Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). It appropriatesatotalof$9,183,100andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat73.00. For benefitcosts, thebillmaintainsthecurrentappropriatedamountforhealthinsuranceat$11,650pereligibleFTP andtemporarilyremovesfundingfortheemployer'ssickleavecontributionrate. Fundingforreplacementitems includes $431,700 for servers and storage, desktop and laptop computers and monitors, phones, and a printer. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an additional 2% 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 funds four line items, which provide 1.00 FTP and $185,100 for an internal actuary; 2.00 FTP and $152,100 to create two positions under a new retirement specialist classification; 1.00 FTP and $69,700 for one additional traditional retirement specialist; and $7,000 for increased software licensing costs. 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.