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SENATE BILL NO. 1556 – Approp, Attorney General

SENATE BILL NO. 1556

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S1556............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - ATTORNEY GENERAL - Appropriates $13,679,800 to the
Attorney General for fiscal year 1999; specifies legislative intent that
$1,000 may be used to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting
from the discharge of the Attorney General's official duties; and limits
the number of full-time equivalent positions to 171.9.

03/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    Rls susp - PASSED - 26-0-9
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Danielson, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Ingram, Keough, King, Lee, Noh,
      Parry, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
      Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Crow, Darrington, Frasure, Hansen, Hawkins,
      Ipsen, McLaughlin, Riggs, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Thorne
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/19    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-1-3
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz,
      Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
      Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman,
      Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Crow, Hansen, Judd,
    Floor Sponsor - Mader
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/20    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23    Sp signed - to Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 364
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1556


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1556

                                   BY FINANCE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999;  EXPRESSING
 3        LEGISLATIVE  INTENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; AND LIMITING THE
 4        NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.

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

 6        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General the  fol-
 7    lowing  amounts,  to  be expended for the designated programs according to the
 8    designated standard classifications from the listed funds for the period  July
 9    1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
10                               FOR         FOR         FOR
11                            PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL
12                              COSTS    EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY        TOTAL
13    I. STATE LEGAL SERVICES:
14    FROM:
15    General Fund           $ 3,317,300  $  402,900   $70,000   $ 3,790,200
16    Federal Grant Fund         262,300      38,700                 301,000
17    Consumer Protection
18     Fund                      223,400      85,700                 309,100
19    State Legal Services
20     Fund                     6,787,000     153,100             6,940,100 
21      TOTAL                $10,590,000  $  680,400   $70,000   $11,340,400
22    II. SPECIAL LITIGATION:
23    FROM:
24    General Fund                        $2,339,400             $ 2,339,400

25      GRAND
26      TOTAL                $10,590,000  $3,019,800   $70,000   $13,679,800

27        SECTION 2.  It is legislative intent that an amount, not to exceed $1,000,
28    of  the  amount appropriated in Section 1 of this act, may be used at the dis-
29    cretion of the Attorney General to assist in defraying expenses relating to or
30    resulting from the discharge of the Attorney General's official  duties.  Such
31    moneys shall be accounted for according to the provisions of Chapter 36, Title
32    67, Idaho Code, and Section 67-3516, Idaho Code.

33        SECTION  3.  In  accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Attorney
34    General is authorized no more than one  hundred  seventy-one  and  nine-tenths
35    (171.9)  full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1,
36    1998, through June 30, 1999, for the programs specified in Section 1  of  this
37    act,  unless  specifically  authorized  by  the  Governor.  The Joint Finance-
38    Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased  positions
39    so authorized.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               SB 1556

This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation bill for the Office of the Attorney General.

                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.            171.90      4,462,700      6,709,500         287,400     11,459,600 
Reappropriation                       0.00        700,300              0               0        700,300 
FY 1998 Supplemental                  0.00        900,000              0               0        900,000 
FY 1998 Total Appropriation         171.90      6,063,000      6,709,500         287,400     13,059,900 
Base Adjustments                      0.00     (1,676,600)             0               0     (1,676,600) 
FY 1999 Base                        171.90      4,386,400      6,709,500         287,400     11,383,300 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00         17,000         31,900           1,200         50,100 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         10,100          6,100           1,000         17,200 
Replacement Items                     0.00         70,000              0               0         70,000 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00          3,000            500               0          3,500 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00        143,100        301,200          11,400        455,700 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)           171.90      4,629,600      7,049,200         301,000     11,979,800 
Enhancements:
Attorney General
 2. Natural Resource Litigation       0.00      1,500,000              0               0      1,500,000 
 3. Agency Receipts                   0.00              0        200,000               0        200,000 
FY 1999 Total Appropriation         171.90      6,129,600      7,249,200         301,000     13,679,800 

Chg From Orig Approp.                 0.00      1,666,900        539,700          13,600      2,220,200 
%Chg From Orig Approp.                0.0%          37.4%           8.0%            4.7%          19.4% 

Enhancement numbers follow those in the Legislative Summary Book.

Contact:
Cathy Holland-Smith
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4731