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S13612026 Regular Session

Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Public Safety for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS -- PUBLIC SAFETY -- Relates to the maintenance appropriation to Public Safety for fiscal year 2027.

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This is the FY 2027 Maintenance Appropriation for Public Safety. This bill includes appropriations to the Department Correction, Department of Juvenile Corrections, and the Idaho State Police. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, and a base reduction of up to 5%. The base reduction for the Department of Juvenile Corrections is 5% from the General Fund, includes an ongoing base reduction recommended by the Governor, and an additional 2% base reduction as passed by JFAC. The base reduction for the Department of Correction and for the Idaho State Police were as recommended by the Governor. The Idaho State Police and the Department of Correction were not subject to an additional base reduction beyond that recommended by the Governor.

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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1361
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
AN ACT	1
RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS TO PUBLIC SAFETY; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DE-	2
PARTMENT OF CORRECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, AND THE	3
IDAHO STATE POLICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHO-	4
RIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; EXEMPTING THE APPROPRIATION FROM	5
SPECIFIC PROGRAM TRANSFER LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY	6
REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS; AND	7
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.	8
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:	9
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to Public Safety the follow-	10
ing amounts to be expended according to the designated programs and expense	11
classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30,	12
2027:	13
FOR	14
FOR	15 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	16 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	17 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
(1) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION:	18
I. MANAGEMENT SERVICES:	19
FROM:	20
General	21
Fund	22 $12,526,700 $16,230,700 $28,757,400
Inmate Labor	23
Fund	24 390,700 85,000 475,700
Parolee Supervision	25
Fund	26 346,200 132,300 478,500
Miscellaneous Revenue	27
Fund	28 1,351,000 397,400 1,748,400
TOTAL	29 $14,614,600 $16,845,400 $31,460,000
II. STATE PRISONS:	30
A. PRISONS ADMINISTRATION:	31
FROM:	32
General	33
Fund	34 $6,893,500 $3,620,800 $10,514,300

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Miscellaneous Revenue	5
Fund	6 400,600 161,400 562,000
Penitentiary Endowment Income	7
Fund	8 $160,000 160,000
Federal Grant	9
Fund	10 729,000 770,300 0 1,499,300
TOTAL	11 $8,023,100 $4,552,500 $160,000 $12,735,600
B. IDAHO STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - BOISE:	12
FROM:	13
General	14
Fund	15 $32,291,900 $4,457,300 $36,749,200
Inmate Labor	16
Fund	17 56,100 56,100
Miscellaneous Revenue	18
Fund	19 862,500 224,000 1,086,500
Penitentiary Endowment Income	20
Fund	21 0 1,235,200 1,235,200
TOTAL	22 $33,154,400 $5,972,600 $39,127,000
C. IDAHO STATE CORRECTIONAL CENTER - BOISE:	23
FROM:	24
General	25
Fund	26 $31,156,600 $6,544,800 $37,701,400
Inmate Labor	27
Fund	28 19,000 19,000
Miscellaneous Revenue	29
Fund	30 0 382,300 382,300
TOTAL	31 $31,156,600 $6,946,100 $38,102,700
D. IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - OROFINO:	32
FROM:	33
General	34
Fund	35 $11,749,400 $1,968,900 $13,718,300
Inmate Labor	36
Fund	37 1,288,300 544,000 1,832,300

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Miscellaneous Revenue	5
Fund	6 96,900 67,200 164,100
Penitentiary Endowment Income	7
Fund	8 0 57,100 57,100
TOTAL	9 $13,134,600 $2,637,200 $15,771,800
E. IDAHO MAXIMUM SECURITY INSTITUTION - BOISE:	10
FROM:	11
General	12
Fund	13 $15,746,000 $2,379,900 $18,125,900
Inmate Labor	14
Fund	15 178,800 178,800
Miscellaneous Revenue	16
Fund	17 71,100 71,100
Penitentiary Endowment Income	18
Fund	19 0 22,800 22,800
TOTAL	20 $15,746,000 $2,652,600 $18,398,600
F. NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - COTTONWOOD:	21
FROM:	22
General	23
Fund	24 $7,271,000 $1,271,700 $8,542,700
Inmate Labor	25
Fund	26 49,600 49,600
Miscellaneous Revenue	27
Fund	28 66,500 114,200 180,700
Penitentiary Endowment Income	29
Fund	30 0 17,800 17,800
TOTAL	31 $7,337,500 $1,453,300 $8,790,800
G. SOUTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - BOISE:	32
FROM:	33
General	34
Fund	35 $12,535,600 $2,641,700 $15,177,300
Inmate Labor	36
Fund	37 4,387,200 992,900 5,380,100

