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S1205............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - ATTORNEY GENERAL - Appropriates $16,165,100 to the
Attorney General for fiscal year 2002; provides for the transfer of the
balance from the State Legal Services Fund; 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;
limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 183.15; and
reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered balances for the Special
Litigation Program to be used for fiscal year 2002.
03/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/07 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth,
Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- Whitworth
Title apvd - to House
03/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stone, Swan(Block), Tilman, Trail, Wheeler,
Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Boe, Callister, Crow, Ellis, Gagner, Moyle,
Stevenson
Floor Sponsor -- Meyer
Title apvd - to Senate
To enrol
03/23 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/26 Sp signed - to Governor
03/28 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 228
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1205
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002; PROVIDING
3 FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH
4 RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-
5 TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AND REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE SPECIAL LITI-
6 GATION PROGRAM.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General the fol-
9 lowing amounts to be expended for the designated programs according to the
10 designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2001,
11 through June 30, 2002:
12 FOR FOR FOR
13 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL
14 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY TOTAL
15 I. STATE LEGAL SERVICES:
16 FROM:
17 General Fund $13,083,700 $ 839,600 $176,900 $14,100,200
18 Federal Grant Fund 119,300 65,400 184,700
19 Consumer Protection
20 Fund 65,200 51,300 116,500
21 TOTAL $13,268,200 $ 956,300 $176,900 $14,401,400
22 II. SPECIAL LITIGATION:
23 FROM:
24 General Fund $1,753,700 $ 10,000 $ 1,763,700
25 GRAND
26 TOTAL $13,268,200 $2,710,000 $186,900 $16,165,100
27 SECTION 2. Upon the closing of fiscal year 2001, the State Controller
28 shall, at the request of the Office of the Attorney General, transfer any
29 remaining cash balance to the General Fund from the State Legal Services Fund.
30 SECTION 3. It is legislative intent that an amount, not to exceed $1,000,
31 of the amount appropriated in Section 1 of this act, may be used at the dis-
32 cretion of the Attorney General to assist in defraying expenses relating to or
33 resulting from the discharge of the Attorney General's official duties. Such
34 moneys shall be accounted for according to the provisions of Chapter 36, Title
35 67, Idaho Code, and Section 67-3516, Idaho Code.
36 SECTION 4. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Attorney
37 General is authorized no more than one hundred eighty-three and fifteen-
38 hundredths (183.15) full-time equivalent positions at any point during the
39 period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002, for the programs specified in Sec-
40 tion 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint
2
1 Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased
2 positions so authorized.
3 SECTION 5. There is hereby reappropriated to the Attorney General for the
4 Special Litigation Program any unexpended and unencumbered balance of the Gen-
5 eral Fund as appropriated for the Special Litigation Program for fiscal year
6 2001, to be used for the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS10375 |
This is the FY 2002 Appropriation for the Office of the Attorney General. This includes funding for the State Legal Services Program and the Special Litigation Program.
 
| FY 2001 Original Appropriation |
177.90 |
7,374,800 |
8,579,300 |
221,700 |
16,175,800 |
| Attorney General |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Implement Telephone Solicitation Act |
1.00 |
0 |
113,900 |
0 |
113,900 |
| Recover Gain Sharing (Neg Supp) |
0.00 |
(128,600) |
(248,900) |
(3,500) |
(381,000) |
| FY 2001 Total Appropriation |
178.90 |
7,246,200 |
8,444,300 |
218,200 |
15,908,700 |
| Expenditure Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2001 Estimated Expenditures |
178.90 |
7,246,200 |
8,444,300 |
218,200 |
15,908,700 |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
(1,926,600) |
(245,600) |
(44,100) |
(2,216,300) |
| Other Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
128,600 |
197,300 |
3,500 |
329,400 |
| FY 2002 Base |
178.90 |
5,448,200 |
8,396,000 |
177,600 |
14,021,800 |
| Personnel Cost Rollups |
0.00 |
33,000 |
62,000 |
1,100 |
96,100 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
6,100 |
4,500 |
1,000 |
11,600 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
254,900 |
0 |
0 |
254,900 |
| Nonstandard Adjustments |
0.00 |
31,600 |
7,400 |
0 |
39,000 |
| Annualizations |
0.00 |
1,900 |
23,200 |
0 |
25,100 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
175,200 |
349,700 |
5,000 |
529,900 |
| Fund Shifts |
0.00 |
8,726,300 |
(8,726,300) |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2002 Program Maintenance |
178.90 |
14,677,200 |
116,500 |
184,700 |
14,978,400 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Attorney General |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Natural Resources Litigation |
0.00 |
924,300 |
0 |
0 |
924,300 |
| 2. Legal Secretary for Criminal Appeals |
1.00 |
53,000 |
0 |
0 |
53,000 |
| 3. Civil Litigation Staff |
2.25 |
164,500 |
0 |
0 |
164,500 |
| 4. Misc. Operating & Equipment Items |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5. Paralegal for the Dept. of Lands |
1.00 |
44,900 |
0 |
0 |
44,900 |
| FY 2002 Total |
183.15 |
15,863,900 |
116,500 |
184,700 |
16,165,100 |
| Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp |
5.25 |
8,489,100 |
(8,462,800) |
(37,000) |
(10,700) |
| % Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp. |
3.0% |
115.1% |
(98.6%) |
(16.7%) |
(0.1%) |
Replacement Items: Capital outlay of $72,700 for computers and printers; $23,300 for servers and uninterruptible power supply; $50,000 for two vehicles; and $12,000 for office furniture. Operating expenditures of $96,900 for computer software upgrades, training, and network cabling.
Annualizations: Elected official pay increase of $1,900; and $23,200 for the office secretary authorized in the supplemental “Implement Telephone Solicitation Act.”
Fund Shifts: Implement budget and billing reform for legal services fees to state agencies. The Office of the Attorney General will be funded through the General Fund except for consumer protection education efforts and the federal grant to fight white collar crime in keeping with HB 218, enacted during the 2001 legislative session. All legal service fees will be deposited to the General Fund so that this reform is revenue neutral.
1) Natural Resource Litigation is one-time funding to support primarily the Snake River Basin Adjudication. Carryover is also authorized for the FY 2001 Original Appropriation for the Special Litigation Program.
2) Legal Secretary for Criminal Appeals to support workload increase in the number of criminal appeals.
3) Civil Litigation Staff to support the enforcement of antitrust issues and the Telephone Solicitation Act.
5) Paralegal for the Dept. of Lands is for a legal support position that was removed from the Dept. of Lands for FY 2002 and placed into the Office of the Attorney General.
Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1205 |