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SENATE BILL NO. 1198 – Approp, Arts Comm

SENATE BILL NO. 1198

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S1198............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - ARTS COMMISSION - Appropriates $1,738,400 to the Office of
the Governor for the Commission on the Arts 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.
                                                                        
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/07    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    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 - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 57-9-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane,
      Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King,
      Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
      Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
      Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27)
      NAYS -- Barrett, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Loertscher, Luker, Ring,
      Thayn, Wood(35)
      Absent and excused -- Black, Bradford, Wills, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Ringo
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    To enrol
03/16    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/19    Sp signed
03/20    To Governor
03/26    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 180
         Effective: 07/01/07

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1198
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE COMMISSION  ON  THE
  3        ARTS  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 Commission on the Arts the following amounts from the listed funds for the
  9    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 10                                                         FOR
 11                      FOR        FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
 12                   PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
 13                     COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 14    COMMISSION ON THE ARTS:
 15    FROM:
 16    General Fund   $338,000    $178,200    $10,400    $430,000    $  956,600
 17    Miscellaneous Revenue
 18     Fund                        85,900                 16,300       102,200
 19    Federal Grant
 20     Fund           279,100     108,800                291,700       679,600
 21      TOTAL        $617,100    $372,900    $10,400    $738,000    $1,738,400
                                                                        
 22        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Commission
 23    on  the Arts is authorized no more than eleven (11) full-time equivalent posi-
 24    tions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008,  for
 25    the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized
 26    by  the  Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified
 27    promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 3.  Agencies and institutions shall  distribute  the  funding  for
 29    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
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
  2    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
  3    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
  4    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
                                                                        
  5        SECTION 4.  The Commission on the Arts is hereby directed to allocate sal-
  6    ary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary needs before
  7    other operational budget priorities are considered.  Where applicable, employ-
  8    ees  whose  salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupational
  9    groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the  order
 10    of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16372

This is a fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Commission on the Arts in the amount of $1,738,400.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 11.00  905,900  192,600  663,900  1,762,400 


Commission on the Arts          
 1. Expend NEA Initiative Grant Funds 0.00 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 11.00  905,900  192,600  663,900  1,762,400 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (50,000)  (91,100)  (141,100) 


FY 2008 Base 11.00  855,900  101,500  663,900  1,621,300 
Benefit Costs 0.00  4,500  4,200  8,700 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  1,000  700  600  2,300 
Replacement Items 0.00  32,500  32,500 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  (1,300)  (1,300) 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  14,000  10,900  24,900 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 11.00  906,600  102,200  679,600  1,688,400 



Enhancements          
Commission on the Arts          
 1. Grants to Individuals and Organizations 0.00  50,000  50,000 
 2. Online Grant Application Process 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 11.00  956,600  102,200  679,600  1,738,400 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  50,700  (90,400)  15,700  (24,000) 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%  5.6%  (46.9%)  2.4%  (1.4%) 

Contact: Julie Swanson 334-4743

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1198