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H0607......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR - Amends and repeals existing law to
accomplish the combination of the Department of Labor and the Department of
Commerce into a single department of state government; to clarify the
powers and duties of the new Department of Commerce and Labor and the
Director of the Department of Commerce and Labor; to provide for
continuation of delivery of existing services; to provide name changes in
certain statutes; and to provide that references to either of the previous
departments constitute references to the new Department of Commerce and
Labor.
02/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/04 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/17 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-5-3
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Douglas, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Field(18), Field(23),
Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Nonini),
Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer,
Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger,
Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass,
Trail, Wills, Wood
NAYS -- Barrett, Clark, Eberle, Kulczyk, Naccarato
Absent and excused -- Eskridge, Stevenson, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsors - Deal & Skippen
Title apvd - to Senate
02/18 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-1-2
AYES -- Andreason(Andreason), Bailey, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hill, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie,
McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- Davis
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Ingram
Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tem Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/15 Pres signed
03/16 To Governor
03/26 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 346
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 607
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR; AMEND-
3 ING THE CHAPTER HEADING OF CHAPTER 47, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, TO INCORPO-
4 RATE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; AMENDING SEC-
5 TION 67-4701, IDAHO CODE, TO INCORPORATE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN THE
6 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; REPEALING SECTION 67-4702, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING
7 SECTION 72-1333, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIGNATE THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE
8 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
9 LABOR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR IS THE SUCCESSOR IN LAW TO POWERS,
10 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF HIS PREDECESSORS; AMENDING SECTION 67-4703,
11 IDAHO CODE, TO INCORPORATE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
12 COMMERCE; AMENDING SECTION 67-4704, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE REFERENCES TO
13 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING
14 SECTION 67-4708, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS PRO-
15 VISIONS; AMENDING SECTION 59-904, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A SINGLE DEPART-
16 MENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR; AMENDING SECTION 67-2402, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
17 VIDE A SINGLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR; AMENDING SECTION 67-2406,
18 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE A DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
19 COMMERCE AND LABOR; AMENDING SECTION 72-1318, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A
20 CORRECT CODE REFERENCE AND TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS; AND AMENDING SECTION
21 72-1347B, IDAHO CODE, TO GOVERN EXPENDITURES OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
22 TRAINING FUND.
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
24 SECTION 1. That the Heading of Chapter 47, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and
25 the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
26 CHAPTER 47
27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
28 SECTION 2. That Section 67-4701, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
29 amended to read as follows:
30 67-4701. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR CREATED. There is hereby cre-
31 ated in the executive branch of the government, a department of commerce and
32 labor, hereinafter referred to as the department, which shall have the duties,
33 powers and authorities hereinafter provided.
34 Whenever in Idaho Code or elsewhere, reference is made to the department
35 of commerce or the department of labor, or their predecessor departments or
36 agencies, it shall mean and hereafter be the department of commerce and labor.
37 SECTION 3. That Section 67-4702, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
38 repealed.
39 SECTION 4. That Section 72-1333, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
2
1 amended to read as follows:
2 72-1333 67-4702. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE
3 DIRECTOR. (1) The director of the department of commerce and labor, hereafter
4 the director, shall administer the provisions of this chapter, the employment
5 security law, chapter 13, title 72, Idaho Code, the minimum wage law, chapter
6 15, title 44, Idaho Code, the provisions of chapter 6, title 45, Idaho Code,
7 relating to claims for wages, the provisions of section 44-1812, Idaho Code,
8 relating to minimum medical and health standards for paid firefighters, and to
9 perform such other duties relating to commerce, labor and workforce develop-
10 ment as may be imposed upon him by law. The director shall be the successor in
11 law to the office enumerated in section 1, article XIII, of the constitution
12 of the state of Idaho. The director shall have the authority to employ indi-
13 viduals, make expenditures, require reports, make investigations, perform
14 travel and take other actions deemed necessary. The director shall organize
15 the "department of labor" which is hereby created, and which shall, for the
16 purposes of section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho,
17 be an executive department of the state government. The director shall have an
18 official seal which shall be judicially noticed.
19 (2) The director shall have the authority pursuant to chapter 52, title
20 67, Idaho Code, to adopt, amend, or rescind rules as he deems necessary for
21 the proper performance of all duties imposed upon him by law.
22 (3) Subject to the provisions of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code, the
23 director is authorized and directed to provide for a merit system for the
24 department covering all persons, except the director, two (2) deputy direc-
25 tors, the division administrators, and two five (25) exempt positions to
26 serve at the pleasure of the director.
