STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30614 / H0303
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Attorney General. It appropriates a total of $34,363,600
and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 231.00. The bill funds five line items,
which provides fund for a legal internship program, a victim witness coordinator, National Child I.D. Program
enrollment, ICAC investigators, analysts and vehicles, and an 11% salary and benefits increase for staff and
attorneys. A supplemental for transition and tobacco arbitration personnel costs was approved earlier this
session and sent out as a separate bill.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation 226.00 28,030,100 1,007,200 1,652,700 30,690,000
1. Transition Costs 0.00 25,000 0 0 25,000
3. Tobacco Arbitration Personnel Costs 0.00 0 35,000 0 35,000
FY 2023 Total Appropriation 226.00 28,055,100 1,042,200 1,652,700 30,750,000
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (33,200) (19,000) (216,200) (268,400)
FY 2024 Base 226.00 28,021,900 1,023,200 1,436,500 30,481,600
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 166,300 9,300 12,100 187,700
Replacement Items 0.00 211,000 0 0 211,000
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 (3,600) 0 0 (3,600)
Annualizations 0.00 7,700 0 0 7,700
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 625,500 30,400 26,500 682,400
FY 2024 Program Maintenance 226.00 29,028,800 1,062,900 1,475,100 31,566,800
1. Legal Internship Program 0.00 48,000 0 0 48,000
2. Victim Witness Coordinator 1.00 98,700 0 0 98,700
3. National Child I.D. Program Enrollment 0.00 75,000 0 0 75,000
4. ICAC Investigators, Analysts, and Vehicles 4.00 642,600 0 0 642,600
5. 11% CEC Increase for Staff and Attorneys 0.00 1,771,400 86,100 75,000 1,932,500
FY 2024 Total 231.00 31,664,500 1,149,000 1,550,100 34,363,600
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp 5.00 3,634,400 141,800 (102,600) 3,673,600
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp. 2.2% 13.0% 14.1% (6.2%) 12.0%
Contact:
Representative Colin Nash
(208) 332-1075
Senator Scott Herndon
(208) 332-1349
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: 03/13/2023, 9:25 AM