,814,600 $ 6,940,200                        $13,754,800
35    Cooperative
36     Welfare Fund
37     (Other)                     544,600                            544,600
38    Cooperative
39     Welfare Fund
40     (Federal)      4,686,500    4,913,100               9,599,600 
41      TOTAL      $11,501,100 $12,397,900                        $23,899,000
42    II. VETERANS SERVICES:
43    FROM:
44    General
45     Fund        $  1,717,600 $   199,800           $    50,700  $  1,968,100 
46                    1,517,600                           1,768,100 
47    Cooperative
48     Welfare Fund
49     (Other)       4,280,100   1,486,600  $153,600                5,920,300
50    Idaho Veterans Home
51     Income Fund                 703,800                 1,000      704,800


                                      3

 1                                                       FOR
 2                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 5    Cooperative
 6     Welfare Fund
 7     (Federal)      2,978,500                           3,359,000 
 8                    3,178,500      380,500                          3,559,000 
 9      TOTAL      $ 8,976,200 $ 2,770,700  $153,600  $   51,700  $11,952,200
10    III. INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS:
11    A. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL:
12    FROM:
13    Domestic
14     Violence
15     Fund        $    92,900 $    51,900  $    900  $  294,300  $   440,000
16    Cooperative
17     Welfare Fund
18     (Federal)        10,000      20,000               738,900      768,900
19    Cooperative
20     Welfare Fund
21     (Other)                        10,000                             10,000 
22      TOTAL      $   102,900 $    81,900  $    900  $1,033,200  $ 1,218,900
23    B. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL:
24    FROM:
25    General
26     Fund        $    54,700 $    15,500            $   11,200  $    81,400
27    Cooperative
28     Welfare Fund
29     (Federal)       228,400      83,700               136,100      448,200
30    Cooperative
31     Welfare Fund
32     (Other)                         1,000                    1,000 
33      TOTAL      $   283,100 $   100,200            $  147,300  $   530,600
34    C. COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED:
35    FROM:
36    General
37     Fund        $    62,600 $    31,300                        $    93,900

38      DIVISION
39      TOTAL      $   448,600 $   213,400  $    900  $1,180,500  $ 1,843,400

40      GRAND
41      TOTAL      $20,925,900 $15,382,000  $154,500  $1,232,200  $37,694,600

42        SECTION 4.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
43    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
44    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                               STATEMENT OF PURPOSE													
													
                                     HB 794													
													
Reduces the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 1998.													

                                   FISCAL NOTE													

Description				FTP	  General	    Federal	       Total

1.	Reduces the state maintenance								
	of effort for the new TANF								
	program from 100% down												
	to 80%.				0.00 	 (2,881,700)		0 	   (2,881,700)
												
2.	Eliminates work participation								
	penalty that will not be								
	accessed until FY 2000.		0.00 	  (898,300)		0 	     (898,300)			
												
3.	The U.S. Department of									
	Veterans Affairs has agreed to								
	provide free medications and								
	pay per diem to eligible veterans							
	residing in state veterans								
	nursing homes.			0.00 	  (200,000)	  200,000	            0 
												
4.	Child Health (Title XXI):							 				
	   Medicaid Benefits		0.00 	  (627,400)	(2,224,200)	   (2,851,600)
											
Grand Total				0.00 	(4,607,400)	(2,024,200)	   (6,631,600)

Contact:													
Richard Burns													
Legislative Services Office													
Budget & Policy Analysis													
Telephone:  334-4742