House Bill 773 Summary

• Appropriates $139,406,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2023 across three divisions: Child Welfare ($96,641,000), Services for the Developmentally Disabled ($36,379,000), and Service Integration ($6,386,100).

• Authorizes full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2023: Child Welfare (434.80), Community Developmental Disability Services (181.96), Southwest Idaho Treatment Center (121.75), and Service Integration (35.00).

• Restricts transfer of trustee and benefit payments funds to other expense classes and prohibits transfer of Child Welfare personnel costs funding to other departmental programs during fiscal year 2023.

• Makes the Department of Health and Welfare responsible for educational needs of school-age children placed in state custody by courts for child protective or mental health issues.

• Appropriates additional funds for fiscal year 2022: $1,525,800 for foster care payments, $13,150,000 for Southwest Idaho Treatment Center construction, and $65,000 for Southwest Idaho Treatment Center staff recruitment and retention.