Idaho Bills

Appropriates $74,754,900 to the Division of Career Technical Education for fiscal year 2018; exempts appropriation object transfer limitations; and reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered fund balances.

Appropriates $3,125,900 to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 17.75; and provides legislative intent regarding distributions to the districts.

This is the fiscal year 2018 appropriation in the amount of $3,125,900 to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2018. It limits the number of authorized full-time positions to 17.75. It provides funding for the increased cost of health insurance, funds the replacement of three vehicles, and accounts for an increase in statewide cost allocation. It funds an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the administrator. This bill includes one line item for $17,500 in federal funds. When the technical records specialist position became vacant, the commission changed its scope to include liaison responsibilities. This position was fully funded by the Legislature but was filled at 3/4 time in order for the commission to cover any unanticipated employee separations. The position serves the commission, districts, and the National Resource Conservation Service with record keeping, planning, interpreting state rules and policies, and by strengthening the local, state, and federal partnership through capacity building. The Natural Resources Conservation Service has committed to supporting one-fourth of the personnel costs of this technical records specialist position. The budget is a 1.8% increase in the General Fund, a 20.9% decrease in dedicated funds, and an indefinite increase in federal funds for an overall decrease of 1.0% from the original FY 2017 appropriation.

Appropriates and transfers $400,000 from the General Fund to the Wolf Control Fund for fiscal year 2018.

Appropriates an additional $66,400 to the Department of Lands for fiscal year 2017; authorizes an additional 3 full-time equivalent positions onetime for fiscal year 2017; appropriates an additional $375,000 for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 3 full-time equivalent positions ongoing for fiscal year 2018.

This is a trailer appropriation to S1099. S1099 establishes a new division head within the Idaho Department of Lands to handle oil and gas conservation matters currently handled by program staff (1.34 FTP plus 1.00 FTP in FY 2018 appropriation bill) in the Lands and Waterways Division. The division administrator will lead an oil and gas division to be created by the director. The administrator will serve the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and must possess the qualifications necessary to successfully implement a professional oil and gas conservation program in Idaho. In addition to current program staff and appropriation, the new Oil and Gas Division will require three (3.0) additional new full time positions and $375,000 ongoing and $3,900 one-time general fund support for personnel costs and associated operating expenses, to include: (1) ongoing general fund support for the new Oil and Gas Division Administrator (unclassified) in the amount of $120,000 for annual salary and $40,700 for benefits; (2) ongoing general fund support for an Analyst 3/Information Specialist (grade M) in the amount of $52,300 for annual salary and $27,000 for benefits; (3) ongoing general fund support for an Administrative Assistant 2 (grade I) in the amount of $32,500 for annual salary and $20,500 for benefits; and (4) a one-time capital outlay appropriation of $3,900 for three personal computers and monitors. This bill also provides an ongoing general fund operating expense appropriation in the amount of $22,000 for administrative overhead and $60,000 for contracted hearing officers and professional engineering services. An emergency clause, added by the House of Representatives, adds 2 months or 1/6 of personnel costs and operating expenditures for FY 2017.

Appropriates $54,359,100 to the Department of Lands for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 309.15; and exempts certain appropriation object transfer limitations.

This is the fiscal year 2018 appropriation to the Idaho Department of Lands in the amount of $54,359,100. The budget includes a cap of 309.15 FTPs. In addition to the standard maintenance items, it includes funding for 19 line items. Line item 1 provides $200,000 for the land information management system implementation. Line item 2, provides one FTP and $179,200 for an off-highway program specialist. Line item 3 provides $60,000 for electronic records management. Line item 4 provides $22,800 for a wide area network failsafe. Line item 5 includes $103,300 for mapping software and storage. Line item 6 provides $44,600 for IT equipment and network software. Line item 7 provides $274,200 for the sage grouse conservation initiative. Line item 8 includes $65,600 for an oil and gas program specialist. Line item 9 includes $33,800 for the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association to pay the Forest Service for its share of the McCall dispatch center. Line item 10 shifts $84,200 from one dedicated fund to another, for support of the Navigable Waters Program. Line item 11 provides $250,000 for a navigable waterways study. Line item 12 includes $36,200 for additional equipment. Line item 13 includes $40,000 to scan mineral documents. Line item 14 provides $200,000 to increase the appropriation for the abandoned mine program. Line item 15 include 2 additional FTPs and $750,000 for the Good Neighbor Authority Program. Line item 16 provides for $398,800 for the soft costs of the Coeur d'Alene Office Expansion. Line item 17 includes $112,400 in dedicated funds and 13.05 FTPs, to convert temporary positions to permanent. Line item 18 includes $20,000 for project learning tree. Line item 19 includes $23,800 for the two timber protective association CEC and inflation. Also the budget includes $100 for cybersecurity insurance. The budget is a 6.6% increase in the General Fund, a 1.9% reduction in dedicated funds, and an 40.7% reduction in federal funds for an overall cut of 8.7% fr