27 (4) The director shall make recommendations for amendments to the employ-
28 ment security law and other laws he is charged to implement as he deems
29 proper.
30 (5) The director shall have all the powers and duties as may have been or
31 could have been exercised by his predecessors in law and he shall be the suc-
32 cessor in law to all contractual obligations entered into by his predecessors
33 in law.
34 SECTION 5. That Section 67-4703, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
35 amended to read as follows:
36 67-4703. POWERS AND DUTIES. The department of commerce and labor shall
37 have the power and it shall be its duty to engage in advertising the state of
38 Idaho, its resources, both developed and undeveloped, its tourist resources
39 and attractions, its agricultural, mining, lumbering and manufacturing
40 resources, its health conditions and advantages, its scenic beauty and its
41 other attractions and advantages; and in general either directly, indirectly
42 or by contract do anything and take any action which will promote and adver-
43 tise the resources and products of the state of Idaho, develop its resources
44 and industries, promote tourist travel to and within the state of Idaho, and
45 further the welfare and prosperity of its citizens.
46 The department shall also have the following duties when it deals with
47 promoting economic development and tourism within the state:
48 (1) Survey and investigate the social, economic and physical resources of
49 the state, including land, water, minerals, facilities for power, transporta-
50 tion, communications, recreation, health, education and other resources and
51 facilities; endeavor to aid the legislature and the citizens of the state of
52 Idaho in formulating a program for the development and utilization of these
3
1 resources and facilities, and for balancing our agricultural, timber and min-
2 ing economy with industrial capacity. It shall cooperate with local and
3 regional agencies within the state. It shall cooperate with like agencies of
4 other states, with agencies maintained by private persons or corporations, and
5 with agencies established or employed by the United States to promote the
6 development of the country and the welfare of its people.
7 (2) To develop and promote a comprehensive international marketing plan
8 for Idaho's products.
9 (3) To collect and compile reliable data for general dissemination which
10 will tend to the development of the state of Idaho by inducing people and cap-
11 ital to come within our borders.
12 (4) Keep accurate records and preserve all data collected by it, and from
13 time to time prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature, reports,
14 programs, recommendations and plans for the comprehensive, long-range develop-
15 ment, conservation and use of all the resources of the state of Idaho. It
16 shall make such special investigations as to resources, facilities, and other
17 matters as may be required by the governor or the legislature.
18 (5) Coordinate those activities of local, state, federal and private
19 agencies and departments when they deal with the promotion of Idaho's economic
20 resources.
21 (6) To require and receive from the various executive departments and
22 public officials of the state of Idaho such information as may be required by
23 the division to enable it to fulfill its functions and carry out the purposes
24 of this act.
25 (7) Administer and perform any other related functions or activities
26 assigned by the governor or the legislature.
27 (8) Enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies in devel-
28 oping economic and community plans and programs.
29 (9) Provide technical assistance to other state agencies upon request.
30 (10) Contract with universities, consultants and other public and private
31 agencies to develop plans and programs.
32 (11) Serve as a clearinghouse for information, data, and other materials
33 which may be used in developing Idaho's economy.
34 (12) Prepare a comprehensive economic development strategy.
35 (13) Collect and compile reliable economic data for general dissemination.
36 (14) Petition for and receive moneys such as grants or gifts, to be used
37 for state or local planning and economic development activities.
38 SECTION 6. That Section 67-4704, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
39 amended to read as follows:
40 67-4704. ADVISORY COUNCIL -- APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS -- QUALIFICATIONS.
41 There shall be an advisory council in the department of commerce to advise
42 with the department in the preparation and execution of plans, projects and
43 programs in the furtherance of the power and duties conferred by section
44 67-4703, Idaho Code. The Ddirector of the department shall consult, confer and
45 advise with the advisory council in connection with all decisions concerning
46 the administration and development of such plans, projects and programs. of
47 the department. The approval of the advisory council shall be a condition pre-
48 cedent to the undertaking of action in the implementation of such plans, proj-
49 ects and programs by the department. The advisory council shall consist of
50 six (6) persons, who shall be appointed by the governor, and who shall serve
51 for three (3) year terms, with two (2) members' terms expiring each year. They
52 shall serve and shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(b), Idaho
53 Code. One (1) person shall be appointed to represent each of the six (6) plan-
4
1 ning regions of the state. Membership shall be divided between political par-
2 ties.
