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S1219............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - INDEPENDENT COUNCILS -
Appropriates $4,744,500 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Independent Councils for fiscal year 2008; authorizes the State Controller
to make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the authorized
full-time equivalent positions for the Independent Councils to 13; directs
that the 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.
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway,
Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Fulcher, Gannon, Malepeai
Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
Title apvd - to House
03/20 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 63-5-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, LeFavour, Loertscher, Marriott,
Mathews, McGeachin, 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), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Harwood, Luker, Mortimer, Wood(35)
Absent and excused -- Edmunson, Lake
Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/22 To enrol
03/23 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/26 Sp signed - To Governor
03/30 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 327
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1219
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR INDEPENDENT
3 COUNCILS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL
4 MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
5 EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE INDEPENDENT COUNCILS; DIRECTING THAT FUNDS
6 FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED; DIRECTING THE
7 DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE
8 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 Independent Councils 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 TRUSTEE AND
16 PERSONNEL OPERATING BENEFIT
17 COSTS EXPENDITURES PAYMENTS TOTAL
18 A. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL:
19 FROM:
20 General
21 Fund $ 13,100 $ 13,100
22 Domestic
23 Violence
24 Project Fund 176,100 $138,200 $ 171,800 486,100
25 Cooperative
26 Welfare Fund
27 (Federal) 76,700 126,900 3,065,400 3,269,000
28 Cooperative
29 Welfare Fund
30 (Dedicated) 40,000 40,000
31 TOTAL $265,900 $305,100 $3,237,200 $3,808,200
32 B. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL:
33 FROM:
34 General
35 Fund $ 95,800 $ 16,000 $ 600 $ 112,400
36 Cooperative
37 Welfare Fund
38 (Federal) 301,900 195,900 31,600 529,400
39 Cooperative
40 Welfare Fund
41 (Dedicated) 15,000 15,000
42 TOTAL $397,700 $226,900 $ 32,200 $ 656,800
43 C. COUNCIL ON THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING:
44 FROM:
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 General
6 Fund $127,500 $ 23,600 $ 151,100
7 Cooperative
8 Welfare Fund
9 (Federal) 34,500 86,400 120,900
10 Cooperative
11 Welfare Fund
12 (Dedicated) 3,000 $ 4,500 7,500
13 TOTAL $162,000 $113,000 $ 4,500 $ 279,500
14 GRAND
15 TOTAL $825,600 $645,000 $3,273,900 $4,744,500
16 SECTION 2. GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
17 shall make transfers from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
18 periodically, as requested by the director of the Department of Health and
19 Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
20 SECTION 3. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. In accordance with Section
21 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
22 more than thirteen (13) full-time equivalent positions for the Independent
23 Councils during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of
24 full-time equivalent positions between appropriated programs within the
25 department are authorized and shall be reported in the budget prepared for the
26 next fiscal year. Any full-time equivalent positions in excess of the
27 department's total cap may be authorized only by the Governor and promptly
28 reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
29 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code,
30 funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit payments expenditure object code
31 shall not be transferred to any other objects within the program budget during
32 fiscal year 2008.
33 SECTION 5. Agencies and institutions shall distribute the funding for
34 employee compensation based on merit as follows:
35 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
36 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
37 midpoint within their agency.
38 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
39 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
40 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
41 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
42 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
43 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
44 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
45 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
46 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
47 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
48 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
49 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
50 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
3
1 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
2 SECTION 6. The Department of Health and Welfare is hereby directed to
3 allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
4 needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where appli-
5 cable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or
6 occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first
7 in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16396 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Independent Councils within the Department of Health and Welfare. They include the Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Developmental Disabilities Council, and the Domestic Violence Council.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
13.00 |
246,800 |
563,400 |
3,906,000 |
4,716,200 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
5,400 |
5,400 |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
13.00 |
246,800 |
563,400 |
3,911,400 |
4,721,600 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
0 |
(600) |
(5,400) |
(6,000) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(25,000) |
0 |
(25,000) |
| FY 2008 Base |
13.00 |
246,800 |
537,800 |
3,906,000 |
4,690,600 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
3,100 |
3,500 |
3,400 |
10,000 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
300 |
0 |
1,400 |
1,700 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
2,000 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
24,400 |
7,300 |
3,100 |
34,800 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
13.00 |
276,600 |
548,600 |
3,913,900 |
4,739,100 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| 27. Community Resource Develop. Spec. |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28. Batterer Treatment Administration |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 39. Additional On-Going Federal Monies |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
5,400 |
5,400 |
| FY 2008 Total |
13.00 |
276,600 |
548,600 |
3,919,300 |
4,744,500 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
29,800 |
(14,800) |
13,300 |
28,300 |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
12.1% |
(2.6%) |
0.3% |
0.6% |
Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1219 |