STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS29873 / H0806
This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Commission for Libraries. It appropriates a total of
$11,206,700 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 37.50. For benefit costs, the bill
increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes
a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers compensation amounts. The bill also
provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25
per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The
bill funds six line items, which provide additional funds for Broadband Reimbursements, Project Coordinator,
Local Library Grants, Digital Training and Programming, Technology Projects, and Digital Access.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2022 Original Appropriation 37.50 4,250,200 70,000 4,288,400 8,608,600
1. Summer Programs 0.00 0 1,250,000 0 1,250,000
FY 2022 Total Appropriation 37.50 4,250,200 1,320,000 4,288,400 9,858,600
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 0 (1,250,000) (2,607,000) (3,857,000)
FY 2023 Base 37.50 4,250,200 70,000 1,681,400 6,001,600
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 10,300 0 6,900 17,200
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 37,100 0 0 37,100
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 (6,500) 0 0 (6,500)
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 136,700 0 52,500 189,200
FY 2023 Program Maintenance 37.50 4,427,800 70,000 1,740,800 6,238,600
1. Broadband Reimbursement 0.00 40,000 0 0 40,000
2. Bilingual/Bicultural Project Coordinator 0.00 0 0 50,000 50,000
3. Federal Subgrants to Local Libraries 0.00 0 0 30,000 30,000
4. Digital Training and Programming 0.00 0 0 98,100 98,100
5. Technology Projects 0.00 0 0 3,500,000 3,500,000
47. Digital Access 0.00 0 0 1,250,000 1,250,000
Reappropriation Authority 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2023 Total 37.50 4,467,800 70,000 6,668,900 11,206,700
Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp 0.00 217,600 0 2,380,500 2,598,100
% Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp. 0.0% 5.1% 0.0% 55.5% 30.2%
Contact:
Matt R Farina
Budget and Policy Analysis
(208) 334-4743
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: 03/23/2022, 1:07 PM