Appropriates an additional $50,000 to the Division of Building Safety for fiscal year 2017; appropriates $13,989,900 to the Division of Building Safety for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 141.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Division of Building Safety in the amount of $13,989,900 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 141. This budget includes funding for benefit cost increases, statewide cost allocation, a 3% CEC, and contract inflation for rent. The 3% CEC is a merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, this bill includes funding for replacement items which include computers, monitors, printers, and 17 vehicles. Finally, this budget includes 7 line items. Line item 1 provides 7.00 FTP and provides appropriation for salaries and benefits as well as equipment for the new employees. Line item 2 provides 3.00 FTP and appropriation for personnel costs and computer equipment. Line item 3 will provide for travel-related expenses for employees of the Board of School Safety and Security. Line item 4 provides for $150,000 to bring salaries of inspectors closer to that of other governmental entities. Line item 8 includes $30,000 for online license renewal software. Line item 9 provides $100,000 to update the TRAKiT software. Line item 11 provides $22,600 in one-time funds to publish Idaho building codes online. The budget also includes a $50,000 FY 2017 supplemental for the Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board.

Appropriates an additional $100,000 to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2017.

This is a fiscal year 2017 supplemental appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission in the amount of $100,000 in operating expenditures from the Indirect Cost Recovery Fund. The commission's only federal grant, the Pipeline Safety Program, recently expanded allowable indirect costs from a 20% ceiling to the actual negotiated indirect rate. This change was not confirmed to the states until late spring 2016, when the commission received a supplemental reimbursement check for an additional $93,000 for overhead costs. Proper accounting for overhead expenses ensures that the regulated natural gas companies are not picking up a disproportionate share of the costs of the pipeline safety program. This appropriation doubles the base appropriation to match the new, higher indirect reimbursement amounts moving forward.

Appropriates $2,285,308,600 for the Medicaid Division in the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 216 for fiscal year 2018; provides for transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs transfers from trustee and benefit payments; provides legislative intent regarding program integrity; requires monthly Medicaid tracking reports; provides for transfers between programs; requires biannual reports regarding managed care implementation; requires an annual report on flexible spending authority; provides legislative intent for non-emergency medical transportation for fiscal year 2018; appropriates an additional $10,741,500 for the Medicaid Division for fiscal year 2017; reduces the appropriation by $22,600,000 for the Enhanced Medicaid Plan program for fiscal year 2017; authorizes 5 additional full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2017; and provides legislative intent for non-emergency medical transportation for fiscal year 2017.

This is the fiscal year 2018 Original Appropriation and fiscal year 2017 supplemental appropriation bill for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for the Medicaid Division. For fiscal year 2018, it appropriates $531,903,900 from the General Fund, $328,070,300 from dedicated funds, and $1,425,334,400 from federal funds, for a total of $2,285,308,600 and 216 FTP. The fiscal year 2018 portion includes adjustments for employee benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, annualizations, cybersecurity insurance, and an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the director. Also included is $53,726,600 for nondiscretionary adjustments that include changes for caseload, utilization, and the federal match (FMAP). This bill includes three sections of department-wide intent language and five sections of division-specific intent language for fiscal year 2018. The bill contains four line items. Line item 5 provides $654,100 to continue with the implementation of the federally required financial reporting system called Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (TMSIS). Line item 14 adds an additional position to the Estate Recovery Program. Line item 28 add an additional Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit position. The EPSDT program allows a child under 21 to receive medically necessary services that exceed the limits of the Idaho Medicaid plan; including dental, mental health, developmental, and specialty services. The final line item reduces $100,000 of ongoing appropriation for services being requested in another Health and Welfare program. The line item related to the Jeff D lawsuit settlement will be handled in a separate JFAC action. The fiscal year 2017 adjustments include adding five new positions for services related to the K.W. vs Armstrong lawsuit settlement and for changes in the Home and Community Based Services Program. This bill also includes

Appropriates an additional $307,900 from the General Fund to the Commission of Pardons and Parole for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 3 full-time equivalent positions.

