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JFAC approves $250,000 and 3 FTEs to support EMS transfer to Military Division
Summary
The committee approved $250,000 in dedicated funds and three full-time equivalents to support the transfer of emergency medical services from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Military Division, citing the need for additional support staff because the Military Division has a smaller internal support structure than Health and Welfare.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved $250,000 in personnel funding and three full-time equivalent positions to the Military Division’s Military Management Program to support the transfer of emergency medical services (EMS) from the Department of Health and Welfare.
Frances Lippett, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, presented the item as a continuation of the committee’s prior-day work on the trailer for House Bill 206, describing the requested $250,000 as personnel costs to provide support staff for EMS after the program relocates to the Military Division. The Military Management Program handles administrative, fiscal, human-resources and procurement functions for the division.
Lippett and committee members explained that the Department of Health and Welfare has a much larger support staff (about 3,000 full-time positions) and can distribute administrative workload more broadly, while the Military Division’s smaller staff (about 435 FTP) lacks the same depth. Committee members said that difference was the basis for requesting the three additional FTEs and personnel funding to cover procurement and administrative tasks previously handled by the larger department.
Representative Price asked why additional employees were needed after the transfer; Lippett explained the difference in workforce size and the need to sustain procurement and administrative responsibilities. Senator Bjerke spoke in support, describing the change as part of restructuring EMS and noting the fiscal-note adjustment to reflect the additional staff.
A motion to add $250,000 in dedicated funds and three FTEs for the Military Division was moved and seconded. The committee voted to approve the request; recorded votes showed a combined tally reported as 16 ayes and 4 nays. The committee reported the action as a bill with a do-pass recommendation.
No amendments to the staffing or funding levels were recorded in the meeting transcript. The Military Division will receive the funding and positions placed in the Military Management Program as part of the legislative FY2026 budget actions.
