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HOUSE BILL NO. 313 – Approp, H&W, Service Integratn Prog

HOUSE BILL NO. 313

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H0313.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - Appropriates $2,488,000
to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Service Integration Program
for fiscal year 2008; authorizes 27 full-time equivalent positions; directs
the State Controller to transfer funds; directs that funds for trustee and
benefit payments shall not be transferred; 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 - 62-0-8
      AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
      Collins, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
      Luker, Marriott, Mathews, 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,
      Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andrus, Black, Crane, Labrador, McGeachin,
      Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(35)
    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
03/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, 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 -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
    Title apvd - to House
03/22    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23    Pres signed
03/26    To Governor
03/30    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 297
         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. 313
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR  THE  SERVICE
  3        INTEGRATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
  4        EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS;  PROVIDING  THAT  THE  STATE  CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE
  5        TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; DIRECTING THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BEN-
  6        EFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF  THE
  7        FUNDING  FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY
  8        SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  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  Service  Integration  Program  the  following amounts to be
 12    expended according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for
 13    the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 14                                                         FOR
 15                             FOR          FOR        TRUSTEE AND
 16                          PERSONNEL    OPERATING       BENEFIT
 17                            COSTS     EXPENDITURES     PAYMENTS      TOTAL
 18    FROM:
 19    Cooperative
 20     Welfare Fund
 21     (General)           $  781,300      $133,200                  $  914,500
 22    Cooperative
 23     Welfare Fund
 24     (Dedicated)                                       $ 50,000        50,000
 25    Cooperative
 26     Welfare Fund
 27     (Federal)              708,700       114,800       700,000     1,523,500
 28      TOTAL              $1,490,000      $248,000      $750,000    $2,488,000
                                                                        
 29        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 30    of Health and Welfare is authorized no more than twenty-seven  (27)  full-time
 31    equivalent  positions  for  the  Service Integration Program during the period
 32    July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time  equivalent  posi-
 33    tions  between  appropriated programs within the department are authorized and
 34    shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year.  Any  full-
 35    time  equivalent  positions  in  excess  of  the department's total cap may be
 36    authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to  the  Joint  Finance-
 37    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION  3.  As  appropriated the State Controller shall make transfers of
 39    the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund, periodically,  as  requested
 40    by  the  director  of the Department of Health and Welfare and approved by the
 41    Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1        SECTION 4.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code,
  2    funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit  payments  expenditure  object  code
  3    shall not be transferred to any other objects within the program budget during
  4    fiscal year 2008.
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  5.  Agencies  and  institutions  shall distribute the funding for
  6    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
  7        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
  8        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
  9        midpoint within their agency.
 10        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 11        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
 12        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 13        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
 14        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 15    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
 16    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
 17    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 18    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 19    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
 20    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
 21    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 22    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
 23    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION 6.  The Department of Health and Welfare  is  hereby  directed  to
 25    allocate  salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
 26    needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where  appli-
 27    cable,  employees  whose  salaries  are below the midpoint of the pay grade or
 28    occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered  first
 29    in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17175

This is the 2008 appropriation for the Service Integration Program within the Department of Health and Welfare.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 0.00 
Base Adjustments 27.00  882,000  50,000  1,494,000  2,426,000 


FY 2008 Base 27.00  882,000  50,000  1,494,000  2,426,000 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  32,500  29,500  62,000 


FY 2008 Total 27.00  914,500  50,000  1,523,500  2,488,000 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 27.00  914,500  50,000  1,523,500  2,488,000 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp.          

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H313