This is a trailer appropriation bill that provides $307,900 to the Commission of Pardons and Parole for FY 2018 to address the fiscal impact of S1113, which, among other things, repeals various subsections under Section 20-229B, Idaho Code, regarding intermediate sanctions for parole violators. Intermediate sanctions were added to Idaho Code as part of S1357 (2014) (commonly referred to as the Justice Reinvestment Initiative) in order to divert certain parole violators from lengthy prison stays. Prior to the passage of S1357, paroleviolatorswereincarceratedforamediantermoffivemonthsbeforedisposition. Afterimplementation of S1357, the median term decreased to four months. Removing intermediate sanctions is expected to increase the median term to at least five months, and potentially up to eight months. This will result in a substantial increase to the Department of Correction's bed utilization. To increase the parole hearing capacity of the Commission of Pardons and Parole, and to thereby mitigate the fiscal impact of repealing intermediate sanctions, S1113 increases the number of members on the commission from five to seven; allows the commission to address disposition of parole violations with a panel of two commissioners; and increases their pay by 50% (from $200 to $300 per day). To assist the commissioners, a technical records specialist (TRS) and two hearing officers are also contemplated.

Appropriates $6,561,800 to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 52.

Appropriates $6,561,800 to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 52. Dedicated funding is from assessments charged to the regulated utilities and federal funding is from a pipeline safety grant. The bill includes funding for the increased costs for health insurance, funding for increases in leased office space, provides for replacement items, and accounts for an increase in statewide cost allocation. This bill also includes an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees. No line items are provided.

Appropriates an additional $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 2 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2018.

This trailer appropriation bill funds S1101 in the amount of $300,000 from the General Fund. In the Snake River Basin Adjudication ("SRBA"), small stockwater right holders were not required to file claims in the adjudication, but could defer the filing until a later time. S1101 encourages stockmen grazing livestock on federal lands to file the deferred water right claims by limiting the filing fee payment to no more than $100, and exempts the stockmen from any cost of publication, or any costs of investigation, assistance, and recommendation by IDWR. There will be no other fees or costs imposed for such claims. S1101thencontemplatesthatIDWRwillassumethecostsofinvestigation,assistance,andrecommendation.

Appropriates $13,975,800 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2018; directs the use for literacy programs, intervention services, math initiative programs and limited English proficiency programs; directs the use of funds for student assessments; directs the use for wireless technology infrastructure; directs the use for professional development; provides legislative intent for content and curriculum; provides guidance on year-end reconciliation; provides legislative intent for technology content and curriculum; and defines terms.

ThisistheFiscalYear2018appropriationfortheCentralServicesDivisionofthePublicSchoolsEducational Support Program in the amount of $13,975,800, which is a decrease of 4.7% over the current appropriation. This division includes those moneys in the public schools support budget that are expended at the state level for the benefit of all school districts. There are eight line items in this appropriation. Line item 1 provides $2,142,000 one-time from the General Fund for statewide Wi-Fi services. This is for the final year of the five year contract. Line item 3 removes $950,000 from contracting for digital content and curriculum and transfers this amount to the Children's Division to be distributed to school districts and charter schools. Line item 5 provides $300,000 for Mastery-Based Education transferred in from the Children's Division to be used to contract for professional development to be made available statewide. Line item 6 removes $750,000 previously transferred from State Department of Education to the Office of the State Board of Education to conduct school improvement evaluations. Line item 7 provides $800,000 for an increase in English language curriculum. Line item 8 adds $61,300 for literary coach positions. Line item 9 reduces $300,000 from the General Fund to contract for services to train administrators on teacher evaluations. Line item 10 adds $110,000 from the General Fund from the Children's Division to the Central Services Division for continued maintenance and development of online portals pursuant to Section 33-1024, Idaho Code.

Appropriates an additional $1,010,000 to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2017, for watercraft inspection stations; and authorizes 3 additional full-time equivalent positions.

