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HOUSE BILL NO. 289 – Approp, Human Rights Comm

HOUSE BILL NO. 289

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H0289.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Appropriates $921,800 to the
Office of the Governor for the Human Rights Commission 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.
                                                                        
03/07    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/08    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/09    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
      LeFavour, 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 -- Clark, Loertscher
    Floor Sponsor - Ringo
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/14    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Cameron,
      Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
      Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
      McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway,
      Stegner, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Burkett, Gannon, Malepeai, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/21    Pres signed - To Governor
03/27    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 214
         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. 289
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE HUMAN  RIGHTS  COM-
  3        MISSION  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  Human Rights Commission the following amounts to be expended according to
  9    the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the  period  July  1,
 10    2007, through June 30, 2008:
 11                                    FOR             FOR
 12                                 PERSONNEL       OPERATING
 13                                   COSTS        EXPENDITURES         TOTAL
 14    FROM:
 15    General Fund                 $555,400         $129,200          $684,600
 16    Federal Grant
 17     Fund                         120,500          111,700           232,200
 18    Miscellaneous
 19     Revenue Fund                                    5,000             5,000
 20      TOTAL                      $675,900         $245,900          $921,800
                                                                        
 21        SECTION  2.  In  accordance  with  Section  67-3519, Idaho Code, the Human
 22    Rights Commission is authorized no more than eleven (11) full-time  equivalent
 23    positions  at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008,
 24    for the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically autho-
 25    rized by the Governor. The  Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee  will  be
 26    notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION  3.  Agencies  and  institutions  shall distribute the funding for
 28    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 29        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 30        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
 31        midpoint within their agency.
 32        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 33        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
 34        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 35        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
 36        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 37    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
 38    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
 39    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 40    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 41    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
 42    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
  2    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
  3    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
  4        SECTION 4.  The Human Rights Commission is  hereby  directed  to  allocate
  5    salary  savings,  based  on  performance, to provide for employee salary needs
  6    before other operational budget priorities are considered.  Where  applicable,
  7    employees  whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupa-
  8    tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
  9    order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16405

This is a fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Human Rights Commission in the amount of $921,800.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 11.00  675,600  6,800  225,600  908,000 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (1,800)  (1,800) 


FY 2008 Base 11.00  675,600  5,000  225,600  906,200 
Benefit Costs 0.00  8,600  1,900  10,500 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  (21,200)  (21,200) 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  21,600  4,700  26,300 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 11.00  684,600  5,000  232,200  921,800 



Enhancements          
Human Rights Commission          
 1. Governor’s Initiative – Investigative FTP 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 11.00  684,600  5,000  232,200  921,800 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  9,000  (1,800)  6,600  13,800 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%  1.3%  (26.5%)  2.9%  1.5% 

Contact: Julie Swanson 334-4743

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H289