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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS31678 / S1451
This appropriation to the Idaho Department of Correction provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance
budget that includes funding for a training center lease, 84.00 FTP including training and development
supervisors, an internal affairs investigator, a public records position, staff for the new community reentry
center in Pocatello, additional instructors, work projects staffing, a drug alcohol rehab specialist, additional
staff to expand community reentry, probation and parole officers, and FTP for treatment of behavioral health;
funding for ongoing maintenance of the Atlas system, increase to starting pay for correctional and probation
and parole officers, an increase in County and Out-of-State population driven costs, a reduction in the
medical services contract, replacement items, and the additional 2% CEC. Additionally, this bill includes six
supplemental appropriations.
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
The appropriation provides an additional $18,984,200 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Department of Correction found in Senate Bill 1266. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget
found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $9,846,200 and $9,318,000 is onetime. Table 2 shows all
of the adjustments leading to the FY 2025 total including the onetime FY 2024 supplemental appropriations.
The total budget for the Department of Correction is $372,329,500.
Table 1
Department of Correction
Management Services
1. Training Center and Equipment                          0.00        594,900                0               0        594,900
5. Training/Development Supervisors                       3.00        311,300                0               0        311,300
8. GPS/Geo Tracking for Residents                         0.00      1,100,000                0               0      1,100,000
9. Internal Affairs Investigator                          1.00        102,200                0               0        102,200
10. New Position for Public Records                       1.00        127,200                0               0        127,200
11. Community Reentry Operations                          7.00        640,900                0               0        640,900
 12. Atlas Upgrades                                       0.00        150,000                0               0        150,000
15. Budget Realignment                                    0.00      1,043,200        (133,200)               0        910,000
 Replacement Items                                        0.00              0          491,500               0        491,500
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation                     0.00        190,700           28,000               0        218,700
State Prisons
3. Additional Instructors                               12.00         879,800                0         0              879,800
6. Work Projects Staffing                               15.00               0        1,846,100         0            1,846,100
7. Drug Alcohol Rehab Specialist                         1.00               0           91,100         0               91,100
15. Budget Realignment                                   0.00       1,591,000          174,500         0            1,765,500
17. Officer Starting Pay                                 0.00     (2,044,100)          101,000 (500,000)          (2,443,100)
 Replacement Items                                       0.00               0        4,198,000         0            4,198,000
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation                    0.00       2,212,000          125,800     9,400            2,347,200
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: 03/25/2024, 11:09 AM
County and Out-of-State Placement
13. Population Driven Costs                               0.00      1,923,700                  0             0      1,923,700
Community Corrections
2. Expand Community Reentry Program                     16.00               0        1,389,200              0       1,389,200
4. Probation and Parole Officers                         6.00         907,900                0              0         907,900
11. Pocatello Reentry Operations                        20.00       1,457,100          996,800              0       2,453,900
15. Budget Realignment                                   0.00       1,100,000         (13,200)              0       1,086,800
16. Treat. of Behavioral Health - Opioid                 2.00               0          597,100              0         597,100
17. Officer Starting Pay                                 0.00         384,700          138,200              0         522,900
 Replacement Items                                       0.00               0          799,300              0         799,300
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation                    0.00         575,300          150,200          1,400         726,900
Community-Based Sub. Abuse Treat.
15. Budget Realignment                                    0.00        113,600                  0             0        113,600
Add'l 2% Chg in Employee Compensation                     0.00         30,700                  0             0         30,700
Medical Services
18. Medical Contract Adjustment                          0.00     (4,899,100)                0         0          (4,899,100)
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                             84.00       8,493,000       10,980,400 (489,200)          18,984,200
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance                          3.9%            2.6%            37.1% (15.9 %)                  5.4%
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: 03/25/2024, 11:09 AM
Table 2                                               FTP        Gen                  Ded        Fed       Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation                       2,170.85 317,759,400           33,320,700 3,077,600 354,157,700
Prior Year Reappropriation                               0.00     750,000            3,932,000         0   4,682,000
Management Services
 1. Training Center and Equipment                         0.00        679,700                0               0        679,700
 3. Atlas Upgrade                                         0.00        750,000        1,200,000               0      1,950,000
State Prisons
 6. COVID Health Monitoring                               0.00                0                0     402,000          402,000
County and Out-of-State Placement
 4. Population Driven Costs                               0.00      1,095,600                  0             0      1,095,600
Community Corrections
 2. Expand Community Reentry Program                      0.00                0        798,000               0        798,000
Medical Services
 5. Medical Contract Adjustment                          0.00     (4,241,900)            0         0 (4,241,900)
FY 2024 Total Appropriation                          2,170.85    316,792,800 39,250,700 3,479,600 359,523,100
Executive Carry Forward                                  0.00      14,942,900    1,140,600     6,400 16,089,900
FY 2024 Estimated Expenditures                       2,186.85    331,735,700 40,391,300 3,486,000 375,613,000
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                          0.00    (18,338,200) (11,107,200) (408,400) (29,853,800)
Base Adjustments                                         0.00       4,241,900            0         0    4,241,900
FY 2025 Base                                         2,170.85    317,639,400 29,284,100 3,077,600 350,001,100
Personnel Benefit Costs                                  0.00       (781,500)     (74,000)   (4,800)    (860,300)
Inflationary Adjustments                                 0.00         959,700      199,600         0    1,159,300
Statewide Cost Allocation                                0.00       1,462,300       51,300         0    1,513,600
1% Chg in Employee Compensation                          0.00       1,374,500      151,800     5,300    1,531,600
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - SB 1266                2,170.85    320,654,400 29,612,800 3,078,100 353,345,300
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                             84.00       8,493,000       10,980,400 (489,200)          18,984,200
FY 2025 Total                                        2,254.85 329,147,400           40,593,200 2,588,900 372,329,500
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp                            84.00 11,388,000             7,272,500 (488,700) 18,171,800
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp.                         3.9%        3.6%                21.8% (15.9%)          5.1%
Contact:
    Senator Ben Adams
    (208) 332-1336
    Representative Britt Raybould
    (208) 332-1173
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: 03/25/2024, 11:09 AM