Appropriates $9,633,100 to Idaho Public Television for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 65.48.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to Idaho Public Television (IPTV) for $9,633,100 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 65.48. It includes $53,500 in benefit cost increases, $2,900 for inflationary adjustments, $1,402,500 for replacement items, and $800 for statewide cost allocation. The change in employee compensation (CEC) section of the bill totals $111,200, of which $3,800 is for the pay structure shift and $107,400 is for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads and institution presidents. The CEC includes a fund shift of $79,800 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund to the General Fund for compensation increases that cannot be covered by the agency's dedicated revenues. The bill also includes $3,200 for cybersecurity insurance, plus one additional FTP and $97,300 for a new educational outreach position that is funded with a three year grant in line item 1.