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HOUSE BILL NO. 377 – Approp, H&W, child welfare

HOUSE BILL NO. 377

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H0377.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - CHILD WELFARE -
Appropriates $45,755,400 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2006; authorizes the State Controller
to make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; reappropriates
unexpended and unencumbered fund balances; limits the authorized full-time
equivalent positions for the Child Welfare Program to 391.27; allows
transfers in excess of ten percent between certain programs; and provides
intent regarding training programs.
                                                                        
03/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/28    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/29    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-3-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin,
      McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Loertscher, Nielsen
      Absent and excused -- Nonini
    Floor Sponsor - Skippen
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Hill
    Title apvd - to House
03/31    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01    Pres signed
04/04    To Governor
04/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 395
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 377
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  WELFARE  FOR  THE  CHILD
  3        WELFARE  PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER
  4        SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN  UNEX-
  5        PENDED  AND  UNENCUMBERED  BALANCES OF MONEY; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-
  6        TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; ALLOWING TRANSFERS IN  EXCESS  OF  TEN  PERCENT
  7        BETWEEN  CERTAIN  PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON THE USE OF
  8        TRAINING FUNDS.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
 11    Welfare for the Child Welfare Program the following amounts to be expended for
 12    the  designated  programs according to the designated expense classes from the
 13    listed funds for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
 14                                                       FOR
 15                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 16                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 17                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 18    FROM:
 19    General
 20     Fund        $ 9,396,300 $2,079,700   $54,800  $ 4,013,400   $15,544,200
 21    Cooperative
 22     Welfare
 23     Fund
 24     (Federal)    11,996,300  6,234,600     9,700   10,790,300    29,030,900
 25    Cooperative
 26     Welfare
 27     Fund
 28     (Dedicated)                                     1,180,300     1,180,300
 29      TOTAL      $21,392,600 $8,314,300   $64,500  $15,984,000   $45,755,400
                                                                        
 30        SECTION 2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
 31    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
 32    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
 33    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 34        SECTION  3.  REAPPROPRIATION  OF  THE  COOPERATIVE  WELFARE FUND. There is
 35    hereby reappropriated to the Department of Health and Welfare  any  unexpended
 36    and  unencumbered balances in the Cooperative Welfare Fund as appropriated for
 37    fiscal year 2005, to be used for the Child Welfare Program for the period July
 38    1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.  Of that amount, any unexpended  and  unencum-
 39    bered  balances originally appropriated for trustee and benefit payments shall
 40    be used for foster care payments and adoption  assistance  payments.  The  re-
 41    appropriation shall be computed by the Department of Health and Welfare.
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1        SECTION  4.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
  2    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
  3    more  than three hundred ninety-one and twenty-seven hundredths (391.27) full-
  4    time equivalent positions for the Child Welfare Program during the period July
  5    1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. Transfers of  full-time  equivalent  positions
  6    between  appropriated  programs within the department are authorized and shall
  7    be reported in the budget prepared for the next  fiscal  year.  Any  full-time
  8    equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may be authorized
  9    only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations
 10    Committee.
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  5.  LIMITATION  ON  PROGRAM TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding the provi-
 12    sions of Section 67-3511(2), Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare
 13    may  transfer  in  excess  of  ten percent (10%) of program totals between the
 14    Child Welfare Program and the Children's Mental  Health  Program  to  properly
 15    account for their respective activities.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION  6.  TRAINING  FUNDS.  The  Department of Health and Welfare shall
 17    begin to track training costs for employees  and  nonemployees  separately  to
 18    accurately identify the costs to prepare employees for the workplace. In addi-
 19    tion,  the department shall look for opportunities to fund curriculum develop-
 20    ment with Idaho universities, and review current tuition  assistance  programs
 21    to determine if they benefit both the employee and the state. It is the intent
 22    of the Legislature that the department expand the Child Welfare Academies from
 23    existing appropriations for employee development.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15190

This is the FY 2006 Appropriation for the Child Welfare program in the Department of Health and Welfare. This includes child protective services, foster care, and adoption assistance.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2005 Original Appropriation 461.97  22,167,900  1,294,800  33,255,400  56,718,100 


HB 805 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  194,300  33,100  227,400 
Child Welfare          
 1. Child Protection Workers & Services 0.00  956,800  121,500  1,078,300 
 8. IT Contractor Savings 0.00 


FY 2005 Total Appropriation 461.97  23,319,000  1,294,800  33,410,000  58,023,800 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers (0.50)  (23,300)  2,462,000  2,438,700 
Budgeted Reversion 0.00  (51,300)  (1,900)  (53,200) 


FY 2005 Estimated Expenditures 461.47  23,244,400  1,294,800  35,870,100  60,409,300 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (143,000)  (2,493,200)  (2,636,200) 
Base Adjustments (85.20)  (10,431,800)  (114,500)  (5,998,200)  (16,544,500) 


FY 2006 Base 376.27  12,669,600  1,180,300  27,378,700  41,228,600 
Benefit Costs 0.00  251,700  10,500  262,200 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  1,971,700  1,592,700  3,564,400 
Annualizations 0.00 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
27th Payroll 0.00 
Fund Shifts 0.00  56,100  (56,100) 


FY 2006 Program Maintenance 376.27  14,949,100  1,180,300  28,925,800  45,055,200 


Enhancements          
 8. Expand Child Welfare Academies 0.00 
 19. Child Protection Workers 15.00  595,100  105,100  700,200 


FY 2006 Total 391.27  15,544,200  1,180,300  29,030,900  45,755,400 
Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp (70.70)  (6,623,700)  (114,500)  (4,224,500)  (10,962,700) 
% Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp. (15.3%)   (29.9%)   (8.8%)   (12.7%)   (19.3%)  

Funding for Children’s Mental Health was transferred under Base Adjustments to a new budgeted division titled Mental Health Services.

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H377