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SENATE BILL NO. 1222 – Approp, Secretary of State

SENATE BILL NO. 1222

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S1222............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - SECRETARY OF STATE - Appropriates $2,469,200 to the
Secretary of State for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of full-time
equivalent positions to 31; directs the distribution of the funding for
employee compensation; and directs the allocation of salary savings.

03/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/14    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      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, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Bair
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, 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, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andrus, Clark, Eskridge, Trail
    Floor Sponsor - Henderson
    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 330
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1222
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008;  LIMITING
  3        THE  NUMBER  OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION
  4        OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION  OF
  5        SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  There  is  hereby  appropriated to the Secretary of State the
  8    following amounts to be expended for the designated programs according to  the
  9    designated  expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007,
 10    through June 30, 2008:
 11    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 12    FOR:
 13    Personnel Costs                                                     $1,811,700
 14    Operating Expenditures                                                 397,900
 15    Capital Outlay                                                         225,600
 16      TOTAL                                                             $2,435,200
 17    FROM:
 18    General Fund                                                        $2,435,200
 19    II. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM LAWS:
 20    FOR:
 21    Operating Expenditures                                              $   34,000
 22    FROM:
 23    General Fund                                                        $   34,000
 24      GRAND
 25      TOTAL                                                             $2,469,200
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Office  of
 27    the  Secretary  of  State is authorized no more than thirty-one (31) full-time
 28    equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June
 29    30, 2008, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifi-
 30    cally authorized by the Governor. The Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee
 31    will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 32        SECTION  3.  Agencies  and  institutions  shall distribute the funding for
 33    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 34        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 35        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
 36        midpoint within their agency.
 37        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 38        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
 39        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 40        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
 41        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 42    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
                                                                        
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  1    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
  2    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
  3    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
  4    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
  5    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
  6    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
  7    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
  8    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 4. The Secretary of State is hereby directed  to  allocate  salary
 10    savings,  based  on  performance,  to provide for employee salary needs before
 11    other operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable,  employ-
 12    ees  whose  salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupational
 13    groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the  order
 14    of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16431

This is the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriation for the Secretary of State, in the amount of $2,469,200.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 31.00  2,020,300  466,800  2,487,100 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (466,800)  (466,800) 


FY 2008 Base 31.00  2,020,300  2,020,300 
Benefit Costs 0.00  25,000  25,000 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  148,600  148,600 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  1,000  1,000 
Annualizations 0.00  2,000  2,000 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  69,900  69,900 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 31.00  2,266,800  2,266,800 



Enhancements          
Secretary of State          
 1. Idaho Blue Book 0.00  60,000  60,000 
 2. Develop Long-Range IT Plan 0.00  60,000  60,000 
 3. Convert IT to ITRMC Standard 0.00  77,000  77,000 
 4. Annual Conference Travel Costs 0.00  5,400  5,400 


FY 2008 Total 31.00  2,469,200  2,469,200 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  448,900  (466,800)  (17,900) 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%  22.2%  (100.0%)    (0.7%) 

Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1222