Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide for board members to be compensated via honorarium.

Adds to existing law to establish a catastrophic line of duty benefit for public safety officers.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). It appropriatesatotalof$9,143,400andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat73.00. For benefitcosts,thebillmaintainsthecurrentappropriatedamountforhealthinsuranceat$11,650pereligibleFTP, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. Funding for replacement items includes $292,500 for officeITequipment. Thebillalsoprovidesfundingfortheequivalentofa2%changeinemployeecompensation for permanent state employees and a 2% upward shift in the compensation schedule.