3 SECTION 7. That Section 67-4708, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
4 amended to read as follows:
5 67-4708. BUSINESS RECORDS. All papers, records, correspondence, communi-
6 cations and proceedings of the Idaho department of commerce, its advisory
7 board, and the Idaho travel council shall be open and public provided, how-
8 ever, that bBusiness records and information submitted to the department by
9 business clients shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 3, title
10 9, Idaho Code. These records and information shall include financial state-
11 ments, employment/employee records, loan agreements, the method of financing,
12 the source and terms of financing, business and individual tax returns, insur-
13 ance policies, bank statements, financial institution letters and documents,
14 sales records, inventory lists, collateral agreements, and other documents or
15 information the business declares to be, and marked "confidential -- propri-
16 etary information."
17 The exemption from disclosure as provided in chapter 3, title 9, Idaho
18 Code, shall also be extended to and be consistent with the requirements for
19 confidentiality for business information included in any application for the
20 various federal grant, loan or loan guarantee programs, various federal pro-
21 curement contracting programs, and other similar federal business assistance
22 programs in which the Idaho department of commerce is a participant.
23 This exemption from disclosure shall also apply to business information
24 and records associated with industrial revenue bonds, department efforts to
25 assist businesses with international marketing, industrial relocation proj-
26 ects, and other business development projects in which the department extends
27 assistance.
28 SECTION 8. That Section 59-904, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
29 amended to read as follows:
30 59-904. STATE OFFICES -- VACANCIES, HOW FILLED AND CONFIRMED. (a) All
31 vacancies in any state office, and in the supreme and district courts, unless
32 otherwise provided for by law, shall be filled by appointment by the governor.
33 Appointments to fill vacancies pursuant to this section shall be made as pro-
34 vided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section, subject to
35 the limitations prescribed in those subsections.
36 (b) Nominations and appointments to fill vacancies occurring in the
37 office of lieutenant governor, state controller, state treasurer, superintend-
38 ent of public instruction, attorney general and secretary of state shall be
39 made by the governor, subject to the advice and consent of the senate, for the
40 balance of the term of office to which the predecessor of the person appointed
41 was elected.
42 (c) Nominations and appointments to and vacancies in the following listed
43 offices shall be made or filled by the governor subject to the advice and con-
44 sent of the senate for the terms prescribed by law, or in case such terms are
45 not prescribed by law, then to serve at the pleasure of the governor:
46 Director of the department of administration,
47 Director of the department of finance,
48 Director of the department of insurance,
49 Director, department of agriculture,
50 Director of the department of labor,
51 Director of the department of water resources,
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1 Director of the Idaho state police,
2 Director of the department of commerce and labor,
3 Director of the department of environmental quality,
4 Director of the department of juvenile corrections,
5 Executive director of the commission of pardons and parole,
6 The state historic preservation officer,
7 The administrator of the division of human resources,
8 Member of the state tax commission,
9 Members of the board of regents of the university of Idaho and the state
10 board of education,
11 Members of the Idaho water resources board,
12 Members of the state fish and game commission,
13 Members of the Idaho transportation board,
14 Members of the state board of health and welfare,
15 Members of the board of environmental quality,
16 Members of the board of directors of state parks and recreation,
17 Members of the board of correction,
18 Members of the industrial commission,
19 Members of the Idaho public utilities commission,
20 Members of the Idaho personnel commission,
21 Members of the board of directors of the Idaho state retirement system,
22 Members of the board of directors of the state insurance fund,
23 Members of the commission of pardons and parole.
24 (d) Appointments made by the state board of land commissioners to the
25 office of director, department of lands, and appointments to fill vacancies
26 occurring in those offices shall be submitted by the president of the state
27 board of land commissioners to the senate for the advice and consent of the
28 senate in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this section.
29 (e) Appointments made pursuant to this section while the senate is in
30 session shall be submitted to the senate forthwith for the advice and consent
31 of that body. The appointment so made and submitted shall not be effective
32 until the approval of the senate has been recorded in the journal of the sen-
33 ate. Appointments made pursuant to this section while the senate is not in
34 session shall be effective until the appointment has been submitted to the
35 senate for the advice and consent of the senate. Should the senate adjourn
36 without granting its consent to such an interim appointment the appointment
37 shall thereupon become void and a vacancy in the office to which the appoint-
38 ment was made shall exist.
