STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS29769 / S1388
This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the State Appellate Public Defender. It appropriates a total of
$3,547,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 25.00. For benefit costs, the bill
increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes
a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also
provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25
per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The bill
funds three line items, which provide additional funds for capital costs restoration, purchasing IT systems, and
attorney salary increases. Also included in this bill is a onetime FY 2022 supplemental appropriation, which
provides $98,000 for extraordinary representation costs.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2022 Original Appropriation 25.00 3,171,600 0 0 3,171,600
1. Extraordinary Representation Costs 0.00 98,000 0 0 98,000
FY 2022 Total Appropriation 25.00 3,269,600 0 0 3,269,600
Executive Carry Forward 0.00 42,400 0 0 42,400
FY 2022 Estimated Expenditures 25.00 3,312,000 0 0 3,312,000
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (140,400) 0 0 (140,400)
FY 2023 Base 25.00 3,171,600 0 0 3,171,600
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 12,900 0 0 12,900
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 1,700 0 0 1,700
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 900 0 0 900
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 148,200 0 0 148,200
FY 2023 Program Maintenance 25.00 3,335,300 0 0 3,335,300
1. Capital Costs Restoration 0.00 18,700 0 0 18,700
2. Purchase IT Systems 0.00 135,400 0 0 135,400
3. Attorney Salary Increases 0.00 58,000 0 0 58,000
FY 2023 Total 25.00 3,547,400 0 0 3,547,400
Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp 0.00 375,800 0 0 375,800
% Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp. 0.0% 11.8% 11.8%
Contact:
Senator Mark Nye
(208) 332-1406
Representative Caroline Nilsson Troy
(208) 332-1035
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/08/2022, 4:38 PM