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ID S1164
Bill
Status
4/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Finance Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 1164 Summary
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Appropriates $107,113,200 to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2018, distributed among Child Welfare ($69,504,900), Services for the Developmentally Disabled ($31,546,200), and Service Integration ($6,062,100) divisions.
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Authorizes 739.46 full-time equivalent positions across the three divisions: Child Welfare (396.75), Community Developmental Disability Services (176.96), Southwest Idaho Treatment Center (130.75), and Service Integration (35.00).
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Establishes legislative intent that the Department of Health and Welfare is responsible for educating school-age children placed in its custody, including those in licensed residential treatment facilities with nonpublic accredited schools.
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Requires the Child Welfare Division to submit biannual reports to the Legislative Services Office and Division of Financial Management on staff workload and caseload issues, with reports due by December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
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Appropriates an additional $868,100 for fiscal year 2017: $651,000 for Child Welfare personnel costs and $217,100 for Foster and Assistance Payments benefit payments, effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
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.
APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 218 Effective: 04/04/2017 SECTIONS 9 & 10; 07/01/2017 all other SECTIONS
4/4/2017