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HOUSE BILL NO. 748 – Approp, H&W Dept/disabilities, addl

HOUSE BILL NO. 748

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H0748.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $800,000 to the Department of
Health and Welfare for the developmentally disabled in the Community
Developmental Disability Service Program for fiscal year 2006; and
providing for a transfer of funds.
                                                                        
02/28    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/01    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
      Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson,
      Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
      Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, 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
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Lake, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/07    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason(Hatch), 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, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Sweet
    Floor Sponsor - Lodge
    Title apvd - to House
03/10    To enrol
03/13    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/14    Pres signed
03/15    To Governor
03/15    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 64
         Effective: 03/15/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 748
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  AND  WELFARE  FOR
  3        SERVICES  FOR  THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTAL
  4        DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE
  5        CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND;  AND  DECLARING  AN
  6        EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  In  addition  to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
  9    345, Laws of 2005, there is hereby appropriated to the  Department  of  Health
 10    and  Welfare  for  services  for the developmentally disabled in the Community
 11    Developmental Disability Services Program the following amounts to be expended
 12    according to the designated expense class from the listed funds for the period
 13    July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
 14    FOR:
 15    Trustee and Benefit Payments                                          $800,000
 16    FROM:
 17    General Fund                                                          $730,000
 18    Cooperative Welfare
 19     Fund (Dedicated)                                                       70,000
 20      TOTAL                                                               $800,000
                                                                        
 21        SECTION 2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
 22    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
 23    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
 24    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  3.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 26    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 27    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16113C1

This is a Fiscal Year 2006 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health & Welfare for services for the developmentally disabled in the Community Developmental Disability Services Program. This bill provides additional funding for the Infant/Toddler Program to purchase contracted services of social workers, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, and to buy hearing aides and other assistive and adaptive technology. The Idaho Infant Toddler Program identifies and provides services for children from birth to three years of age with developmental disabilities. The current resources are insufficient to meet the current and projected service demands. The state is currently out of federal compliance in two areas 1) failure to assure timely evaluations and 2) delays in delivering all early intervention services according to plans for eligible children. Most of the growth is occurring in Ada, Cassia, Kootenai, and Bonneville counties.

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Fiscal Note

This bill provides an additional $730,000 in General Funds, and $70,000 in agency receipts for a total ongoing impact of $800,000.

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

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Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H748