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H0789.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - MILLENNIUM FUND - Appropriates $2,305,000 from the
Millennium Fund to the State Treasurer for specified purposes for fiscal
year 2001; and provides legislative intent regarding the Catastrophic
Health Care Cost Program and regarding the allocation of available funds.
03/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/29 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 68-1-1
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, 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, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle,
Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- McKague
Absent and excused -- Stone
Floor Sponsor - Geddes
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
04/05 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
04/06 To Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 403
Effective: 07/01/00
H0789
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 789
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS FROM THE IDAHO MILLENNIUM INCOME FUND TO THE STATE TREA-
3 SURER FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001; APPROPRIATING
4 MONEYS TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO THE CATA-
5 STROPHIC HEALTH CARE COST PROGRAM BOARD REGARDING CERTAIN EXPENDITURES;
6 AND PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE
7 FUNDS.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated $2,305,000 from the Idaho
10 Millennium Income Fund to the State Treasurer to be expended for trustee and
11 benefit payments as specified in Section 2 of this act for the period July 1,
12 2000, through June 30, 2001.
13 SECTION 2. Of the amount appropriated to the State Treasurer for trustee
14 and benefit payments in Section 1 of this act, there is hereby appropriated
15 from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund to the following programs for the period
16 July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001:
17 (a) $100,000 for the Legislature for deposit in the Legislative Account
18 for Millennium Fund Legislative Subcommittee technical support services.
19 (b) $200,000 for the Bureau of Health Promotion in the Department of
20 Health and Welfare to collect baseline data and develop detailed recommen-
21 dations for a comprehensive tobacco use and substance abuse prevention
22 program.
23 (c) $500,000 for the Public Health Districts to implement tobacco use
24 cessation programs statewide through the Public Health Districts of Idaho
25 and other nonprofit entities such as hospitals, primary care clinics and
26 volunteer organizations. The tobacco use cessation programs should be
27 available to any Idaho citizen, with primary emphasis on youth and preg-
28 nant women. The program shall include strong evaluation measures includ-
29 ing, but not limited to, the number of programs funded, the number of par-
30 ticipants, and quit rates.
31 (d) $735,000 for the Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program for tobacco-
32 related cancer and respiratory disease treatment, by way of reducing the
33 county deductible payment pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
34 (e) $500,000 for the Bureau of Health Promotion in the Department of
35 Health and Welfare for targeted tobacco counter-marketing programs, spe-
36 cific to Idaho, and to be matched by private industry funds on at least a
37 one-to-one basis.
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1 (f) $170,000 for the Idaho Supreme Court for youth courts and community-
2 based programs in the judicial districts that address tobacco and/or sub-
3 stance abuse.
4 (g) $100,000 for the Children's Trust Account Board in the Department of
5 Health and Welfare to provide a Youth-Asset Building Summit and to network
6 Idaho communities.
7 GRAND TOTAL: $2,305,000
8 SECTION 3. It is legislative intent that the Catastrophic Health Care
9 Cost Program Board use the funds appropriated in Section 2(d) of this act to
10 temporarily reduce the $10,000 deductible paid by counties for the costs of
11 caring for indigent persons with tobacco-related cancers and respiratory dis-
12 eases. The Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program Board shall be vested with
13 the authority to define and determine which cases qualify for the reduced
14 county deductible, subject to the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding
15 the provisions of Chapter 35, Title 31, Idaho Code, the Catastrophic Health
16 Care Cost Program Board is hereby granted the authority to enact these reduc-
17 tions for the period July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001, provided that the
18 additional fiscal impact of these reductions on the Catastrophic Health Care
19 Cost Program shall not exceed the amount appropriated in Section 2(d) of this
20 act.
21 SECTION 4. It is legislative intent that if the total amount of moneys
22 appropriated in Section 2 of this act are not available for appropriation,
23 then the State Treasurer shall allocate such funds as are available to the
24 recipients listed in Section 2 of this act, in the proportion that the amount
25 each recipient's appropriation bears to the total amount appropriated.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS10300 |
This is the Fiscal Year 2001 appropriation for the Idaho Millennium Fund, which is located in the State Treasurer’s Office. All appropriations from this fund are on a one-time basis.
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| Fiscal Note |
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This appropriation funds seven projects. The first two provide funds to conduct research and develop plans for how best to combat tobacco use and substance abuse. The third provides funding to implement tobacco cessation programs throughout Idaho. The fourth provides relief to counties for the cost of caring for indigent persons with tobacco-related cancers and respiratory diseases. The fifth funds a tobacco counter-marketing program, with funds to be matched by private sector contributions. The sixth provides funding for Youth Courts and community-based programs. The seventh funds a Youth-Asset Building Summit.
Section 3 grants the Catastrophic Health Care Cost Program Board the authority necessary to implement the $735,000 cost reduction for county indigent health care costs. Section 4 provides a mechanism for allocating the distribution of Millennium Fund earnings.
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Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
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