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HOUSE BILL NO. 826 – Approp, H&W Dept, Child Welfare

HOUSE BILL NO. 826

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H0826.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - CHILD WELFARE -
Appropriates $50,103,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2007; authorizes the State Controller
to make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the authorized
full-time equivalent positions for the Child Welfare Program to 385.47; and
directs the use of salary savings.
                                                                        
03/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-8-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
      Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
      Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
      Roberts, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
      Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills,
      Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Hart, Loertscher, McGeachin, McKague, Rydalch, Sali,
      Wood
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Smylie
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/23    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
      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 - McGee
    Title apvd - to House
03/29    To enrol
03/30    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31    Pres signed - To Governor
03/31    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 344
         Effective: 07/01/06

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 826
                                                                        
                                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 2007; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER
  4        SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; LIMITING THE NUMBER  OF  FULL-
  5        TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
  8    Welfare for the Child Welfare Program the following amounts to be expended for
  9    the designated programs according to the designated expense classes  from  the
 10    listed funds for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
 11                                                       FOR
 12                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 13                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 14                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 15    FROM:
 16    Economic Recovery
 17     Reserve Fund                         $194,900               $   194,900
 18    General
 19     Fund        $ 8,873,200 $2,173,700            $ 4,950,900    15,997,800
 20    Cooperative
 21     Welfare
 22     Fund
 23     (Federal)    11,926,700  6,225,700     86,100  15,191,500    33,430,000
 24    Cooperative
 25     Welfare
 26     Fund
 27     (Dedicated)                                       480,300       480,300
 28      TOTAL      $20,799,900 $8,399,400   $281,000 $20,622,700   $50,103,000
                                                                        
 29        SECTION  2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
 30    shall make transfers from the General Fund to the  Cooperative  Welfare  Fund,
 31    periodically,  as  requested  by  the director of the Department of Health and
 32    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 33        SECTION 3.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 34    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 35    more than three hundred eighty-five and forty-seven hundredths (385.47)  full-
 36    time equivalent positions for the Child Welfare Program during the period July
 37    1,  2006,  through  June 30, 2007. Transfers of full-time equivalent positions
 38    between appropriated programs within the department are authorized  and  shall
 39    be  reported  in  the  budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-time
 40    equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may be authorized
 41    only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations
 42    Committee.
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1        SECTION 4. The Department of Health and  Welfare  is  hereby  directed  to
  2    allocate  salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
  3    needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where  appli-
  4    cable,  employees  whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or
  5    occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered  first
  6    in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15270

This is the fiscal year 2007 Appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Child Welfare Program.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2006 Original Appropriation 391.27  15,544,200  1,797,700  29,139,900  46,481,800 
Reappropriations 0.00  109,000  109,000 
HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  163,300  28,900  192,200 
Omnibus CEC Supplemental 0.00  145,800  25,800  171,600 


FY 2006 Total Appropriation 391.27  15,962,300  1,797,700  29,194,600  46,954,600 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers (5.80)  (217,200)  (700,000)  3,852,500  2,935,300 


FY 2006 Estimated Expenditures 385.47  15,745,100  1,097,700  33,047,100  49,889,900 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (497,900)  (617,400)  (4,045,900)  (5,161,200) 
Base Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2007 Base 385.47  15,247,200  480,300  29,001,200  44,728,700 
Benefit Costs 0.00  (428,000)  (75,500)  (503,500) 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  345,400  61,000  406,400 
Replacement Items 0.00  194,900  86,100  281,000 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  (47,700)  (33,900)  (81,600) 
Annualizations 0.00  182,500  32,100  214,600 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  698,400  4,359,000  5,057,400 


FY 2007 Program Maintenance 385.47  15,997,800  675,200  33,430,000  50,103,000 



Enhancements          
Child Welfare          
 1. Market Pay Rate Adjustment 0.00 
 2. Foster Care Resource Develop. Unit 0.00 
 3. Increased Legal Representation 0.00 


FY 2007 Total 385.47  15,997,800  675,200  33,430,000  50,103,000 
Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp (5.80)  453,600  (1,122,500)  4,290,100  3,621,200 
% Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. (1.5%)  2.9%  (62.4%)  14.7%  7.8% 

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H826