This is a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2017 for watercraft inspectionstations. Thesestationsareusedtoinspectwatercraftforthepresenceofaquaticinvasivespecies. Last season, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture implemented an expanded level of service for the invasive species watercraft inspection stations as directed by the Legislature. The expansion, funded with one-time moneys, resulted in an increased presence throughout the state and also increased the hours that each station remained open. This expansion resulted in larger contracts for stations run by local districts and also increased costs for temporary staff to run the stations managed by the agency. This level of service could not continue without additional resources. This legislation funds three additional stations, provides funding for all 18 stations to operate from dawn till dusk, adds three full-time positions to the staff, adds funding for a new outreach program, and provides funding for county law enforcement for each station budgeted for five hours per day. The three additional stations are anticipated to be on State Highway 3 near Rose Lake, US 12 near Lenore or Lolo Pass, and on I-15 near Spencer or Dubois. The positions include an agricultural program specialist at $25 per hour in the Coeur d'Alene area and two investigator-technicians at $19 per hour, one to be located in the Magic Valley and one in Eastern Idaho. Law enforcement is calculated at 1,447 days at $50 per hour times 5 hours per day.

Appropriates $6,709,500 to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 48.2; provides non-General Fund reappropriation for fiscal year 2018; and appropriates an additional $60,000 to the Board of Pharmacy for fiscal year 2017.

This is the fiscal year 2018 original appropriation for the medical boards. It includes $573,400 and 3.60 FTP for the Board of Dentistry; $2,240,200 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Medicine; $1,544,300 and 12.00 FTP for the Board of Nursing; $2,049,200 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Pharmacy; and $302,400 and 2.60 FTP for the Board of Veterinary Medicine. Adjustments for all medical boards include increases for employee benefit costs, adjustments for statewide cost allocation, an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director, and funding for Cybersecurity Insurance. Individual board adjustments are as follows: Board of Dentistry enhancements includes $8,600 to replace various laptops and desktops. Board of Medicine enhancements include $4,400 for a contractual building lease increase, $7,500 to replace various pieces of office equipment and furniture, $390,000 for a database upgrade, $1,900 for computer upgrades, $34,600 to implement the Medical Licensure Compact, $8,300 for the increased expenses for the Physician Recovery Network, $34,000 for a contracted IT analyst, and $10,500 to provide a pay increase for the in-house attorney. Board of Nursing enhancements include $19,500 to replace office furniture and computers, $40,000 for workforce development initiatives, and $5,700 to purchase new staff computers. Board of Pharmacy enhancements include an FY 2017 supplemental of $60,000 for a contract with the Department of Health and Welfare to monitor prescription opioid abuse, $2,000 for a contractual building lease increase, $8,400 to replace laptops, $16,400 to annualize office space expansion that was approved for FY 2017, $31,500 for disciplinary hearing fees related regulation of the pharmacy industry, $45,400 to pay credit card fees for online licensure renewals, $180,000 for the FY 2018 portion of the Department of Health and Welfare contract. This also includes intent langua

Appropriates an additional $90,200 to the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2018.

Trailer appropriation to H0041: Appropriation to the State Independent Living Council for $90,200 ongoing from the General Fund ($71,700 in personnel costs, $18,500 for operating expenditures). Appropriation transfers 1.00 FTP from the State Independent Living Council Dedicated Fund to the General Fund. This position will be tasked to conduct research, development, training, and provide technical assistance related to the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE Act of 2014) and emergency preparedness throughout the state.

Appropriates an additional $64,900 to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2017.

This is an FY 2017 supplemental appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor to hire a director of information security. The director will oversee the implementation of statewide cybersecurity policies and make recommendations on compliance and other cybersecurity measures to ensure that state data systems are protected from cyber-attacks. The position was recommended by the Governor's Cybersecurity Task Force.

Appropriates an additional $707,800 from the General Fund to the Supreme Court for fiscal year 2018; and exempts the appropriation from object and program transfer limitations.

This is a trailer appropriation bill that provides $707,800 to the Supreme Court for FY 2018 to address the fiscal impact of S1108, which provides for judicial salary increases. S1108 increases pay for magistrate judges by 2.75% from $116,500 to $119,700; district judges by 2.49% from $128,500 to $131,700; Court of Appeals judges by 5.92% from $130,000 to $137,700; and Supreme Court justices by 4.79% from $140,000 to $146,700. It also increases pay for leadership positions, which include the Chief Justice, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and the seven administrative district judges, from $2,000 to $3,000 per year in addition to the regular salary. Consistent with the entire FY 2018 appropriation for the Supreme Court, this bill provides lump sum authority.

Appropriates $241,944,700 to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 1,987.85; and reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances.

