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H0289.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Appropriates $921,800 to the
Office of the Governor for the Human Rights Commission for fiscal year
2008; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 11; directs
the distribution of the funding for employee compensation; and directs the
allocation of salary savings.
03/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/08 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Clark, Loertscher
Floor Sponsor - Ringo
Title apvd - to Senate
03/13 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Cameron,
Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway,
Stegner, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burkett, Gannon, Malepeai, Stennett
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/20 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/21 Pres signed - To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 214
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 289
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COM-
3 MISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
4 POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPEN-
5 SATION; 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 Office of the Governor for
8 the Human Rights Commission the following amounts to be expended according to
9 the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1,
10 2007, through June 30, 2008:
11 FOR FOR
12 PERSONNEL OPERATING
13 COSTS EXPENDITURES TOTAL
14 FROM:
15 General Fund $555,400 $129,200 $684,600
16 Federal Grant
17 Fund 120,500 111,700 232,200
18 Miscellaneous
19 Revenue Fund 5,000 5,000
20 TOTAL $675,900 $245,900 $921,800
21 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Human
22 Rights Commission is authorized no more than eleven (11) full-time equivalent
23 positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008,
24 for the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically autho-
25 rized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be
26 notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
27 SECTION 3. Agencies and institutions shall distribute the funding for
28 employee compensation based on merit as follows:
29 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
30 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
31 midpoint within their agency.
32 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
33 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
34 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
35 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
36 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
37 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
38 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
39 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
40 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
41 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
42 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
2
1 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
2 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
3 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
4 SECTION 4. The Human Rights Commission is hereby directed to allocate
5 salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary needs
6 before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable,
7 employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupa-
8 tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
9 order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16405 |
This is a fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Human Rights Commission in the amount of $921,800.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
11.00 |
675,600 |
6,800 |
225,600 |
908,000 |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(1,800) |
0 |
(1,800) |
| FY 2008 Base |
11.00 |
675,600 |
5,000 |
225,600 |
906,200 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
8,600 |
0 |
1,900 |
10,500 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
(21,200) |
0 |
0 |
(21,200) |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
21,600 |
0 |
4,700 |
26,300 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
11.00 |
684,600 |
5,000 |
232,200 |
921,800 |
| Enhancements |
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| Human Rights Commission |
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| 1. Governor’s Initiative – Investigative FTP |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2008 Total |
11.00 |
684,600 |
5,000 |
232,200 |
921,800 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
9,000 |
(1,800) |
6,600 |
13,800 |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
1.3% |
(26.5%) |
2.9% |
1.5% |
Contact: Julie Swanson 334-4743
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H289 |