Appropriates $77,568,300 to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 587.85; reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances; provides legislative intent regarding youth equine education; and provides legislative intent regarding transfers to the Public School Income Fund.

This bill appropriates $77,568,300 to the Idaho State Police for FY 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 587.85. For program maintenance, the bill provides for the employer's share of increased benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, replacement items, statewide cost allocation, annualizations, and cybersecurity insurance. The bill also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. Fifteen line items are included, which provide 1.00 FTP and $124,500 for brand inspectors; 3.00 FTP and $564,000 for specialists to conduct crash reconstruction investigations; 2.00 FTP and $421,000 for a sergeant and trooper to expand the drug detection K9 program; 2.00 FTP and $148,600 for IT information technicians; $32,000 for instrument maintenance; $292,400 for conducted energy devices; $24,400 for advanced malware protection; 1.00 FTP and $57,300 for a technical records specialist; 1.00 FTP and $48,000 for an office specialist; $102,000 for digital imaging; $150,000 for additional costs associated with the Regional Communications Centers console system; 2.00 FTP and $369,400 for commercial vehicle safety specialists; $143,400 in one-time trustee and benefit payments from the Idaho Horse Council Youth Programs Account within the Pari-mutuel Distributions Fund to be used solely for youth equine education and promotion of equine-related youth development programs of the Idaho Horse Council; $7,300 in one-time trustee and benefits payments from the Breed Distribution Account within the Pari-mutuel Distributions Fund for a transfer to the Public School Income Fund to offset amounts that were improperly distributed to the Idaho Quarter Horse Association; and $65,200 in one-time trustee and benefits payments from the Breed Distribution Account within the Pari-mutuel Distributions Fund for a transfer to the Public School Income Fund to offset amoun