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Miscellaneous Revenue	5
Fund	6 176,300 109,400 285,700
Penitentiary Endowment Income	7
Fund	8 0 24,700 24,700
TOTAL	9 $17,099,100 $3,768,700 $20,867,800
H. ST. ANTHONY WORK CAMP:	10
FROM:	11
General	12
Fund	13 $6,111,200 $823,100 $6,934,300
Inmate Labor	14
Fund	15 1,978,100 667,800 2,645,900
Miscellaneous Revenue	16
Fund	17 27,000 27,000
Penitentiary Endowment Income	18
Fund	19 0 21,900 21,900
TOTAL	20 $8,089,300 $1,539,800 $9,629,100
I. POCATELLO WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL CENTER:	21
FROM:	22
General	23
Fund	24 $8,379,600 $1,331,800 $9,711,400
Inmate Labor	25
Fund	26 627,400 162,600 790,000
Miscellaneous Revenue	27
Fund	28 342,600 120,400 463,000
Penitentiary Endowment Income	29
Fund	30 0 32,100 32,100
TOTAL	31 $9,349,600 $1,646,900 $10,996,500
J. SOUTH BOISE WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL CENTER:	32
FROM:	33
General	34
Fund	35 $5,583,100 $719,500 $6,302,600
Inmate Labor	36
Fund	37 175,500 175,500

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Miscellaneous Revenue	5
Fund	6 42,800 42,800
Penitentiary Endowment Income	7
Fund	8 0 9,000 9,000
TOTAL	9 $5,583,100 $946,800 $6,529,900
K. MOUNTAIN VIEW TRANSFORMATION CENTER:	10
FROM:	11
General	12
Fund	13 $7,372,500 $1,725,000 $9,097,500
Miscellaneous Revenue	14
Fund	15 0 150,000 150,000
TOTAL	16 $7,372,500 $1,875,000 $9,247,500
DIVISION TOTAL	17 $156,045,800 $33,991,500 $160,000 $190,197,300
III. COUNTY & OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENT:	18
FROM:	19
General	20
Fund	21 $36,384,400 $36,384,400
IV. COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS:	22
A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION:	23
FROM:	24
General	25
Fund	26 $30,384,600 $10,112,000 $1,000,000 $41,496,600
Inmate Labor	27
Fund	28 115,600 115,600
Parolee Supervision	29
Fund	30 7,449,100 1,826,600 9,275,700
Drug and Mental Health Court Supervision	31
Fund	32 388,100 27,200 415,300
Miscellaneous Revenue	33
Fund	34 396,100 396,100

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Federal Grant	5
Fund	6 0 595,300 400,000 995,300
TOTAL	7 $38,617,900 $12,676,700 $1,400,000 $52,694,600
B. COMMUNITY REENTRY CENTERS:	8
FROM:	9
General	10
Fund	11 $6,844,400 $92,500 $6,936,900
State-Directed Opioid Settlement	12
Fund	13 170,900 423,600 594,500
Inmate Labor	14
Fund	15 4,668,600 2,724,200 7,392,800
TOTAL	16 $11,683,900 $3,240,300 $14,924,200
DIVISION TOTAL	17 $50,301,800 $15,917,000 $1,400,000 $67,618,800
V. COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT:	18
FROM:	19
General	20
Fund	21 $1,946,000 $46,100 $1,846,500 $3,838,600
VI. MEDICAL SERVICES:	22
FROM:	23
General	24
Fund	25 $66,356,900 $66,356,900
Miscellaneous Revenue	26
Fund	27 135,000 135,000
TOTAL	28 $66,491,900 $66,491,900
(2) DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS:	29
I. ADMINISTRATION:	30
FROM:	31
General	32
Fund	33 $2,870,300 $1,508,800 $4,379,100

