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HOUSE BILL NO. 269 – Approp, Legislative Council

HOUSE BILL NO. 269

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H0269.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - Appropriates $7,223,800 to the
Legislative Council for fiscal year 2008; directs the distribution of the
funding for employee compensation; directs the allocation of salary
savings; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balances;
appropriates an additional $1,500,000 to the Legislative Council for
Capitol Restoration and Renovation for fiscal year 2007; and reappropriates
the unexpended and unencumbered balance for Capitol Restoration and
Renovation.
                                                                        
03/02    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/05    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/07    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
      Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, 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, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bradford, Collins
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/08    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, 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 -- Corder
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/15    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/16    To Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 153
         Effective: 03/22/07 Sections 5-6;
         07/01/07 All others

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 269
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008;  DIRECT-
  3        ING  THE  DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; DIRECTING
  4        THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN  UNEXPENDED  AND
  5        UNENCUMBERED  BALANCES; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE LEGISLATIVE
  6        COUNCIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007; REAPPROPRIATING UNEXPENDED AND  UNENCUMBERED
  7        BALANCES  FROM THE PERMANENT BUILDING FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR
  8        SECTIONS 5 AND 6 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the  Legislative  Council  the
 11    following  amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period July 1,
 12    2007, through June 30, 2008:
 13    A. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE:
 14    FROM:
 15    General Fund                                                        $4,114,300
 16    Miscellaneous Revenue Fund                                              44,800
 17    Professional Services Fund                                           1,226,500
 18      TOTAL                                                             $5,385,600
 19    B. LEGISLATIVE TECHNOLOGY:
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund                                                        $  529,600
 22    C. OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS:
 23    FROM:
 24    General Fund                                                        $  799,000
 25    D. CAPITOL RESTORATION AND RENOVATION:
 26    FROM:
 27    Permanent Building Fund                                             $  509,600
                                                                        
 28       GRAND
 29       TOTAL                                                            $7,223,800
                                                                        
 30        SECTION 2.  Agencies and institutions shall  distribute  the  funding  for
 31    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 32        (a)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 33        funding first toward high turnover classifications and  individuals  below
 34        midpoint within their agency.
 35        (b)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 36        funding second toward positions within their agency that are below  ninety
 37        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 38        (c)  Agencies  and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
 39        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 40    Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans  to
 41    ensure  that  they  are  consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
 42    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
  2    policies contained herein. Each agency  and  institution  shall  forward,  for
  3    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
  4    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
  5    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
  6    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  3.  The Legislative Services Office and the Office of Performance
  8    Evaluations are hereby directed to allocate salary savings, based  on  perfor-
  9    mance,  to  provide  for employee salary needs before other operational budget
 10    priorities are considered. Where  applicable,  employees  whose  salaries  are
 11    below  the midpoint of their pay grade or occupational groups with significant
 12    turnover rates shall be considered first in the order of salary  savings  dis-
 13    tributions.
                                                                        
 14        SECTION  4.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Legislative Council the
 15    unexpended and unencumbered balance of any appropriation contained in  Section
 16    1, Chapter 189, Laws of 2006, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures for the
 17    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  5.  In  addition  to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
 19    189, Laws of 2006, there is hereby appropriated to the Legislative Council the
 20    following amount to be expended for the designated  program  from  the  listed
 21    fund for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
 22    CAPITOL RESTORATION AND RENOVATION:
 23    FROM:
 24    Permanent Building Fund                                             $1,500,000
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  6.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Legislative Council for
 26    the Capitol Restoration and Renovation Program, the  unexpended  and  unencum-
 27    bered balance of the Permanent Building Fund appropriated in Section 5 of this
 28    act, for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION  7.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 30    declared to exist, Sections 5 and 6 of this act shall be  in  full  force  and
 31    effect on and after passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16411

This bill is the FY 2008 appropriation for the Legislative Services Office, the Legislative Technology program, the Office of Performance Evaluations, and Capitol Renovation and Restoration. This bill restores the insurance premium holiday, provides funding for computer equipment and software, funds changes in State Controller and State Treasurer fees, and provides a 5% Change in Employee Compensation.

This bill also includes a supplemental of $1,500,000 for FY 2007, of which $260,000 are ongoing funds, and $1,240,000 are one-time funds from the Permanent Building Fund to provide a furnishings allowance for the Legislature, install a camera in the chambers, purchase gallery viewing screens, provide increased bandwidth to transmit legislative proceedings, and provide a contingency on a one-time basis in the event the Legislative Branch incurs unanticipated expenses related to the relocation to the Capitol Annex.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 75.00  5,159,300  2,600,400  7,759,700 


Reappropriations 0.00  298,600  270,700  569,300 
Capitol Renovation & Restoration          
 1. Phase Two–Capitol Annex 0.00  1,750,400  1,750,400 
 2. Relocation Project Costs 0.00  1,500,000  1,500,000 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 75.00  5,457,900  6,121,500  11,579,400 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 1.00 


FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures 76.00  5,457,900  6,121,500  11,579,400 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (298,600)  (4,414,600)  (4,713,200) 
Base Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2008 Base 76.00  5,159,300  1,706,900  6,866,200 
Benefit Costs 0.00  45,700  11,800  57,500 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  27,500  12,000  39,500 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  2,100  100  2,200 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  208,300  50,100  258,400 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 76.00  5,442,900  1,780,900  7,223,800 



Enhancements          
Office of Performance Evaluations          
 1. Senior Evaluator 0.00 
Lump Sum or Other Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 76.00  5,442,900  1,780,900  7,223,800 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 1.00  283,600  (819,500)  (535,900) 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 1.3%  5.5%  (31.5%)    (6.9%) 

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H269