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HOUSE BILL NO. 646<br /> – Approp, H&W, Independent Councils

HOUSE BILL NO. 646

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H0646.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - INDEPENDENT COUNCILS -
Appropriates $4,839,700 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
Independent Councils for fiscal year 2009; authorizes the State Controller
to make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits the authorized
full-time equivalent positions for the Independent Councils to 12; directs
that the funds for trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred;
and provides legislative intent regarding interpreter services in the
Council for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing.

03/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-1-5
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
      Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador,
      LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
      Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Thomas, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Wood(35)
      Absent and excused -- Black, Kren, Lake, Schaefer, Trail
    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 - Broadsword
    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 352
         Effective: 07/01/08

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

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 646

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE  FOR  INDEPENDENT
  3        COUNCILS  FOR  FISCAL YEAR 2009; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL
  4        MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; LIMITING  THE  NUMBER  OF  FULL-TIME
  5        EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS  FOR  THE INDEPENDENT COUNCILS; DIRECTING THAT FUNDS
  6        FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED;  AND  DIRECTING
  7        THE  USE  OF INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF
  8        HEARING.

  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 Independent Councils 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, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 14                                                          FOR
 15                     FOR        FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
 16                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
 17                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 18    A. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL:
 19    FROM:
 20    General
 21     Fund          $ 13,700      $1,400                              $   15,100
 22    Domestic
 23     Violence
 24     Project Fund   184,000     138,200    $3,100     $  171,800        497,100
 25    Cooperative
 26     Welfare Fund
 27     (Federal)       80,400     126,900                3,065,400      3,272,700
 28    Cooperative
 29     Welfare Fund
 30     (Dedicated)                 40,000                                  40,000
 31      TOTAL        $278,100    $306,500    $3,100     $3,237,200     $3,824,900
 32    B. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL:
 33    FROM:
 34    General
 35     Fund          $101,100    $ 17,200               $      600     $  118,900
 36    Cooperative
 37     Welfare Fund
 38     (Federal)      317,800     352,500                   31,600        701,900
 39    Cooperative
 40     Welfare Fund
 41     (Dedicated)                 15,000                                  15,000
 42      TOTAL        $418,900    $384,700               $   32,200     $  835,800

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  1                                                          FOR
  2                     FOR        FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    C. COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING:
  6    FROM:
  7    General
  8     Fund          $136,200    $ 33,600    $1,700                    $  171,500
  9    Cooperative
 10     Welfare Fund
 11     (Dedicated)                  3,000               $    4,500          7,500
 12      TOTAL        $136,200    $ 36,600    $1,700     $    4,500     $  179,000

 13       GRAND
 14       TOTAL       $833,200    $727,800    $4,800     $3,273,900     $4,839,700

 15        SECTION  2.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
 16    shall make transfers from the General Fund to the  Cooperative  Welfare  Fund,
 17    periodically,  as  requested  by  the director of the Department of Health and
 18    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.

 19        SECTION 3.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 20    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 21    more than twelve (12) full-time equivalent positions for the Independent Coun-
 22    cils during the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. Transfers of full-
 23    time equivalent positions between appropriated programs within the  department
 24    are  authorized and shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fis-
 25    cal year. Any full-time equivalent positions in  excess  of  the  department's
 26    total  cap may be authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to the
 27    Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.

 28        SECTION 4.  TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding  the  provisions
 29    of  Section  67-3511(1), Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit
 30    payments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to any other objects
 31    within the program budget during fiscal year 2009.

 32        SECTION 5.  INTERPRETER SERVICES IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND  HARD  OF
 33    HEARING.  It  is  the  intent of the Legislature to provide qualified disabled
 34    employees with effective accommodation to  perform  essential  job  functions.
 35    Therefore,  based upon an informal opinion issued from the Idaho Attorney Gen-
 36    eral on February 12, 2008,  the  Department  of  Health  and  Welfare's  Human
 37    Resources  Office  is directed to work with the Idaho Department of Vocational
 38    Rehabilitation to complete a job assessment  regarding  the  director  of  the
 39    Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing need for a sign language interpreter.
 40    The  Idaho  Attorney  General states that the assessment should, at a minimum,
 41    address the following questions:
 42        (1)  What does the executive director's calendar consist of  from  day-to-
 43        day,  in terms of the number of scheduled meetings and other expected com-
 44        mitments?
 45        (2)  Which meetings will require a sign  language  interpreter,  and  what
 46        other forms of accommodation will be effective for other types of communi-
 47        cation that occur during the executive director's work day?
 48        The  Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee has included $10,000 of one-
 49    time funding to cover any interpreter service costs for fiscal year 2009; how-
 50    ever, it is the intent of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that  the

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  1    moneys only be accessed once the assessment is complete and a determination of
  2    the interpreter hours needed has been made. It is also the intent of the Joint
  3    Finance-Appropriations Committee to, based on the completed job assessment and
  4    the recommendation of the Governor, address the ongoing need for sign language
  5    interpreter  hours in the Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing budget dur-
  6    ing the 2009 legislative session.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17242

This is the fiscal year 2009 appropriation for the Independent Councils within the Department of Health and Welfare. They include the Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Developmental Disabilities Council, and the Domestic Violence Council.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2008 Original Appropriation 13.00  276,600  548,600  3,919,300  4,744,500 


Reappropriation 0.00  400  400 
Independent Councils          
 1. Interpreter Services 0.00 


FY 2008 Total Appropriation 13.00  277,000  548,600  3,919,300  4,744,900 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  91,300  91,300 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00  (400)  (400) 


FY 2008 Estimated Expenditures 13.00  276,600  548,600  4,010,600  4,835,800 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (2,000)  (91,300)  (93,300) 


FY 2009 Base 13.00  274,600  548,600  3,919,300  4,742,500 
Benefit Costs 0.00  14,600  4,000  3,600  22,200 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  4,600  700  5,300 
Replacement Items 0.00  1,700  3,100  4,800 
Annualizations 0.00 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  15,900  3,900  2,400  22,200 


FY 2009 Program Maintenance 13.00  311,400  559,600  3,926,000  4,797,000 



Line Items          
Independent Councils          
 1. Outreach Campaign 0.00 
 2. Transfer Idaho Sound Beginnings (1.00)  (123,200)  (123,200) 
 3. Person-Centered Planning Grant 0.00  (15,900)  171,800  155,900 
 4. Interpreter Services 0.00  10,000  10,000 


FY 2009 Total 12.00  305,500  559,600  3,974,600  4,839,700 
Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp (1.00)  28,900  11,000  55,300  95,200 
% Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp. (7.7%)  10.4%  2.0%  1.4%  2.0% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H646