39 All appointments made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, except
40 those appointments for which a term of office is fixed by law, shall terminate
41 at the expiration of any gubernatorial term. Appointments to fill the vacan-
42 cies thus created by the expiration of the term of office of the governor
43 shall be forthwith submitted to the senate for the advice and consent of that
44 body, and when so submitted shall be as expeditiously considered as possible.
45 Upon receipt of an appointment in the senate for the purpose of securing
46 the advice and consent of the senate, the appointment shall be referred by the
47 presiding officer to the appropriate committee of the senate for consideration
48 and report prior to action thereon by the full senate.
49 (f) It is the intent of the legislature that the provisions of this sec-
50 tion as amended by this chapter shall not apply to appointments which have
51 been made prior to the effective date of this chapter. It is the further
52 intent of the legislature that the provisions of this section shall apply to
53 the offices listed in this section and to any office created by law or execu-
54 tive order which succeeds to the powers, duties, responsibilities and authori-
55 ties of any of the offices listed in subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
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1 SECTION 9. That Section 67-2402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
2 amended to read as follows:
3 67-2402. STRUCTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF IDAHO STATE GOVERNMENT. (1)
4 Pursuant to section 20, article IV, Idaho constitution, all executive and
5 administrative offices, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive
6 department of state, except for those assigned to the elected constitutional
7 officers, are allocated among and within the following departments:
8 Department of administration
9 Department of agriculture
10 Department of commerce and labor
11 Department of correction
12 Department of labor
13 Department of environmental quality
14 Department of finance
15 Department of fish and game
16 Department of health and welfare
17 Department of insurance
18 Department of juvenile corrections
19 Idaho transportation department
20 Industrial commission
21 Department of lands
22 Idaho state police
23 Department of parks and recreation
24 Department of revenue and taxation
25 Department of self-governing agencies
26 Department of water resources
27 State board of education
28 The public school districts of Idaho, having condemnation authority, shall
29 be considered civil departments of state government for the purpose of and
30 limited to the purchase of state endowment land at appraised prices.
31 (2) The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state control-
32 ler, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruc-
33 tion each heads a constitutional office.
34 (3) For its internal structure, unless specifically provided otherwise,
35 each department shall adhere to the following standard terms:
36 (a) The principal unit of a department is a division. Each division shall
37 be headed by an administrator. The administrator of any division shall be
38 exempt from the provisions of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code.
39 (b) The principal unit of a division is a bureau. Each bureau shall be
40 headed by a chief.
41 (c) The principal unit of a bureau is a section. Each section shall be
42 headed by a supervisor.
43 SECTION 10. That Section 67-2406, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
44 amended to read as follows:
45 67-2406. DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS ENUMERATED. The following department
46 directors are created:
47 Director, department of administration
48 Director, department of agriculture
49 Director, department of commerce and labor
50 Director, department of correction
51 Director, department of labor
52 Director, department of finance
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1 Director, department of fish and game
2 Director, department of environmental quality
3 Director, department of health and welfare
4 Director, department of insurance
5 Director, department of juvenile corrections
6 Director, Idaho transportation department
7 Director, department of lands
8 Director, Idaho state police
9 Director, department of parks and recreation
10 Director, department of water resources.
11 SECTION 11. That Section 72-1318, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
12 amended to read as follows:
13 72-1318. DIRECTOR -- DEPARTMENT. "Director" means the director of the
14 department of commerce and labor, the individual appointed pursuant to section
15 72-1331 59-904, Idaho Code.
16 "Department" means the department of commerce and labor.
17 SECTION 12. That Section 72-1347B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
18 amended to read as follows:
19 72-1347B. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FUND. (1) There is established
20 in the state treasury a special trust fund, separate and apart from all other
21 public funds of this state, to be known as the workforce development training
22 fund, hereinafter "training fund." Except as provided herein, all proceeds
23 from the training tax defined in subsection (4) of this section shall be paid
24 into the training fund. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the
25 training fund and shall invest said moneys in accordance with law. Any inter-
26 est earned on the moneys in the training fund shall be deposited in the train-
27 ing fund. Moneys in the training fund shall be disbursed in accordance with
28 the directions of the director.
29 (2) All moneys in the training fund are perpetually appropriated to the
30 director for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of this section.
31 The purpose of the training fund is to provide or expand training and retrain-
32 ing opportunities in an expeditious manner that would not otherwise exist for
33 Idaho's workforce. The training fund is intended to supplement, but not to
34 supplant or compete with, money available through existing training programs.
