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HOUSE BILL NO. 306 – Approp, H&W Dept, Indirect Support

HOUSE BILL NO. 306

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H0306.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - INDIRECT SUPPORT
SERVICES - Appropriates $35,622,300 for Indirect Support Services for
fiscal year 2008; specifies that the State Controller shall make transfers
to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the authorized full-time equivalent
positions to 320.98; directs the distribution of the funding for employee
compensation; and directs the allocation of salary savings.
                                                                        
03/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/14    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 65-4-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
      Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
      LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
      Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
      Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
      Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail,
      Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Hart, Nonini, Schaefer
      Absent and excused -- Andrus
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Fulcher
    Title apvd - to House
03/21    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/22    Pres signed - To Governor
03/27    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 235
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 306
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR INDIRECT SUP-
  3        PORT SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; PROVIDING THAT  THE  STATE  CONTROLLER
  4        SHALL  MAKE  TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-
  5        TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE  FUNDING  FOR
  6        EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
  9    Welfare for Indirect Support Services the following amounts to be expended for
 10    the designated program according to the designated expense  classes  from  the
 11    listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 12                          FOR            FOR            FOR
 13                       PERSONNEL      OPERATING       CAPITAL
 14                         COSTS       EXPENDITURES     OUTLAY        TOTAL
 15    FROM:
 16    General
 17     Fund             $ 9,037,400     $ 7,395,800     $346,000   $16,779,200
 18    Cooperative
 19     Welfare Fund
 20     (Federal)         10,479,700       7,002,000      281,300    17,763,000
 21    Cooperative
 22     Welfare Fund
 23     (Dedicated)          417,300         662,800                  1,080,100
 24      TOTAL           $19,934,400     $15,060,600     $627,300   $35,622,300
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
 26    shall make transfers of the General Fund  to  the  Cooperative  Welfare  Fund,
 27    periodically,  as  requested  by  the Director of the Department of Health and
 28    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION 3.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 30    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 31    more than three hundred twenty and ninety-eight hundredths (320.98)  full-time
 32    equivalent  positions  for  the  Indirect  Support Services Program during the
 33    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time  equivalent
 34    positions  between  appropriated programs within the department are authorized
 35    and shall be reported in the budget prepared for the  next  fiscal  year.  Any
 36    full-time  equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may be
 37    authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to  the  Joint  Finance-
 38    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  4.  Agencies  and  institutions  shall distribute the funding for
 40    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 41        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
  2        midpoint within their agency.
  3        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
  4        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
  5        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
  6        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
  7        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
  8    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
  9    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
 10    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 11    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 12    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
 13    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
 14    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 15    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
 16    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 5.  The Department of Health and Welfare  is  hereby  directed  to
 18    allocate  salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
 19    needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where  appli-
 20    cable,  employees  whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or
 21    occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered  first
 22    in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16397

This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Indirect Support Services program.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 318.98  17,133,100  653,400  16,529,300  34,315,800 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 5.00  1,119,700  654,000  1,773,700 


FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures 323.98  18,252,800  653,400  17,183,300  36,089,500 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (80,100)  (719,600)  (799,700) 
Base Adjustments (3.00)  (2,531,700)  (104,500)  (2,636,200) 


FY 2008 Base 320.98  15,721,100  573,300  16,359,200  32,653,600 
Benefit Costs 0.00  196,000  160,400  356,400 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  1,600  1,600  3,200 
Replacement Items 0.00  346,000  281,300  627,300 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  375,100  357,800  732,900 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  490,200  7,900  447,600  945,700 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 320.98  17,130,000  581,200  17,607,900  35,319,100 


Enhancements          
 17. Criminal History Check Program 0.00  498,900  (498,900) 
 35. Medicaid Fraud 0.00 
 39. Additional On-Going Federal Monies 0.00  654,000  654,000 
 47. Additional Jeff D. Funding 0.00  (350,800)  (350,800) 


FY 2008 Total 320.98  16,779,200  1,080,100  17,763,000  35,622,300 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 2.00  (353,900)  426,700  1,233,700  1,306,500 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.6%  (2.1%)  65.3%  7.5%  3.8% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H306