This bill appropriates $241,944,700 to the Department of Correction for FY 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 1,987.85. For program maintenance, the bill provides for the employer's share of increased benefit costs, inflationary adjustments, replacement items, statewide cost allocation, and cybersecurity insurance. The bill also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. Thirteen line items are included, which provide $254,000 for wireless access; $463,800 for cloud-based software subscriptions; $377,300 to give pay raises to the department's instructors that correspond with those received by instructional staff in the public school setting; $411,200 to allow the department to pay overtime wages to its security staff as an alternative to allowing compensatory time to accrue; 2.00 FTP and $159,600 for an instructor and clinician to supplement the existing clinical staff at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution to allow the department to provide educational programming; a reduction of $255,000 for training savings; 1.00 FTP and $108,400 for expansion of the vocational work program to the South Boise Women's Correctional Center; $129,600 for wastewater treatment; $280,000 for expansion of a firing range; $53,600 to align the Correctional Alternative Placement appropriation with updated offender forecasts and bed utilization estimates; 12.00 FTP and $1,161,700 to hire new probation and parole officers (PPOs) in order to achieve offender-to-PPO caseload ratios of, at most, 50:1 for high, high-moderate, and low-moderate risk offenders and 170:1 for low risk offenders, in accordance with Section 20-219(4), Idaho Code; $36,500 to provide substance use disorder services; and $1,985,000 to align the Medical Services appropriation with updated offender forecasts and bed utilization estimates. Under budget law exceptions, the depar

Appropriates $22,422,800 to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 140; provides a dedicated fund cash transfer; directs the health insurance plan for state employees; and provides legislative intent for use of funds for a specific purpose.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Department of Administration in the amount of $22,422,800 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 140. It includes $115,400 for the increased cost of benefits, $9,000 in inflationary adjustments, $65,400 for replacement items, $28,600 for statewide cost allocation, $255,300 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees, and $100 for cybersecurity insurance. This bill also provides funding for nine items: Line item 1 provides funding for procurement training, line item2provides$1,000,000fornewofficespacefortheDivisionofPurchasing, lineitem3provides$69,700 for a claims adjudicator in the Office of Risk Management, line item 4 provides $78,900 for an IT security analyst, line item 5 is a shift of $59,100 from operating expenditures to personnel costs that nets to zero to fund a construction field representative in the Division of Public Works, line item 6 provides $49,000 for an email security license, line item 7 provides $99,900 for a licensing IT systems position, line item 8 provides $545,000 for increased firewall capacity, and line item 9 provides $52,600 for a cybersecurity penetration test. Section 4 of this act provides direction to the Office of Group Insurance regarding the state employee health insurance plan. Section 5 of this act provides legislative intent on the specific use of funds for the purchase of new office space for the Division of Purchasing related to line item 2.

Appropriates $3,220,800 to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 29; and reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances.

This bill appropriates $3,220,800 to the Secretary of State for FY 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 29.00. For program maintenance, the bill provides for the employer's share of increased benefit costs as well as decreases for statewide cost allocation. It includes an annualization and increasefortheSecretaryofState'ssalarychanges,asprovidedbySection59-501,IdahoCode,aswellasthe annualized salary of an FTP that was partially funded for FY 2017. The bill also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads. Five line items are included, which provide $18,500 for business entities IT maintenance; 1.00 FTP and $92,000 for IT support staff; $40,000 for publication of the Idaho Blue Book; $8,600 for conference costs of the Commission on Uniform State Laws; and $77,600 for cybersecurity insurance.

Appropriates $9,690,600 to the Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 76.5.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Department of Insurance in the amount of $9,690,600 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 76.5. This appropriation includes benefit cost increases, Statewide Cost Allocation, a 3% CEC, and cybersecurity insurance. The 3% CEC is a merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, it provides $175,000 for replacement items which include computers, office, IT equipment and one vehicle. Line item 1 provides 3 FTP and $291,600 to replace existing contractors with state employees. Two positions will be insurance examiners who will conduct financial condition examinations of insurance entities domiciled in Idaho. The third position is a building plans examiner who will review sprinkler, construction, and fire alarm plans. Overall, this budget is a 1.4% increase above the FY 2017 original appropriation.

Appropriates an additional $5,493,300 to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 7 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2018.

