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H0310.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - Appropriates
$19,993,500 to the Department of Health and Welfare for substance abuse
services in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program for fiscal
year 2008; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 15.24;
directs the State Controller to transfer funds; directs a report regarding
certain substance abuse treatment groups; provides intent regarding
carryover of certain federal funds; directs a caseload minimum; directs
that 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.
03/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/14 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, 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), Stevenson,
Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Andrus, Snodgrass
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21 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
03/22 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23 Pres signed
03/26 To Governor
03/30 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 294
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 310
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR SUBSTANCE
3 ABUSE SERVICES IN THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR
4 FISCAL YEAR 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
5 PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL
6 FUND; DIRECTING THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT GROUPS;
7 PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE ACCESS TO RECOVERY FEDERAL
8 FUNDING CARRYOVER; DIRECTING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE CASELOAD MINIMUM; DIRECTING
9 THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED;
10 DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND
11 DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
14 Welfare for substance abuse services in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Pre-
15 vention Program the following amounts to be expended according to the desig-
16 nated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007,
17 through June 30, 2008:
18 FOR
19 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
20 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
21 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
22 FROM:
23 Cooperative
24 Welfare Fund
25 (General) $246,300 $ 430,300 $ 400 $ 7,649,600 $ 8,326,600
26 Prevention of Minors'
27 Access to Tobacco
28 Fund 24,700 46,800 71,500
29 Substance Abuse
30 Treatment Fund 238,700 519,800 1,593,900 2,352,400
31 Cooperative Welfare
32 Fund
33 (Dedicated) 46,700 438,300 485,000
34 Liquor Control
35 Fund 650,000 650,000
36 Cooperative Welfare
37 Fund
38 (Federal) 429,900 2,869,400 1,200 4,807,500 8,108,000
39 TOTAL $986,300 $4,304,600 $1,600 $14,701,000 $19,993,500
40 SECTION 2. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. In accordance with Section
41 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
42 more than fifteen and twenty-four hundredths (15.24) full-time equivalent
43 positions for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program during the
2
1 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time equivalent
2 positions between appropriated programs within the department are authorized
3 and shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any
4 full-time equivalent positions in excess of the department's total cap may be
5 authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
6 Appropriations Committee.
7 SECTION 3. GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
8 shall make transfers from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
9 periodically, as requested by the director of the Department of Health and
10 Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
11 SECTION 4. REPORT. The Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program
12 is directed to report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee during the
13 2008 legislative session, a breakdown of the following substance abuse treat-
14 ment groups: court supervised individuals, individuals treated through Drug
15 and Mental Health Courts, and noncourt supervised individuals. The information
16 provided shall include an unduplicated count of the number of individuals
17 served in fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007, as well as the total annual
18 cost per designated category.
19 SECTION 5. FEDERAL FUND CARRYOVER. It is the intent of the Legislature
20 that should the Department of Health and Welfare Substance Abuse Treatment and
21 Prevention Program receive approval from the federal government to carryover
22 unspent Access to Recovery funds, the program is then directed to request a
23 supplemental appropriation for any additional spending authority needed. Fur-
24 ther, it is the intent of the Legislature that no additional federal spending
25 authority for the Access to Recovery fund amount be requested or added through
26 the noncognizable process.
27 SECTION 6. SUBSTANCE ABUSE CASELOAD MINIMUMS. The Department of Health
28 and Welfare Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program is directed to,
29 based on caseload prevalence, serve at least the same number of individuals
30 for substance abuse treatment in fiscal year 2008 as were served in fiscal
31 year 2007. The Interagency Substance Abuse Committee and the Department of
32 Health and Welfare are further directed to budget and request funding for sub-
33 stance abuse treatment based on eligible individual caseload; taking into
34 account current treatment service capacity within the provider community and
35 the additional service capacity needed.
36 SECTION 7. TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding the provisions
37 of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
38 ments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to any other objects
39 within the program budget during fiscal year 2008.
40 SECTION 8. SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
41 ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
42 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
43 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
44 midpoint within their agency.
45 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
46 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
47 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
48 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
49 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
3
1 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
2 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
3 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
4 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
5 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
6 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
7 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
8 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
9 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
10 SECTION 9. SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Health and Welfare is hereby
11 directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for
12 employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are consid-
13 ered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of
14 their pay grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
15 be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS17172 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention division.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
12.64 |
1,830,900 |
3,740,200 |
19,186,100 |
24,757,200 |
| 6. Fund Shift for Tobacco Compliance |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7. Increase Receipts Spending Authority |
0.00 |
0 |
225,800 |
0 |
225,800 |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
12.64 |
1,830,900 |
3,966,000 |
19,186,100 |
24,983,000 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
2.60 |
(9,200) |
0 |
277,300 |
268,100 |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
15.24 |
1,821,700 |
3,966,000 |
19,463,400 |
25,251,100 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
(3.00) |
0 |
(221,300) |
(278,300) |
(499,600) |
| Base Adjustments |
(3.00) |
0 |
(200,000) |
(11,300,000) |
(11,500,000) |
| FY 2008 Base |
9.24 |
1,821,700 |
3,544,700 |
7,885,100 |
13,251,500 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
1,800 |
0 |
11,100 |
12,900 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
400 |
0 |
1,200 |
1,600 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
2,700 |
14,200 |
10,600 |
27,500 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
9.24 |
1,826,600 |
3,558,900 |
7,908,000 |
13,293,500 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| 10. Substance Abuse Funding |
3.00 |
6,500,000 |
0 |
0 |
6,500,000 |
| 31. State Epi Outcomes Workgroup |
3.00 |
0 |
0 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
| 38. Fund Shift for Tobacco Compliance |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 40. Increase Treatment Funding |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 44. Detox Facility Initiative |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2008 Total |
15.24 |
8,326,600 |
3,558,900 |
8,108,000 |
19,993,500 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
2.60 |
6,495,700 |
(181,300) |
(11,078,100) |
(4,763,700) |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
20.6% |
354.8% |
(4.8%) |
(57.7%) |
(19.2%) |
Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H310 |