House Bill 726 Summary

• Appropriates $2,592,100 to the Department of Administration for fiscal year 2025 across five divisions: Management Services, Public Works, Purchasing, Insurance Management, and Document Services.

• Reduces the Public Works Division appropriation by $240,000 for operating expenditures from the Administration and Accounting Services Fund.

• Increases Department of Administration full-time equivalent position authorization by 8.0 positions for fiscal year 2025.

• Revokes the Department of Administration's authority to dispose of the state administrative facility at 3311 W State Street, Boise, and transfers custody and control of the property to the Idaho Transportation Board.

• Transfers $21,054,200 from the Employee Group Insurance Fund to the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund and obligates up to $2,000,000 for reimbursing GemPlan COVID-19 medical expenses and $414,000 for reimbursing III-A COVID-19 medical expenses.

• Requires the Office of Group Insurance to maintain current health insurance plan structure and benefits for state employees while allowing positive plan changes.

• Effective July 1, 2024, as an emergency measure.