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ID H0206

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $22,500 from the General Fund to cover increased Idaho Law Enforcement Telecommunication (ILETS) fees for the Management Services Program
  • Appropriates $223,100 from the General Fund for legal fees associated with the Walter D. Balla et al. vs. Idaho State Board of Correction court case
  • Appropriates $153,000 from the General Fund to cover litigation costs in the Morehouse et al. vs. Idaho Department of Correction court case at the Idaho Correctional Institution - Orofino
  • Appropriates $156,900 from the Inmate Labor Fund ($101,700 personnel costs, $53,000 operating expenditures, $2,200 capital outlay) to provide inmate agricultural labor to private employers at South Idaho Correctional Institution - Boise
  • Appropriates $200,000 from the Parolee Supervision Fund to cover a shortfall in the Community Supervision Program
  • Authorizes two additional full-time equivalent positions for the Department of Correction through June 30, 2015
  • Reduces Medical Services Program appropriation by $1,606,700 due to contract savings
  • Reduces Idaho Correctional Center appropriation by $442,000 due to salary savings
  • Reduces Correctional Alternative Placement Program appropriation by $159,900 due to contract savings
  • Reduces Community Supervision Program appropriation by $161,300 to realign with estimated expenditures
  • Declares an emergency effective upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Appropriates to the Department of Correction an additional $398,600 from the General Fund, $156,900 from the Inmate Labor Fund, and $200,000 from the Parolee Supervision Fund for a total of $755,500 for fiscal year 2015; authorizes an additional two full-time equivalent positions; and reduces the General Fund appropriation to the Department of Correction by $2,369,900 for fiscal year 2015. These changes represent a net reduction of $1,971,300 in the General Fund and an overall net reduction of $1,614,400 in all funds.

CORRECTION DEPARTMENT

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2015 Session Law Chapter 92 Effective: 03/23/2015

3/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Finance3/6/2015

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