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Idaho Department of Administration seeks funds as governor's housing stipend nears depletion
Summary
Legislative budget analysts and Department of Administration officials told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the governor's housing fund lacks a steady revenue source and will be exhausted in 2026 unless the Legislature provides new money; analysts also reviewed the department's operating and one-time requests.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard Feb. 17 from Legislative Services budget analyst Frances Lippitt and Department of Administration Director Steve Bailey on the department's fiscal 2026 request, including a plea to shore up the governor's housing fund.
Lippitt, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the governor's housing committee and the governor's residence fund are established in statute and that the fund currently pays a monthly housing stipend set at $4,551. She said the department requested $30,000 from the general fund for fiscal 2025 but the Legislature did not provide it; she reported a current request for fiscal 2026 but gave two different figures during the presentation, first $60,600 and later $660,600. "Without an appropriation, the fund will be fully depleted by August 2026," Lippitt said.
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