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Miscellaneous Revenue	5
Fund	6 0 16,400 16,400
TOTAL	7 $2,870,300 $1,525,200 $4,395,500
II. COMMUNITY, OPERATIONS, AND PROGRAM SERVICES:	8
FROM:	9
General	10
Fund	11 $1,731,100 $273,800 $7,094,300 $9,099,200
Juvenile Corrections	12
Fund	13 110,000 110,000
Juvenile Corrections - Cigarette/Tobacco Tax	14
Fund	15 4,375,000 4,375,000
Miscellaneous Revenue	16
Fund	17 327,000 327,000
Federal Grant	18
Fund	19 0 199,600 521,000 720,600
TOTAL	20 $1,731,100 $583,400 $12,317,300 $14,631,800
III. INSTITUTIONS:	21
FROM:	22
General	23
Fund	24 $31,544,300 $2,826,300 $2,553,500 $36,924,100
Miscellaneous Revenue	25
Fund	26 238,600 460,000 698,600
State Juvenile Corrections Center Endowment Income	27
Fund	28 1,073,800 1,073,800
Federal Grant	29
Fund	30 235,200 768,400 475,400 1,479,000
TOTAL	31 $31,779,500 $4,907,100 $3,488,900 $40,175,500
DIVISION TOTAL	32 $36,380,900 $7,015,700 $15,806,200 $59,202,800

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
(3) IDAHO STATE POLICE:	5
I. BRAND INSPECTION:	6
FROM:	7
State Brand Board	8
Fund	9 $3,581,500 $535,500 $4,117,000
II. DIVISION OF IDAHO STATE POLICE:	10
A. DIRECTOR'S OFFICE:	11
FROM:	12
General	13
Fund	14 $2,603,100 $190,500 $2,793,600
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	15
Fund	16 163,000 2,500 165,500
Peace Officers Training	17
Fund	18 187,900 187,900
Miscellaneous Revenue	19
Fund	20 4,300 73,300 77,600
Federal Grant	21
Fund	22 85,700 18,100 103,800
TOTAL	23 $3,044,000 $284,400 $3,328,400
B. CAPITOL PROTECTIVE SERVICES:	24
FROM:	25
General	26
Fund	27 $2,130,000 $338,800 $2,468,800
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	28
Fund	29 275,200 6,400 281,600
Miscellaneous Revenue	30
Fund	31 132,700 7,200 139,900
TOTAL	32 $2,537,900 $352,400 $2,890,300
C. INVESTIGATIONS:	33
FROM:	34
General	35
Fund	36 $9,785,500 $880,300 $10,665,800

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	5
Fund	6 1,285,800 29,100 1,314,900
Drug & DWUI Enforcement Donation	7
Fund	8 211,700 505,400 717,100
Miscellaneous Revenue	9
Fund	10 196,200 196,200
Federal Grant	11
Fund	12 154,200 658,500 $210,000 1,022,700
TOTAL	13 $11,633,400 $2,073,300 $210,000 $13,916,700
D. PATROL:	14
FROM:	15
General	16
Fund	17 $33,325,700 $4,933,600 $503,900 $38,763,200
Idaho Law Enforcement	18
Fund	19 679,100 64,500 743,600
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	20
Fund	21 4,013,900 115,000 4,128,900
Hazardous Materials/Waste Enforcement	22
Fund	23 633,100 79,900 $67,800 780,800
Miscellaneous Revenue	24
Fund	25 1,199,000 179,800 1,378,800
Federal Grant	26
Fund	27 3,708,400 1,121,400 0 4,132,200 8,962,000
TOTAL	28 $43,559,200 $6,494,200 $503,900 $4,200,000 $54,757,300
E. LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS:	29
FROM:	30
General	31
Fund	32 $160,700 $180,800 $341,500
Alcohol Beverage Control	33
Fund	34 1,945,300 528,500 2,473,800
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	35
Fund	36 303,100 5,600 308,700
Miscellaneous Revenue	37
Fund	38 4,600 12,500 17,100

