House Bill 325 Summary

• Appropriates $121,597,500 to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) across three divisions: Child Welfare ($82,352,600), Services for the Developmentally Disabled ($33,048,300), and Service Integration ($6,196,600)

• Authorizes maximum full-time equivalent positions: 408.80 for Child Welfare, 181.96 for Community Developmental Disability Services, 121.75 for Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, and 35.00 for Service Integration

• Requires the Department of Health and Welfare to be responsible for educational needs of school-age children in its custody, including paying for education at licensed residential treatment facilities when determined to be in the child's best interest

• Mandates a minimum of $42,000 in federal Child Abuse Protection Treatment Act (CAPTA) funds be provided annually to Public Health Districts, with one-seventh distributed equally for Citizen Review Panels

• Requires the department to maintain Head Start Program appropriations from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds at a minimum level equal to fiscal year 2007 funding