Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal year 2019.

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Office of Information Technology Services. It appropriates a total of $9,962,500 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 66.00. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. For statewide cost allocation, $13,100 is provided. An annualization in the amount of $85,000 is provided for an IT manager position that was funded as an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. The bill funds six line items, which provide $1,262,800 to replace the existing state core network equipment; $26,700 for cybersecurity software; $217,900 to support mobile technology that is on and off the state's IT network; $36,000 for a data center at the Chinden Campus; $164,000 for office space at the Chinden Campus; and $3,373,200 for the Governor's technology modernization and consolidation initiatives.