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JFAC approves Idaho Millennium Fund allocations for youth programs, fentanyl campaign and juvenile assessment centers
Summary
The committee approved a package of dedicated-fund allocations from the Idaho Millennium Fund, including funding for after-school programs, a fentanyl awareness campaign, youth assessment centers and recovery-center rules and reporting.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to approve a package of expenditures from the Idaho Millennium Fund that directs tobacco-settlement dollars to youth-focused substance-use prevention, after-school programs, a fentanyl-awareness campaign and youth assessment centers.
The budget recommendation presented by Jared Tetrault, deputy division manager of budget and policy analysis with Legislative Services, described the Millennium Fund as an income fund derived from tobacco settlement receipts with a statutory and constitutional formula governing transfers among funds. The committee moved to implement the Idaho Millennium Fund Committee’s recommendations for FY 2026 and accepted accompanying language.
Why it matters: the Millennium Fund is a dedicated source of roughly $25 million a year and the committee’s allocations determine how that funding is channeled to prevention, recovery and youth services across the state.
Key items approved
- Idaho State Police fentanyl awareness campaign: $500,000 (from the opioid settlement fund for ISPD efforts partnered with the State Department of Education). The motion included transfers and an appropriation for the campaign.
- After-school programs: $1,500,000 for the State Department of Education to support after-school programs. Committee language requires those programs to provide education on prevention and cessation of tobacco, alcohol and other substances and to comply with age requirements referenced in Title 33, section 201.
- Youth assessment centers and juvenile corrections: One-time appropriations for youth assessment centers and reappropriation authority to support juvenile corrections supplemental funding previously approved by the committee.
- Funding shifts and clarifying language: the committee removed some previously proposed items (for example, the youth assessment survey and a reduced Idaho Public Television request) and added language to restrict recovery-center recipients to nonprofits, require quarterly distributions and reporting, and require notification to the Millennium Fund Committee and legislative services if misuse occurs.
What members said
- Jared Tetrault summarized the statutory background and reiterated that the Millennium Fund Committee recommends how the income fund should be spent.
- Representative Gallavey (motion maker) told the committee the package prioritized youth-focused services and adjusted items from earlier iterations; the package passed on roll call with an overall vote of 19 ayes and 1 nay.
Implementation notes and ending
The committee adopted the language and recommendations for the Millennium Fund and moved the package forward with a “do pass” recommendation. The language adds restrictions intended to ensure funds go only to nonprofits for recovery centers, requires quarterly payment and reporting, and prioritizes funds for Idahoans under 18.
