The bill introduces two new sections to Chapter 35, Title 67 of the Idaho Code, aimed at enhancing government efficiency and accountability. The first section, designated as 67-3520, establishes the Idaho Personnel Reduction Act, which mandates state departments to identify and report vacant full-time equivalent positions (FTP) that have been unfilled for over 180 days. Departments are required to eliminate these positions from their budget submissions unless they can demonstrate the need to retain them and fully fund them from existing resources. This initiative is intended to reduce government waste and improve public confidence in state operations.

The second section, 67-3520A, focuses on the reporting of state employee travel expenses. It requires departments to detail their travel expenditures from the previous fiscal year in their annual budget submissions, including information on total travel costs, purposes of travel, destinations, and any expenses covered by external entities. This section aims to further eliminate waste in government spending related to travel, thereby promoting fiscal responsibility and transparency within state government operations. An emergency clause is included, allowing the act to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.