Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2021.

ThisistheFY2021originalappropriationbillfortheSoilandWaterConservationCommission. Itappropriates a total of $3,084,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 17.75. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for theequivalentofa2%changeinemployeecompensationforpermanentstateemployees, withanadditional2% increase for those in the 20 job classifications most in need of equity adjustments. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included. The bill removes 3.00 FTP and $201,700 from federal funds as short term federal grants have ended. Also included are adjustments to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus; and software licensing, server infrastructure, and storage to expand system capabilities on core systems and to maintain agency-specific software. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund appropriation is reduced by 2%.