STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS27349C1 / S1265
This bill does three things: 1. Eliminates obsolete references to March 2015. Those references were included in
the original bill to establish a timeframe for initial implementation of the original bill. References to those dates
are no longer necessary. 2. Eliminates a requirement that local unit of government submit a "recently adopted
budget". This language is eliminated because the pertinent financial information is required elsewhere in this
legislation. Specifically, line 20 and 21 on page 2 in the bill requires that local units submit "Revenues and
expenditures for the most recently completed fiscal year". This requirement is sufficient and more appropriate
than requiring a "recently adopted budget." The requirement to submit an adopted budget creates additional and
unnecessary work on the part of local units of government and creates a housekeeping burden for Legislative
Audits which houses the local registry and supporting documents. 3. Finally, the bill eliminates a notification
requirement for certain local governing entities to notify their appointing authority that they have complied,
within 5 days. This notification requirement is unnecessary and duplicative as noncompliance notification is
provided by LSO to the entity on several occasions, and then to the Board of County Commissioners, and the
State Tax Commission as provided in part 4 section (b) which is located on page 3 starting at line 9 of the bill.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill does not require any new or additional funding, either from the General Fund, from local funds or
other dedicated funds. There may be some modest savings from eliminating unnecessary filing and notice
requirements.
Contact:
Senator Steve Bair
(208) 332-1000
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: 01/29/2020, 7:58 AM


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 67-450E