35 The moneys in the training fund shall be used for the following purposes:
36 (a) To provide training for skills necessary for specific economic oppor-
37 tunities and industrial expansion initiatives;
38 (b) To provide training to upgrade the skills of currently employed work-
39 ers at risk of being permanently laid off;
40 (c) For refunds of training taxes erroneously collected and deposited in
41 the workforce training fund;
42 (d) For all administrative expenses incurred by the department associated
43 with the collection of the training tax and any other administrative
44 expenses associated with the training fund.
45 (3) Expenditures from the training fund for purposes authorized in para-
46 graphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of this section shall be approved by the
47 director and the director of the department of commerce in consultation with
48 the office of the governor, based on procedures, criteria and performance mea-
49 sures established by the council appointed pursuant to section 72-1336, Idaho
50 Code. The activities funded by the training fund will be coordinated with sim-
51 ilar activities funded by the state division of professional-technical educa-
8
1 tion. Expenditures from the training fund for purposes authorized in para-
2 graphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of this section shall be approved by the
3 director. The director shall pay all approved expenditures as long as the
4 training fund has a positive balance. The council shall report annually to the
5 governor and the joint finance-appropriations committee the commitments and
6 expenditures made from the training fund in the preceding fiscal year and the
7 results of the activities funded by the training fund.
8 (4) A training tax is hereby imposed on all covered employers required to
9 pay contributions pursuant to section 72-1350, Idaho Code, with the exception
10 of deficit employers who have been assigned a taxable wage rate from rate
11 class six pursuant to section 72-1350, Idaho Code. The training tax rate shall
12 be equal to three percent (3%) of the taxable wage rate then in effect for
13 each eligible, standard-rated and deficit employer. The training tax shall be
14 due and payable at the same time and in the same manner as contributions. This
15 subsection is repealed effective January 1, 2007, unless, prior to that date,
16 the Idaho legislature approves the continuation of this subsection by repeal
17 of this sunset clause.
18 (5) The provisions of this chapter which apply to the payment and collec-
19 tion of contributions also apply to the payment and collection of the training
20 tax, including the same calculations, assessments, method of payment, penal-
21 ties, interest, costs, liens, injunctive relief, collection procedures and
22 refund procedures. In the administration of the provisions of this section,
23 the director is granted all rights, authority, and prerogatives granted under
24 the provisions of this chapter. Moneys collected from an employer delinquent
25 in paying contributions, reserve taxes and the training tax shall first be
26 applied to any penalty and interest imposed pursuant to the provisions of this
27 chapter and shall then be applied pro rata to delinquent contributions to the
28 employment security fund, section 72-1346, Idaho Code, delinquent reserve
29 taxes to the reserve fund, section 72-1347A, Idaho Code, and delinquent train-
30 ing taxes to the training fund. Any interest and penalties collected pursuant
31 to this subsection shall be paid into the state employment security adminis-
32 trative and reimbursement fund, section 72-1348, Idaho Code, and any interest
33 or penalties refunded under this subsection shall be paid out of that same
34 fund. Training taxes paid pursuant to this section shall not be credited to
35 the employer's experience rating account and may not be deducted by any
36 employer from the wages of individuals in its employ. All training taxes shall
37 be deposited in the clearing account of the employment security fund, section
38 72-1346, Idaho Code, for clearance only and shall not become part of such
39 fund. After clearance, the moneys shall be deposited in the training fund
40 established in subsection (1) of this section.
41 (6) Administrative costs related to the training fund shall be paid from
42 the training fund in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13870
This bill merges the Department of Commerce and the Department of
Labor into a single Department that will be named the Idaho
Department of Commerce and Labor. This merger will formalize a
long-standing partnership between these two Departments and will
ensure that the functions of economic development and workforce
development are directly linked. The new Department will be able
to more effectively promote economic and community development
and a stable, well-trained workforce. Additionally, the merger
will strengthen support for Idaho businesses and communities,
will enhance the Department's ability to create higher-wage jobs
with benefits and will increase tourism and international trade
opportunities.
FISCAL IMPACT
As a result of the merger of the two Departments, the two
Directors' positions will be consolidated into one position,
eliminating one full time position (FTP) within the Department of
Labor. Over time there will be additional internal cost savings
due to improved administrative efficiencies. Those savings will
be used by the Department to better accomplish the Department's
mission. There will be no fiscal impact on the General Fund if
this legislation is passed.
Contact
Name: David Lehman, Governor's Office
Phone: 208/334-2100
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 607