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
Federal Grant	5
Fund	6 90,300 10,000 100,300
TOTAL	7 $2,504,000 $737,400 $3,241,400
F. SUPPORT SERVICES:	8
FROM:	9
General	10
Fund	11 $962,500 $3,249,900 $4,212,400
Alcohol Beverage Control	12
Fund	13 91,200 5,900 97,100
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	14
Fund	15 28,800 2,400 31,200
Idaho Law Enforcement Telecommunications	16
Fund	17 928,900 1,560,000 2,488,900
Miscellaneous Revenue	18
Fund	19 2,234,500 1,905,900 4,140,400
Federal Grant	20
Fund	21 47,000 85,800 132,800
TOTAL	22 $4,292,900 $6,809,900 $11,102,800
G. FORENSIC SERVICES:	23
FROM:	24
General	25
Fund	26 $6,134,500 $1,068,100 $7,202,600
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	27
Fund	28 522,000 22,900 544,900
Drug & DWUI Enforcement Donation	29
Fund	30 6,600 490,600 497,200
Miscellaneous Revenue	31
Fund	32 202,400 131,500 333,900
Federal Grant	33
Fund	34 1,338,000 1,972,500 3,310,500
TOTAL	35 $8,203,500 $3,685,600 $11,889,100
DIVISION TOTAL	36 $75,774,900 $20,437,200 $503,900 $4,410,000 $101,126,000

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FOR	1
FOR	2 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
PERSONNEL	3 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
COSTS	4 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
III. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING ACADEMY:	5
FROM:	6
Idaho Law Enforcement (Project Choice)	7
Fund	8 $35,000 $14,800 $49,800
Peace Officers Training	9
Fund	10 3,075,600 2,091,400 $155,900 5,322,900
Misdemeanor Probation Training	11
Fund	12 21,400 30,400 30,000 81,800
Miscellaneous Revenue	13
Fund	14 29,000 29,000
Federal Grant	15
Fund	16 37,500 221,200 0 258,700
TOTAL	17 $3,169,500 $2,386,800 $185,900 $5,742,200
IV. RACING COMMISSION:	18
FROM:	19
State Regulatory	20
Fund	21 $240,700 $172,400 $413,100
Pari-Mutuel Distribution	22
Fund	23 0 0 $30,000 30,000
TOTAL	24 $240,700 $172,400 $30,000 $443,100
GRAND TOTAL	25 $342,055,700 $200,223,900 $663,900 $23,678,600 $566,622,100
SECTION 2. FTP AUTHORIZATION. In accordance with Section 67-3519,	26
Idaho Code, each of the departments in Public Safety is authorized no more	27
than the following number of full-time equivalent positions at any point	28
during the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, unless specifically	29
authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee	30
will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.	31
Department of Correction ...................................2,254.35	32
Department of Juvenile Corrections ...........................396.00	33
Idaho State Police ...........................................646.09	34
SECTION 3. EXEMPTIONS FROM PROGRAM TRANSFER LIMITATIONS -- DEPARTMENT	35
OF CORRECTION. The Department of Correction is hereby exempted from the pro-	36
visions of Section 67-3511(2), Idaho Code, allowing unlimited transfers be-	37
tween programs for all moneys appropriated to it for the period July 1, 2026,	38

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through June 30, 2027; provided, however, moneys appropriated to the County	1
and Out-of-State Placement Program and the Medical Services Program may only	2
be transferred between said programs. Legislative appropriations shall not	3
be transferred from one fund to another fund unless expressly approved by the	4
Legislature.	5
SECTION 4. ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS. Funds specifically identified in	6
statute or in an appropriation act as intended for a certain purpose may	7
be used only for that purpose. Funds provided in this act are subject to	8
accountability reports and management reviews in accordance with Section	9
67-702, Idaho Code, provided the Legislative Services Office auditor has	10
sufficient resources to conduct those reports. State agencies that are	11
authorized to contract for outside audits shall submit those reports to the	12
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee when those reports become avail-	13
able.	14
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS. Appropriations	15
made pursuant to this act are subject to the conditions, limitations, and re-	16
strictions specified in this act.	17
SECTION 6. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby	18
declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after	19
July 1, 2026.	20

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