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HOUSE BILL NO. 659<br /> – Approp, H&W Dept, Child Welfare

HOUSE BILL NO. 659

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H0659.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - CHILD WELFARE -
Appropriates $33,390,300 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Child Welfare Program for fiscal year 2009; limits the authorized full-time
equivalent positions for the Child Welfare Program to 398.17; appropriates
$27,382,700 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Foster and
Assistance Payments Program for fiscal year 2009; authorizes the State
Controller to transfer funds; and directing that funds for trustee and
benefit payments not be transferred.

03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 67-3-0
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
      Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
      Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
      Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
      Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
      Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Mortimer, Nonini
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/25    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon),
      Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett,
      Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/26    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/27    Pres signed
03/28    To Governor
04/01    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 357
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 659

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE  FOR  THE  CHILD
  3        WELFARE  PROGRAM  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR 2009; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
  4        EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
  5        AND WELFARE FOR THE FOSTER AND ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR
  6        2009;  PROVIDING  THAT  THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE
  7        GENERAL FUND; AND DIRECTING THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE  AND  BENEFIT  PAYMENTS
  8        SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED.

  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 Child Welfare Program the following  amounts  to  be  expended
 12    according  to  the  designated  expense  classes from the listed funds for the
 13    period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 14                           FOR           FOR          FOR
 15                        PERSONNEL     OPERATING     CAPITAL
 16                          COSTS      EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY         TOTAL
 17    FROM:
 18    General
 19     Fund              $11,585,100    $1,965,200     $228,200   $13,778,500
 20    Cooperative
 21     Welfare
 22     Fund
 23     (Dedicated)            96,200                                   96,200
 24    Cooperative
 25     Welfare
 26     Fund
 27     (Federal)          13,087,400     6,300,300      127,900    19,515,600
 28      TOTAL            $24,768,700    $8,265,500     $356,100   $33,390,300

 29        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 30    of Health and Welfare is authorized no more than  three  hundred  ninety-eight
 31    and seventeen hundredths (398.17) full-time equivalent positions for the Child
 32    Welfare  Program during the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. Trans-
 33    fers of full-time equivalent positions between  appropriated  programs  within
 34    the department are authorized and shall be reported in the budget prepared for
 35    the  next  fiscal  year.  Any  full-time equivalent positions in excess of the
 36    department's total cap may be authorized only by  the  Governor  and  promptly
 37    reported to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.

 38        SECTION  3.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 39    Welfare for the Foster and Assistance Payments Program the  following  amounts
 40    to be expended according to the designated expense class from the listed funds
 41    for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:

                                       2

  1    FOR:
  2    Trustee and Benefit Payments                                       $27,382,700
  3    FROM:
  4    General Fund                                                       $13,019,100
  5    Cooperative Welfare Fund
  6     (Dedicated)                                                           776,000
  7    Cooperative Welfare Fund
  8     (Federal)                                                          13,587,600
  9      TOTAL                                                            $27,382,700

 10        SECTION  4.  As  appropriated,  the  State Controller shall make transfers
 11    from the General Fund  to  the  Cooperative  Welfare  Fund,  periodically,  as
 12    requested by the director of the Department of Health and Welfare and approved
 13    by the Board of Examiners.

 14        SECTION 5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code,
 15    funds  budgeted  in  the  trustee and benefit payments expenditure object code
 16    shall not be transferred to any other objects within the program budget during
 17    fiscal year 2009.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17240

This is the fiscal year 2009 appropriation for the Child Welfare and Foster and Assistance Payments programs within the Department of Health and Welfare.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2008 Original Appropriation 383.44  25,882,400  772,500  34,005,200  60,660,100 


Child Welfare          
 1. Trustee & Benefit Payment Transfer 0.00 
 8. Receipts Authority-Casey Family Found. 0.00 
 9. Department Personnel Costs Transfer 0.00 


FY 2008 Total Appropriation 383.44  25,882,400  772,500  34,005,200  60,660,100 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers (3.27)  (64,500)  (45,800)  (110,300) 


FY 2008 Estimated Expenditures 380.17  25,817,900  772,500  33,959,400  60,549,800 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (645,000)  (390,400)  (1,035,400) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (1,500,000)  (1,500,000) 


FY 2009 Base 380.17  25,172,900  772,500  32,069,000  58,014,400 
Benefit Costs 0.00  295,000  2,200  379,800  677,000 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  13,600  10,800  24,400 
Replacement Items 0.00  167,000  117,100  284,100 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  13,200  27,600  40,800 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  235,200  1,800  332,400  569,400 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  326,000  65,000  391,000 


FY 2009 Program Maintenance 380.17  26,222,900  776,500  33,001,700  60,001,100 



Line Items          
Child Welfare          
 1. Child Protection Cases Legal Services 0.00 
 2. Additional Child Welfare Staff 18.00  574,700  101,500  676,200 
 3. Additional Resource Develop. Unit Staff 0.00 
 4. Residential Care Rate Increase 0.00 
 5. Casey Family Foundation Receipts 0.00  95,700  95,700 


FY 2009 Total 398.17  26,797,600  872,200  33,103,200  60,773,000 
Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp 14.73  915,200  99,700  (902,000)  112,900 
% Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp. 3.8%  3.5%  12.9%  (2.7%)  0.2% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H659