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S1225............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates $584,400 to the Department of Labor for
fiscal year 2008; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 7;
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
03/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, 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(Douglas)
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Coiner
Floor Sponsor - Hammond
Title apvd - to House
03/29 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour(Herzfeld), Loertscher, 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, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Luker, McGeachin, Thayn
Floor Sponsor - Henderson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/02 Sp signed - To Governor
04/05 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 366
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1225
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 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 ALLOCATION OF SAL-
5 ARY SAVINGS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Labor the
8 following amounts from the listed funds to be expended according to the desig-
9 nated expense classes for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
10 FOR FOR
11 PERSONNEL OPERATING
12 COSTS EXPENDITURES TOTAL
13 WAGE AND HOUR:
14 FROM:
15 General
16 Fund $421,300 $152,500 $573,800
17 Miscellaneous
18 Revenue
19 Fund 10,600 10,600
20 TOTAL $421,300 $163,100 $584,400
21 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
22 of Labor is authorized no more than seven (7) full-time equivalent positions
23 at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, for the
24 program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by
25 the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified
26 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 Department of Labor is hereby directed to allocate salary
5 savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary needs before
6 other operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable, employ-
7 ees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupational
8 groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the order
9 of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS17170 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Department of Labor. House Bill 222 split apart the Department of Commerce and Labor into two separate departments. This is the appropriation bill for the new Department of Labor.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
7.00 |
567,600 |
7,010,600 |
0 |
7,578,200 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
0 |
(7,000,000) |
0 |
(7,000,000) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
(17,700) |
0 |
0 |
(17,700) |
| FY 2008 Base |
7.00 |
549,900 |
10,600 |
0 |
560,500 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
5,500 |
0 |
0 |
5,500 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
1,500 |
0 |
0 |
1,500 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
16,900 |
0 |
0 |
16,900 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
7.00 |
573,800 |
10,600 |
0 |
584,400 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| 19. Gov’s Initiative: HR Functions |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2008 Total |
7.00 |
573,800 |
10,600 |
0 |
584,400 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
6,200 |
(7,000,000) |
0 |
(6,993,800) |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
1.1% |
(99.8%) |
|
(92.3%) |
Contact: Eric Milstead 334-4746
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1225 |