S14022026 Regular Session

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS -- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

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RS33704 / S1402 This appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC) provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes General Fund Budget Restoration, which restored 6.00 FTP and $593,900 for direct care staff at IDJC facilities, emergency support funding for counties, and substance use disorder mentoring for juveniles; Clinician Service Transfer from the Department of Health and Welfare; replacement items, which included 10 vehicles, recreation area improvements at the Nampa facility, new desks and chairs at the Nampa and Lewiston facilities, headquarter lobby remodel for security purposes, and other facility maintenance at the Lewiston and St. Anthony facility; and OITS Hardware, which included laptops and desktops that have surpassed the 4-year replacement cycle, as well as switches, routers, and other network upgrades that the Office of Information Technology Services has identified as key infrastructural priorities.

FISCAL NOTE

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This appropriation provides an additional $2,568,700 to the maintenance appropriation provided to Public Safety agencies in S1361. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in this bill, of which the ongoing increase is $593,900 and $1,974,800 is onetime. Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2027 Total Appropriation. The total budget for the Department of Juvenile Corrections for FY 2027 is $61,771,500. Table 1. FTP Gen Ded Fed Total 2. General Fund Budget Restoration 6.00 593,900 0 0 593,900 7. Clinician Service Transfer from DHW 0.00 327,000 (327,000) 0 0 Replacement Items 0.00 0 939,000 0 939,000 OITS Hardware 0.00 0 1,035,800 0 1,035,800 FY 2027 Budget Enhancements 6.00 920,900 1,647,800 0 2,568,700 % Chg from FY 2027 Budget Maintenance 1.5% 1.8% 25.0% 4.3%

BILL TEXT

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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1402 BY FINANCE COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS;2 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE COR-3 RECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION TO THE4 DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; AUTHORIZING5 ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY6 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.7

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:8

SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,9 there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Juvenile Corrections the10 following amounts to be expended according to the designated programs and11 expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2026, through12 June 30, 2027:13 FOR14 FOR15 FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND PERSONNEL16 OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT COSTS17 EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL I. ADMINISTRATION:18 FROM:19 State Juvenile Corrections Center Endowment Income20 Fund21 $45,000 $45,000 II. COMMUNITY, OPERATIONS, AND PROGRAM SERVICES:22 FROM:23 General24 Fund25 $480,700 $480,700 III. INSTITUTIONS:26 FROM:27 General28 Fund29 $440,200 $440,200 State Juvenile Corrections Center Endowment Income30 Fund31 0 $220,000 $1,709,800 1,929,800 TOTAL32 $440,200 $220,000 $1,709,800 $2,370,000 GRAND TOTAL33 $440,200 $220,000 $1,754,800 $480,700 $2,895,700

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other appropriation made by law, the1 appropriation to the Department of Juvenile Corrections in the Community,2 Operations, and Program Services Program is hereby reduced by $327,000 for3 trustee and benefit payments from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for the4 period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.5

SECTION 3. FTP AUTHORIZATION. In addition to any other authorization6 provided by law, the full-time equivalent position authorization provided7 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections is hereby increased by six (6.00)8 for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.9

SECTION 4. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby10 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after11 July 1, 2026.12