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HOUSE BILL NO. 314 – Approp, H&W, Welfare Division

HOUSE BILL NO. 314

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H0314.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - WELFARE DIVISION -
Appropriates $140,834,600 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Welfare Division for fiscal year 2008; authorizes the State Controller to
make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; reappropriates unexpended
and unencumbered fund balances of the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the
number of full-time equivalent positions to 614.69; directs that funds for
trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred; directs the
distribution of the funding for employee compensation; and directs the use
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 - Henbest
    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 - 34-1-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, 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 -- Davis
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    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 298
         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. 314
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE  DIVISION
  3        OF WELFARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL
  4        MAKE  TRANSFERS  FROM THE GENERAL FUND; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED
  5        AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES OF MONEYS;  LIMITING  THE  NUMBER  OF  FULL-TIME
  6        EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS;  DIRECTING  THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAY-
  7        MENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE  FUNDING
  8        FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY 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 Division of Welfare the following amounts to be  expended  for
 12    the  designated  programs according to the designated expense classes from the
 13    listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 14                                                        FOR
 15                     FOR        FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
 16                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
 17                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY     PAYMENTS        TOTAL
 18    I. SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAMS:
 19    FROM:
 20    General
 21     Fund        $14,203,600 $ 9,589,600  $299,400              $ 24,092,600
 22    Cooperative
 23     Welfare Fund
 24     (Federal)    19,331,500  16,443,000   244,600                36,019,100
 25    Idaho Health Insurance
 26     Access Card
 27     Fund             65,400                                          65,400
 28    Cooperative
 29     Welfare Fund
 30     (Dedicated)      61,300   2,265,200                           2,326,500
 31      TOTAL      $33,661,800 $28,297,800  $544,000              $ 62,503,600
 32    II. BENEFIT PAYMENTS:
 33    FROM:
 34    General Fund                                    $19,097,500 $ 19,097,500
 35    Cooperative
 36     Welfare Fund
 37     (Dedicated)                                        311,300      311,300
 38    Cooperative
 39     Welfare Fund
 40     (Federal)                                       58,922,200   58,922,200
 41      TOTAL                                         $78,331,000 $ 78,331,000
                                                                        
 42       GRAND
 43       TOTAL     $33,661,800 $28,297,800  $544,000  $78,331,000 $140,834,600
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1        SECTION 2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
  2    shall  make  transfers  of  the  General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
  3    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
  4    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
  5        SECTION 3.  REAPPROPRIATION. There is hereby reappropriated to the Depart-
  6    ment  of  Health  and  Welfare any unexpended and unencumbered balances of the
  7    Cooperative Welfare Fund as appropriated for fiscal year  2007  to  the  Self-
  8    Reliance and Benefit Payments Programs, to be used to develop a replacement of
  9    the  Eligibility  Programs  Integrated  Computer System (EPICS) for the period
 10    July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. The reappropriation shall be computed  by
 11    the  Department  of  Health and Welfare and for budgeting purposes any General
 12    Fund portion of the balance in the Cooperative Welfare Fund shall  be  identi-
 13    fied as part of the General Fund.
                                                                        
 14        SECTION  4.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
 15    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
 16    more  than  six  hundred fourteen and sixty-nine hundredths (614.69) full-time
 17    equivalent positions for the Self-Reliance Programs during the period July  1,
 18    2007,  through  June  30,  2008.  Transfers  of full-time equivalent positions
 19    between appropriated programs within the department are authorized  and  shall
 20    be reported in the budget prepared for fiscal year 2008. Any full-time equiva-
 21    lent  positions  in excess of the Department of Health and Welfare's total cap
 22    may be authorized only by the Governor and  promptly  reported  to  the  Joint
 23    Finance-Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION  5.  TRUSTEE  AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding the provisions
 25    of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
 26    ments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to  any  other  objects
 27    within the program budget during fiscal year 2008.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION  6.  SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
 29    ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 30        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 31        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
 32        midpoint within their agency.
 33        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 34        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
 35        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 36        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
 37        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 38    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
 39    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
 40    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 41    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 42    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
 43    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
 44    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 45    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
 46    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 47        SECTION 7.  SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Health and Welfare is hereby
 48    directed to allocate salary savings, based  on  performance,  to  provide  for
 49    employee  salary  needs before other operational budget priorities are consid-
 50    ered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are  below  the  midpoint  of
                                                                        
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  1    their  pay  grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
  2    be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16402

This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Welfare. The Division of Welfare has two budgeted programs: 1) Self-Reliance Operations and 2) Benefit Payments.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 623.56  38,889,400  2,669,500  92,132,100  133,691,000 
Reappropriations 0.00  617,100  617,100 
 7. Increase Receipts Spending Authority 0.00  50,000  50,000 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 623.56  39,506,500  2,719,500  92,132,100  134,358,100 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 11.13  (150,200)  65,400  2,383,900  2,299,100 


FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures 634.69  39,356,300  2,784,900  94,516,000  136,657,200 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (2,867,100)  (37,400)  (3,723,000)  (6,627,500) 
Base Adjustments (24.00)  (239,600)  (50,000)  (3,677,000)  (3,966,600) 


FY 2008 Base 610.69  36,249,600  2,697,500  87,116,000  126,063,100 
Benefit Costs 0.00  192,500  288,600  481,100 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  11,000  11,000  22,000 
Replacement Items 0.00  188,000  133,200  321,200 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  598,800  5,700  772,600  1,377,100 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  30,900  (30,900) 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 610.69  37,270,800  2,703,200  88,290,500  128,264,500 



Enhancements          
Division of Welfare          
 1. EPICS Replacement 0.00  5,000,000  5,000,000  10,000,000 
 8. Child Sup. DRA Federal Funding Loss 0.00  778,000  1,509,500  2,287,500 
 15. Medicaid DRA Citizenship Verification 4.00  141,300  141,300  282,600 
 16. Medicaid Quality Assurance 0.00 
 25. ICCP Rate & Caseload Increases 0.00 
 26. Child Care Rule Change Savings 0.00 
 33. Child Support Caseload Increases 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 614.69  43,190,100  2,703,200  94,941,300  140,834,600 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp (8.87)  4,300,700  33,700  2,809,200  7,143,600 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. (1.4%)  11.1%  1.3%  3.0%  5.3% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H314