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H0426.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Stating legislative intent; and appropriating additional
moneys to the various state departments, agencies and institutions for
employee benefit costs.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 426
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS; AND PROVIDING ADDI-
3 TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS
4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds it in the best interest of the state to
7 provide a quality benefits package to its employees. A quality benefits pack-
8 age is a critical component of employee compensation and employee retention.
9 Therefore, the appropriations in Section 2 of this act are provided to pay the
10 estimated increases in employer paid benefits and employee paid premiums
11 related to health insurance for fiscal year 2004. Furthermore, should actual
12 health insurance premium increases exceed those for which funding is provided,
13 it is legislative intent that the funding provided through the employee group
14 insurance fund for the Employee Assistance Program be applied to pay premium
15 costs for group medical and dental insurance coverage.
16 SECTION 2. In addition to any other appropriation enacted by the First
17 Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, there is hereby appro-
18 priated to the designated departments, agencies and institutions the following
19 amounts from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30,
20 2004. Such additions are to be made as closely to the executive budget recom-
21 mendation by program as practicable.
22 (1) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
23 OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
24 General Fund $ 16,100
25 Federal Grant Fund 100
26 TOTAL $ 16,200
27 (2) SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION/STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
28 General Fund $ 43,300
29 Indirect Cost Recovery Fund 5,400
30 Driver's Education Fund 2,100
31 Public Instruction Fund 3,900
32 Data Processing Services Fund 800
33 Federal Grant Fund 39,900
34 TOTAL $ 95,400
35 (3) PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS:
36 Public Health Trust Fund (General) $ 172,500
37 (4) IDAHO STATE POLICE
38 BRAND INSPECTION:
39 Brand Board - Operating Fund $ 40,100
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1 (5) IDAHO STATE POLICE
2 DIVISION OF IDAHO STATE POLICE:
3 General Fund $ 214,500
4 Indirect Cost Recovery Fund 900
5 Idaho Law Enforcement Fund 203,000
6 Hazardous Materials/Waste Enforcement Fund 2,000
7 Idaho Law Enforcement Telecommunications Fund 5,200
8 Miscellaneous Revenue Fund 11,500
9 Federal Grant Fund 13,300
10 TOTAL $ 450,400
11 (6) IDAHO STATE POLICE
12 POST ACADEMY:
13 Peace Officers Fund $ 13,900
14 (7) IDAHO STATE POLICE
15 RACING COMMISSION:
16 Idaho State Racing Commission Fund $ 3,600
17 (8) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
18 General Fund $ 138,100
19 Air Quality Permitting Fund 23,700
20 Public Water System Supervision Fund 15,300
21 Environmental Remediation Fund 2,800
22 Department of Environmental Quality Fund (Receipts) 10,300
23 Department of Environmental Quality Fund (Federal) 130,200
24 TOTAL $ 320,400
25 (9) ENDOWMENT FUND INVESTMENT BOARD:
26 Miscellaneous Revenue Fund $ 1,400
27 Endowment Administrative Fund 3,400
28 TOTAL $ 4,800
29 (10) DEPARTMENT OF LANDS:
30 General Fund $ 49,000
31 Department of Lands Fund 58,100
32 Endowment Administrative Fund 122,200
33 Federal Grant Fund 2,000
34 TOTAL $ 231,300
35 (11) LAVA HOT SPRINGS:
36 Public Recreation Enterprise - Lava Hot Springs Fund $ 8,500
37 (12) DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION:
38 General Fund $ 103,500
39 Indirect Cost Recovery Fund 3,100
40 Parks and Recreation Fund 19,700
41 Recreational Fuels Fund 7,900
42 Parks and Recreation Registration Fund 4,600
43 Public Recreation Enterprise Fund 100
44 Parks and Recreation Expendable Trust Fund 1,500
45 Federal Grant Fund 10,700
46 TOTAL $ 151,100
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1 (13) SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION:
2 General Fund $ 19,200
3 Federal Grant Fund 2,100
4 TOTAL $ 21,300
5 (14) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
6 General Fund $ 30,000
7 Tourism and Promotion Fund 8,200
8 Miscellaneous Revenue Fund 800
9 Federal Grant Fund 7,800
10 TOTAL $ 46,800
11 (15) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE:
12 State Regulatory Fund $ 36,700
13 (16) INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION:
14 Industrial Administration Fund $ 110,800
15 Crime Victims Compensation Fund 7,600
16 TOTAL $ 118,400
17 (17) DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE:
