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H0777.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - Appropriates $3,004,100 to the Department of Finance for fiscal year 1999; and limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 43. 02/26 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/27 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg 03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-0-8 AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), 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, Sali, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Tilman, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Black(15), Crane, Deal, Robison, Schaefer, Taylor, Tippets, Mr Speaker Floor Sponsor - Pomeroy Title apvd - to Senate 03/04 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin 03/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-1-5 AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth NAYS--Hawkins Absent and excused--Frasure, Hansen, McLaughlin, Sandy, Twiggs Floor Sponsor - Cameron Title apvd - to House 03/19 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed Pres signed - to Governor 03/20 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 197 Effective: 07/01/98
H0777|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 777 BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; AND 3 LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. 4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 5 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Finance the 6 following amount, to be expended according to the designated standard classi- 7 fications from the listed fund for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 8 1999: 9 FOR: 10 Personnel Costs $2,291,600 11 Operating Expenditures 613,000 12 Capital Outlay 99,500 13 TOTAL $3,004,100 14 FROM: 15 State Regulatory Fund $3,004,100 16 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department 17 of Finance is authorized no more than forty-three (43) full-time equivalent 18 positions at any point during the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, 19 for the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically autho- 20 rized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be 21 notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE HB 777 This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation for the Department of Finance. FISCAL NOTE FTP General Ded/Other Federal Total FY 1998 Total Appropriation 41.00 0 2,741,000 0 2,741,000 Base Adjustments 0.00 0 (96,300) 0 (96,300) FY 1999 Base 41.00 0 2,644,700 0 2,644,700 Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00 0 11,000 0 11,000 Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 0 15,300 0 15,300 Replacement Items 0.00 0 85,500 0 85,500 Employee Compensation (CEC) 0.00 0 94,400 0 94,400 FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO) 41.00 0 2,850,900 0 2,850,900 Enhancements: Department of Finance 1. Info Tech Support Funding 0.00 0 31,600 0 31,600 2. Two Mortgage Examiners 2.00 0 121,600 0 121,600 FY 1999 Total Appropriation 43.00 0 3,004,100 0 3,004,100 Chg From Orig Approp. 2.00 0 263,100 0 263,100 %Chg From Orig Approp. 4.9% 0.0% 9.6% 0.0% 9.6% COMMENTS: This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation for the Department of Finance in the amount of $3,004,100. The department is funded entirely with dedicated funds generated by regulating the financial industry in Idaho. Included in this appropriation is a 2.6% inflationary increase for operating expenses, 5% change in employee compensation (CEC) for merit based pay increases with an emphasis on moving deserving employees to the policy pay level, and fully funded personnel cost increases to cover higher employer-paid health insurance premiums. Funding for two enhancements are included in this bill. The first funds an information technology support technician position. The second authorizes and funds two new mortgage examiner/investigator positions to handle the workload created by the Residential Mortgage Practices Act, which was enacted in 1996. This appropriation also limits the department's number of full-time positions for FY 1999. Contact: Ross Borden Legislative Services Office Budget & Policy Analysis Telephone: 334-474