STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30648 / S1176
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the College and Universities. It appropriates a total
of $678,550,500. Included in this bill is $4,369,900 in inflationary adjustments from dedicated funds
for utility costs, communication costs, repair and maintenance services, travel costs, computer supplies,
insurance, and other items including $2,310,700 for Boise State University (BSU), $1,941,900 for Idaho State
University (ISU), and $117,300 for the University of Idaho (UI). Also included in this bill is $2,224,600
from dedicated funds for replacement items at Boise State University including vehicles, lab equipment, floor
care, audio/visual and computer equipment, tools, lawn equipment, and other items, and $102,700 for human
resources consolidation at BSU, ISU, and Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC). For the Enrollment Workload
Adjustment (EWA), BSU received a reduction of $2,020,300, ISU received a reduction of $841,000, LCSC
received an increase of $75,500, and UI received a reduction of $177,300. The bill also funds six line items.
Line item 1 provides 0.50 FTP for a Higher Education Research Council Staff position, who would monitor
and verify the allocation of the money distributed to the institutions for research and economic development.
Line item 2 provides 1.00 FTP and $103,000 for academic technology support staff, who would support the
faculty and staff at the institutions who utilize online education resources. Line item 3 provides 1.00 FTP and
$96,100 for an Apply Idaho project manager, which would expand the application period to year-round and
the applicant pool to any Idaho high school graduate. Line item 4 is a reduction of 10.00 FTP and a reduction
of $1,203,900 to transfer internal audit staff from the institutions to the Office of the State Board of Education.
Line item 5 is a reduction of $55,200 in operating expenditures, an increase of $52,200 in personal costs,
and an increase of $3,000 in capital outlay from the General Fund for the HERC staff position in line item 1.
Lastly, the bill provides a total of $5,937,200 for discretionary funding at each of the four institutions with
$2,136,600 allocated to BSU, $1,614,000 to ISU, $370,100 to LCSC, and $1,816,500 to UI.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation 4,749.43 338,065,500 304,968,000 14,000 643,047,500
Prior Year Reappropriation 0.00 1,450,000 198,143,000 6,218,700 205,811,700
1. Security Incident Costs 0.00 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
FY 2023 Total Appropriation 4,749.43 340,515,500 503,111,000 6,232,700 849,859,200
Executive Carry Forward 0.00 34,900 0 0 34,900
Expenditure Adjustments 24.82 0 6,932,400 0 6,932,400
FY 2023 Estimated Expenditures 4,774.25 340,550,400 510,043,400 6,232,700 856,826,500
Removal of Onetime
Expenditures (30.33) (3,479,100) (205,500,300) (6,232,700) (215,212,100)
Base Adjustments 104.26 0 5,500,400 0 5,500,400
FY 2024 Base 4,848.18 337,071,300 310,043,500 0 647,114,800
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 3,332,500 2,151,700 0 5,484,200
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 0 4,369,900 0 4,369,900
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: 03/16/2023, 9:13 AM
Replacement Items 0.00 0 2,224,600 0 2,224,600
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 2,582,200 0 0 2,582,200
Change in Employee
Compensation 0.00 8,923,400 5,779,400 0 14,702,800
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00 (2,963,100) 0 0 (2,963,100)
FY 2024 Program Maintenance 4,848.18 348,946,300 324,569,100 0 673,515,400
DHR Consolidation 0.00 63,500 39,200 0 102,700
1. Higher Ed. Research Council
Staff 0.50 0 0 0 0
2. Academic Technology
Support Staff 1.00 103,000 0 0 103,000
3. Apply Idaho Project Manager 1.00 96,100 0 0 96,100
5. BSU, ISU, UI - Audit Staff
Transfer (10.00) (1,203,900) 0 0 (1,203,900)
HERC Coordinator Funding 0.00 0 0 0 0
Gov. Initiative - Institution
Funding 0.00 5,937,200 0 0 5,937,200
Budget Law Exemptions/Other
Adjustments 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2024 Total 4,840.68 353,942,200 324,608,300 0 678,550,500
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp 91.25 15,876,700 19,640,300 (14,000) 35,503,000
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig
Approp. 1.9% 4.7% 6.4% (100.0%) 5.5%
Contact:
Senator Dave Lent
(208) 332-1313
Representative James Petzke
(208) 332-1043
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: 03/16/2023, 9:13 AM