STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31441 / H0650
This appropriation to the Commission on the Arts provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget
that include an increase in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the additional
2% change in employee compensation.
FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $65,400 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Commission on the Arts found in House Bill 459. Table 1 below shows incremental adjustments to the
budget for FY 2025, of which $65,400 is ongoing and there are no onetime appropriations. Table 2 shows the
adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total. The total budget for the Commission on the Arts is $2,253,100.
Table 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
1. NEA Grants 0.00 0 0 50,000 50,000
Additional 2% Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 7,200 0 8,200 15,400
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 7,200 0 58,200 65,400
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance 0.00 0.8% 0.0% 5.0% 3.0%
Table 2 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation 10.00 982,800 131,300 1,201,900 2,316,000
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (50,000) (25,000) (50,000) (125,000)
FY 2025 Base 10.00 932,800 106,300 1,151,900 2,191,000
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 (1,400) 0 (1,100) (2,500)
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 900 0 400 1,300
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 (9,600) 0 0 (9,600)
1% Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 3,500 0 4,000 7,500
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - HB 459 10.00 926,200 106,300 1,155,200 2,187,700
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 7,200 0 58,200 65,400
FY 2025 Total 10.00 933,400 106,300 1,213,400 2,253,100
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp 0.00 (49,400) (25,000) 11,500 (62,900)
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp. 0.0% (5.0%) (19.0%) 1.0% (2.7%)
Contact:
Representative Josh Tanner
(208) 332-1057
Senator Janie Ward-Engelking
(208) 332-1412
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: 02/23/2024, 10:15 AM