This is the trailer appropriation bill to H230, the Idaho Fish and Game fee increase. H230 created a new fee to increase funding for wildlife depredation compensation, prevention of wildlife damage to private land, and sportsman access programs. The full-year fiscal impact was estimated at $2 million. Furthermore, resident license fees were increased and a Price Lock discount order was provided, which would provide a discount, for at least five years, for eligible resident sportsmen who purchase a license annually. The full-year fiscal impact was estimated at $3 million. The statement of purpose stated, "The new revenue will restore inflationary losses in programs and will fund sportsman desired program enhancements." This appropriation bill provides funding as follows: 1) $500,000 for depredation prevention; 2) $419,300 for seven landowner sportsmen coordinators (one for each district); 3) $500,000 for depredation payments to landowners; 4) $400,000 for enforcement training and equipment costs; 5) $60,000 for fish food and operation of remote fish spawning stations; 6) $250,000 to address deferred hatchery maintenance; 7) $50,000 for pheasant stocking; 8) $100,000 for challenge grant cost share; 9) $419,100 for fish stocking; 10) $120,000 for boating and fishing access maintenance; 11) $250,000 from license moneys matched with $750,000 from federal Pittman-Roberson moneys for wildlife management area maintenance; 12) $250,000 from license moneys matched with $750,000 from Pittman-Robertson moneys for deer and elk management; 13) $200,000 for predation management of fox, racoons, skunks, and feral cats; 14) $75,000 for improving the sportsman digital information network; and 15) $100,000 from license moneys matched with $300,000 from Pittman-Robertson moneys for shooting range development.

Appropriates $107,113,200 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of Child Welfare, Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and Service Integration for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions for the three divisions to 739.46; provides for General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; limits transfers for trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; provides legislative intent on educating children in the department's care; requires a report on foster care support staff; directs expenditures for Head Start; and appropriates an additional $868,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Child Welfare Division for fiscal year 2017.

This is the fiscal year 2018 Original Appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for three divisions: Child Welfare, Services for Developmentally Disabled, and Service Integration. This bill also includes the fiscal year 2017 supplemental appropriation for the Child Welfare Division. Thefiscalyear2018portionincludes$37,375,800fromtheGeneralFund, $3,363,100fromdedicatedfunds, $66,374,300 from federal funds, and 739.46 FTP for a total appropriation of $107,113,200. The bill also includes three sections of department-wide legislative intent language, two sections for Child Welfare, and one section for Service Integration. All divisions include standard budget adjustments for the changes in employee benefit costs, statewide cost allocation, cybersecurity insurance, and the 3% merit-based change in employee compensation that is to be awarded at the discretion of the director. The Child Welfare Division includes the Child Welfare and Foster Assistance and Payments Programs. Within this division, there was a $25,800 shift from the General Fund to federal funds as a nondiscretionary adjustment due to changes in the state's FMAP rate. There are four approved line items. Line item 3 adds $1,026,700tocontinuewithyeartwoofthereplacementandmodernizationoftheChildWelfareinformation system. This system is used to document and track case information and to process payments to foster families for any services related to the care of eligible children. Line item 18 includes $839,100 to increase the foster care reimbursement rates by 20%. Line item 19 adds six new client service technician positions to transportchildrenasneeded. Lineitem49addstwoadditionalsocialworkerstoreducethecurrentworkload of staff, and improve services for the program. For fiscal year 2017, the bill provides $868,100 to account for the demand for services over time. The Services for Developmentally Disabled Division includes Community Developmental Disability Services and the Southwest Idaho Treatment

Appropriates $7,947,900 to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 67; and provides legislative intent.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) for $7,947,900 in dedicated funds with full-time equivalent positions capped at sixty-seven (67). It includes $56,800 in benefit cost increases, $300,700 for replacement items, $18,100 for statewide cost allocation, and $120,900 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads and institution presidents. The bill includes one additional FTP and $76,000 for a new internal training specialist in line item 1. Line item 2 includes a reduction of $45,300 in operating expenditures in the PERSI Administrative Fund and an increaseof$45,300inpersonnelcostsinthePERSISpecialFund. Thisactionnetstozerotofundtheamount already committed to salaries in FY 2017. Cybersecurity insurance costs for FY 2018 are also included in the amount of $5,400. Intent language is included in Section 3 of the bill, referencing language allowing for continuous appropriation of PERSI's portfolio-related costs.

Appropriates $5,827,700 to the Public Defense Commission for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 6.

This bill appropriates $5,827,700 to the Public Defense Commission for FY 2018 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 6.00. For program maintenance, the bill provides for the employer's share of increased benefit costs and statewide cost allocation. The bill also provides for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. Two line items are included, which provide for a net-zero object transferof$40,800fromtrusteeandbenefitpaymentstopersonnelcostsinordertorecruitandretainregional coordinators; and $100 for cybersecurity insurance.