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H0314.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - WELFARE DIVISION -
Appropriates $140,834,600 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Welfare Division for fiscal year 2008; authorizes the State Controller to
make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; reappropriates unexpended
and unencumbered fund balances of the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the
number of full-time equivalent positions to 614.69; directs that funds for
trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred; directs the
distribution of the funding for employee compensation; and directs the use
of salary savings.
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AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bock,
Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
Luker, Marriott, Mathews, 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,
Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Andrus, Black, Crane, Labrador, McGeachin,
Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(35)
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
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AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, 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 -- Davis
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Keough
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Session Law Chapter 298
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. 314
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE DIVISION
3 OF WELFARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL
4 MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED
5 AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES OF MONEYS; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
6 EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAY-
7 MENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING
8 FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE 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 Division of Welfare 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 FOR TRUSTEE AND
16 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
17 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
18 I. SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAMS:
19 FROM:
20 General
21 Fund $14,203,600 $ 9,589,600 $299,400 $ 24,092,600
22 Cooperative
23 Welfare Fund
24 (Federal) 19,331,500 16,443,000 244,600 36,019,100
25 Idaho Health Insurance
26 Access Card
27 Fund 65,400 65,400
28 Cooperative
29 Welfare Fund
30 (Dedicated) 61,300 2,265,200 2,326,500
31 TOTAL $33,661,800 $28,297,800 $544,000 $ 62,503,600
32 II. BENEFIT PAYMENTS:
33 FROM:
34 General Fund $19,097,500 $ 19,097,500
35 Cooperative
36 Welfare Fund
37 (Dedicated) 311,300 311,300
38 Cooperative
39 Welfare Fund
40 (Federal) 58,922,200 58,922,200
41 TOTAL $78,331,000 $ 78,331,000
42 GRAND
43 TOTAL $33,661,800 $28,297,800 $544,000 $78,331,000 $140,834,600
2
1 SECTION 2. GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
2 shall make transfers of the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
3 periodically, as requested by the director of the Department of Health and
4 Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
5 SECTION 3. REAPPROPRIATION. There is hereby reappropriated to the Depart-
6 ment of Health and Welfare any unexpended and unencumbered balances of the
7 Cooperative Welfare Fund as appropriated for fiscal year 2007 to the Self-
8 Reliance and Benefit Payments Programs, to be used to develop a replacement of
9 the Eligibility Programs Integrated Computer System (EPICS) for the period
10 July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. The reappropriation shall be computed by
11 the Department of Health and Welfare and for budgeting purposes any General
12 Fund portion of the balance in the Cooperative Welfare Fund shall be identi-
13 fied as part of the General Fund.
14 SECTION 4. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. In accordance with Section
15 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
16 more than six hundred fourteen and sixty-nine hundredths (614.69) full-time
17 equivalent positions for the Self-Reliance Programs during the period July 1,
18 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time equivalent positions
19 between appropriated programs within the department are authorized and shall
20 be reported in the budget prepared for fiscal year 2008. Any full-time equiva-
21 lent positions in excess of the Department of Health and Welfare's total cap
22 may be authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint
23 Finance-Appropriations Committee.
24 SECTION 5. TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding the provisions
25 of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
26 ments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to any other objects
27 within the program budget during fiscal year 2008.
28 SECTION 6. SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
29 ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
30 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
31 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
32 midpoint within their agency.
33 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
34 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
35 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
36 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
37 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
38 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
39 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
40 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
41 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
42 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
43 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
44 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
45 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
46 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
47 SECTION 7. SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Health and Welfare is hereby
48 directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for
49 employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are consid-
50 ered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of
3
1 their pay grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
2 be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16402 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Welfare. The Division of Welfare has two budgeted programs: 1) Self-Reliance Operations and 2) Benefit Payments.
 
| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
623.56 |
38,889,400 |
2,669,500 |
92,132,100 |
133,691,000 |
| Reappropriations |
0.00 |
617,100 |
0 |
0 |
617,100 |
| 7. Increase Receipts Spending Authority |
0.00 |
0 |
50,000 |
0 |
50,000 |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
623.56 |
39,506,500 |
2,719,500 |
92,132,100 |
134,358,100 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
11.13 |
(150,200) |
65,400 |
2,383,900 |
2,299,100 |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
634.69 |
39,356,300 |
2,784,900 |
94,516,000 |
136,657,200 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
(2,867,100) |
(37,400) |
(3,723,000) |
(6,627,500) |
| Base Adjustments |
(24.00) |
(239,600) |
(50,000) |
(3,677,000) |
(3,966,600) |
| FY 2008 Base |
610.69 |
36,249,600 |
2,697,500 |
87,116,000 |
126,063,100 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
192,500 |
0 |
288,600 |
481,100 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
11,000 |
0 |
11,000 |
22,000 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
188,000 |
0 |
133,200 |
321,200 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
598,800 |
5,700 |
772,600 |
1,377,100 |
| Nondiscretionary Adjustments |
0.00 |
30,900 |
0 |
(30,900) |
0 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
610.69 |
37,270,800 |
2,703,200 |
88,290,500 |
128,264,500 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Division of Welfare |
|
|
|
|
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| 1. EPICS Replacement |
0.00 |
5,000,000 |
0 |
5,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
| 8. Child Sup. DRA Federal Funding Loss |
0.00 |
778,000 |
0 |
1,509,500 |
2,287,500 |
| 15. Medicaid DRA Citizenship Verification |
4.00 |
141,300 |
0 |
141,300 |
282,600 |
| 16. Medicaid Quality Assurance |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 25. ICCP Rate & Caseload Increases |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 26. Child Care Rule Change Savings |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 33. Child Support Caseload Increases |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2008 Total |
614.69 |
43,190,100 |
2,703,200 |
94,941,300 |
140,834,600 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
(8.87) |
4,300,700 |
33,700 |
2,809,200 |
7,143,600 |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
(1.4%) |
11.1% |
1.3% |
3.0% |
5.3% |
Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H314 |