STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31640 / S1426
This appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Child Welfare, Services for
the Developmentally Disabled, and Service Integration provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance
budget that include nondiscretionary adjustments, funding for the Idaho Children's Trust, Year 2 of the START
Certification, infant and toddler service coordination, crisis patient treatment at SWITC, crisis stabilization
funding, replacement items, personnel cost reductions, and the additional 2% CEC. This bill also provides
adjustments to the FY 2024 appropriation for Child Welfare, Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and
Service Integration. Looking at Table 2 below, adjustments include cost based pricing increases, a net-zero
shift for additional operating expenditures, crisis patient treatment at SWITC, crisis stabilization, and infant
and toddler coordination.
FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $10,435,700 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions of Child Welfare, Services for the Developmentally
Disabled, and Service Integration found in Senate Bill 1268. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the
budget found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $10,086,500, and $349,200 is onetime. Table 2
shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total. The total budget for Family and Community Services
is $165,404,400. Additionally Table 2 shows the mid-year adjustments to the FY 2024 budget for Child
Welfare, Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and Service Integration. The total increase to the FY
2024 budget is $8,826,000.
TABLE 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00 3,931,700 0 1,462,600 5,394,300
Child Welfare
41. Idaho Children's Trust Fund 0.00 0 0 98,700 98,700
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 266,500 0 516,100 782,600
Services for the Developmentally
Disabled
5. DD START Certification Year 2 0.00 249,200 0 0 249,200
7. Infant/Toddler Service Coordination 0.00 992,000 0 992,000 1,984,000
8. SWITC Crisis Patient Treatment 0.00 1,297,700 0 0 1,297,700
13. DD Crisis Stabilization 0.00 400,000 0 0 400,000
14. Ongoing Personnel Costs Reduction 0.00 (320,000) 0 0 (320,000)
Replacement Items 0.00 60,000 0 40,000 100,000
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 260,800 3,100 186,700 450,600
Service Integration
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 4,300 0 39,300 43,600
59. Ongoing Personnel Costs Reduction 0.00 (45,000) 0 0 (45,000)
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 7,097,200 3,100 3,335,400 10,435,700
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance 0.0% 10.7% 0.2% 3.8% 6.7%
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: 03/14/2024, 2:02 PM
TABLE 2 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation 776.51 66,249,600 1,743,600 86,849,300 154,842,500
Child Welfare
4. Cost-Based Pricing Increases 0.00 2,854,100 0 2,290,200 5,144,300
Services for the Developmentally Disabled
1. Onetime Operating Expenditures 0.00 0 0 0 0
2. SWITC Crisis Patient Treatment 0.00 1,297,700 0 0 1,297,700
5. DD Crisis Stabilization 0.00 400,000 0 0 400,000
6. Infant/Toddler Service Coordination 0.00 992,000 0 992,000 1,984,000
Service Integration
3. Onetime Operating Expenditures 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2024 Total Appropriation 776.51 71,793,400 1,743,600 90,131,500 163,668,500
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (5,793,000) 0 (3,282,200) (9,075,200)
FY 2025 Base 776.51 66,000,400 1,743,600 86,849,300 154,593,300
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 (174,300) (1,100) (238,700) (414,100)
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 68,500 0 78,000 146,500
1% Chg in Employee Compensation 0.00 272,400 1,500 369,100 643,000
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - SB 1268 776.51 66,167,000 1,744,000 87,057,700 154,968,700
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements 0.00 7,097,200 3,100 3,335,400 10,435,700
FY 2025 Total 776.51 73,264,200 1,747,100 90,393,100 165,404,400
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp 0.00 7,014,600 3,500 3,543,800 10,561,900
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp. 0.0% 10.6% 0.2% 4.1% 6.8%
Contact:
Senator Julie VanOrden
(208) 332-1346
Representative Rod Furniss
(208) 332-1056
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: 03/14/2024, 2:02 PM