18 Self-Governing Operating Fund $ 52,300
19 Self-Governing State Fire Marshal Fund 7,800
20 TOTAL $ 60,100
21 (18) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:
22 General Fund $ 6,100
23 (19) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION:
24 Public Utilities Commission Fund $ 42,200
25 Federal Grant Fund 500
26 TOTAL $ 42,700
27 (20) DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY:
28 Electrical Fund $ 44,400
29 Building Fund 10,100
30 Plumbing Fund 29,500
31 Manufactured Housing Fund 1,000
32 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fund 2,200
33 Miscellaneous Revenue/Industrial Safety Fund 10,500
34 Miscellaneous Revenue/Logging Fund 3,900
35 Energy Program Fund 1,800
36 Federal Grant Fund 300
37 TOTAL $ 103,700
38 (21) STATE LOTTERY:
39 State Lottery Fund $ 41,200
40 (22) CAPITOL COMMISSION:
41 Capitol Endowment Income Fund $ 900
42 (23) ATTORNEY GENERAL:
43 General Fund $ 157,400
44 Consumer Protection Fund 100
45 TOTAL $ 157,500
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1 (24) STATE CONTROLLER:
2 General Fund $ 43,300
3 Data Processing Services Fund 44,700
4 TOTAL $ 88,000
5 (25) DIVISION OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:
6 General Fund $ 20,600
7 Miscellaneous Revenue Fund 300
8 TOTAL $ 20,900
9 (26) GOVERNOR'S OFFICE:
10 General Fund $ 18,700
11 Federal Grant Fund 2,700
12 TOTAL $ 21,400
13 (27) DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES:
14 Division of Human Resources Fund $ 31,100
15 (28) HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION:
16 General Fund $ 8,400
17 Federal Grant Fund 1,700
18 TOTAL $ 10,100
19 (29) STATE LIQUOR DISPENSARY:
20 Liquor Control Fund $ 131,600
21 (30) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM:
22 PERSI Administrative Fund $ 50,300
23 PERSI Special Fund 3,600
24 TOTAL $ 53,900
25 (31) OFFICE OF SPECIES CONSERVATION:
26 General Fund $ 6,000
27 (32) WOMEN'S COMMISSION:
28 General Fund $ 900
29 (33) LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE:
30 General Fund $ 44,200
31 Professional Services Fund 11,600
32 TOTAL $ 55,800
33 (34) OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS:
34 General Fund $ 7,700
35 (35) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
36 General Fund $ 1,800
37 (36) BOARD OF TAX APPEALS:
38 General Fund $ 3,400
39 (37) COMMISSION ON THE ARTS:
40 General Fund $ 4,800
41 Federal Grant Fund 13,600
42 TOTAL $ 18,400
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1 (38) SECRETARY OF STATE:
2 General Fund $ 26,500
3 (39) STATE TREASURER:
4 General Fund $ 11,200
5 State Treasurer LGIP Fund 1,800
6 Treasurer's Office - Professional Services Fund 2,800
7 TOTAL $ 15,800
8 GRAND
9 TOTAL $2,636,900
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS13225C1 |
This is the fiscal year 2004 appropriation bill for selected agency personnel cost rollups. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee did not include personnel costs rollups in the fiscal year appropriation bills set before March 4, 2003, so this is follow-up legislation to provide funding for those budgets.
Personnel cost rollups traditionally reflect the estimated increases in employer benefit costs needed to maintain the current benefits package in the following fiscal year. This appropriation also includes the employee portion of increases in health care costs because the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee was unable to fund a Change in Employee Compensation.
Benefit costs are predicted to change in three areas. Two areas are offsetting to some degree. 1) Unemployment insurance is estimated to fall by .0001 of salary in fiscal year 2004. 2) Workers compensation rates vary by agency but are expected to go up by about .001 of salary. 3) On the other hand, Health Insurance rates will increase dramatically. Rate increases were originally predicted to increase from $4,837 per position to $5,548 per position, or by 14.7%. That increase is what the state budgets are based on, and is the basis for the Governor’s budget recommendation which is contained in this bill. However, the latest information received this March from the state’s health insurance carrier indicates that the cost of health care could go up 21% for state employees.
In summary, most of the personnel benefit increases funded in this bill are for Health Insurance. About 14% of the total costs are to offset the employee portion of estimated Health Insurance increases.
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| Fiscal Note |
The appropriation is $1,147,200 in General Funds, $1,264,800 in dedicated funds and $224,900 in federal funds for a total of $2,636,900 in ongoing funding.
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Contact: Matt Freeman 334-4740
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note | Bill No. H426 |