Appropriates $16,158,600 to the Idaho State Controller for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 95; provides for the recovery of State Controller service costs to the General Fund; and provides certain dedicated fund reappropriation authority.

ThisbillistheFY2018appropriationtotheIdahoStateControllerthatincludes$8,346,000fromtheGeneral Fundand$7,812,600indedicatedfundsforatotalof$16,158,600. Full-timeequivalentpositionsarecapped at ninety-five (95). It includes $84,000 in benefit cost increases, $57,600 for replacement items, a reduction of $1,100 for statewide cost allocation, $1,000 for annualization of the Controller's salary as prescribed by statute, $210,400 for an ongoing merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the Controller, and $81,000 for cybersecurity insurance. The bill also includes $618,500 in ongoing operating expenditures from the General Fund for the Divisions of Administration, Statewide Accounting, and Statewide Payroll to pay for the cost of services provided by the Computer Service Center (CSC). The CSC is the fourth budgeted program in the agency and it operates on billings from its customers, including the other programs in the Controller's office. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), and the Department of Labor (DOL) are two agencies that historically utilized the CSC's technology services but have made business decisions to seek technology services elsewhere. These decisions are significantly impacting the CSC's ability to cover its costs without additional state General Fund support. Line item 3 provides $45,000 to improve the office's physical security by modifying the entrance to the office areas. This request covers the construction of physical security improvements and will ensure employees have a safe and secure work area, appropriate public access is maintained, and sensitive information is protected. Line item 4 includes $390,000 from the General Fund for a statewide analysis of core functional and technical systems requirements needed to modernize Idaho's accounting, financial, payroll, human resources, and procurement infrastructure. Line item 5 provides $35,000 in ongoing operating expenditures f