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HOUSE BILL NO. 95 – Approp, elected officials salaries

HOUSE BILL NO. 95

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H0095.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating additional moneys for fiscal year 1999 for
salary increases for the Public Utilities Commission, Tax Commission,
Industrial Commission, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, State Controller,
and the Attorney General.

01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 54-13-2
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell,
      Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
      Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
      Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
      Montgomery, Mortensen, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo,
      Robison, Sellman, Smith, Stone, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Williams,
      Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Kendell, McKague, Moyle, Schaefer,
      Stevenson, Stoicheff, Taylor, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann
      Absent and excused -- Kjellander, Sali
    Dist. 19, Seat A, Vacant
    Floor Sponsor - Hansen(23)
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/28    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-1-2
         AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
      Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--Keough
      Absent and excused--Ipsen, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Parry
    Title apvd - to House
02/05    To enrol
02/08    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/09    Pres signed
02/10    To Governor
02/12    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 10
         Effective: 02/12/99

Bill Text


H0095


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 95

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR COMMIS-
 3        SIONER SALARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL  MONEYS  TO
 4        THE  STATE  TAX COMMISSION FOR COMMISSIONER SALARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999;
 5        APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION  FOR  COMMIS-
 6        SIONER  SALARIES  FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO
 7        THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR FISCAL YEAR  1999;  APPROPRIATING
 8        ADDITIONAL  MONEYS TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; APPRO-
 9        PRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999;
10        APPROPRIATING   ADDITIONAL   MONEYS   TO    SUPERINTENDENT    OF    PUBLIC
11        INSTRUCTION/STATE  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; APPROPRI-
12        ATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE  STATE  TREASURER  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  1999;
13        APPROPRIATING  ADDITIONAL  MONEYS  TO THE STATE CONTROLLER FOR FISCAL YEAR
14        1999; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  FOR  FISCAL
15        YEAR 1999; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

17        SECTION 1.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
18    priated to the Public Utilities Commission for commissioner salaries and bene-
19    fit  costs,  to be expended according to the designated expense class from the
20    listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
21    FOR:
22    Personnel Costs                                                        $11,300
23    FROM:
24    General Fund                                                           $11,300

25        SECTION 2.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
26    priated to the State Tax Commission  for  commissioner  salaries  and  benefit
27    costs,  to  be  expended  according  to  the designated expense class from the
28    listed funds, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
29    FOR:
30    Personnel Costs                                                        $49,600
31    FROM:
32    General Fund                                                           $44,600
33    Administration Services for Transportation Fund              5,000 
34      TOTAL                                                                $49,600

35        SECTION 3.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
36    priated to the Industrial Commission for  commissioner  salaries  and  benefit
37    costs,  to  be  expended  according  to  the designated expense class from the
38    listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
39    FOR:
40    Personnel Costs                                                        $22,800
41    FROM
42    Industrial Administration Fund                                         $22,800


                                      2

 1        SECTION 4.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
 2    priated to the Executive Office of the Governor for the Governor's salary  and
 3    benefit  costs,  to be expended according to the designated expense class from
 4    the listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
 5    FOR:
 6    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
 7    FROM:
 8    General Fund                                                            $4,600

 9        SECTION 5.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
10    priated to the Lieutenant Governor for the Lieutenant  Governor's  salary  and
11    benefit  costs,  to be expended according to the designated expense class from
12    the listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
13    FOR:
14    Personnel Costs                                                         $1,400
15    FROM:
16    General Fund                                                            $1,400

17        SECTION 6.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
18    priated to the Secretary of State for the Secretary of State's salary and ben-
19    efit costs, to be expended according to the designated expense class from  the
20    listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
21    FOR:
22    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
23    FROM:
24    General Fund                                                            $4,600

25        SECTION 7.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
26    priated to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Educa-
27    tion  for the Superintendent of Public Instruction's salary and benefit costs,
28    to be expended according to the designated expense class from the listed fund,
29    for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
30    FOR:
31    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
32    FROM:
33    General Fund                                                            $4,600

34        SECTION 8.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
35    priated to the State Treasurer for the State Treasurer's  salary  and  benefit
36    costs,  to  be  expended  according  to  the designated expense class from the
37    listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
38    FOR:
39    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
40    FROM:
41    General Fund                                                            $4,600

42        SECTION 9.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appro-
43    priated to the State Controller for the State Controller's salary and  benefit
44    costs,  to  be  expended  according  to  the designated expense class from the
45    listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
46    FOR:
47    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
48    FROM:
49    General Fund                                                            $4,600


                                      3

 1        SECTION 10.  In addition to  any  other  appropriation,  there  is  hereby
 2    appropriated  to  the  Attorney  General for the Attorney General's salary and
 3    benefit costs, to be expended according to the designated expense  class  from
 4    the listed fund, for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
 5    FOR:
 6    Personnel Costs                                                         $4,600
 7    FROM:
 8    General Fund                                                            $4,600

 9        SECTION  11.  An  emergency  existing  therefor, which emergency is hereby
10    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
11    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                         STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                               RS08677

This is a fiscal year 1999 supplemental appropriation to fund the adjustment
in the salaries of statewide elected officials and commissioners. This
supplemental funds salary increases for the Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary
of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Treasurer, Controller, and
Attorney General as authorized by HB 75laaS of 1998. Additionally, it funds
salary increases for the commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission,
State Tax Commission, and Industrial Commission as authorized by SB 1413 of
1998. The statutory salary increases authorized for the statewide elected
officials and commissioners passed late in the 1998 legislative session after
their budgets had been set.

                             FISCAL NOTE

The total cost to the General Fund in fiscal year 1999 will be $84,900. This
is the cost of the new salary levels and benefits for the statewide elected
officials, Public Utilities Commissioners, and a portion of the Tax
Commissioners' salaries. The Industrial Commissioners' salaries and the
remaining portion of the Tax Commissioners' salaries are funded with dedicated
funds, namely the Industrial Administration Fund and the Administration
Services for Transportation Fund. The total cost to the Industrial
Administration Fund and the Administration Services for Transportation Fund in
fiscal year 1999 will be $22,800 and $5,000 respectively.The total funding
provided by this bill is $112,700.

                      Contact:
                      Analyst: Jennifer Carrington
                      Legislative Services Office
                      Budget and Policy Analysis
                      Telephone: 334-4746

                            Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note     Bill No. H 95