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Labor asks JFAC for $7.33 million in dedicated authority as federal UI funds shrink
Summary
The Idaho Department of Labor asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for additional dedicated spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic-era grants decline and the agency works to consolidate accounting transfers.
The Idaho Department of Labor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Oct. 24, 2025, that it needs additional dedicated spending authority to maintain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic-era grants diminish.
"As these federal dollars are declining, we need to keep all of those operations going," Director Janie Rivera told the committee, explaining the department’s $7,330,000 ongoing request for unemployment insurance (UI) operations and its request to transfer accounting balances between internal funds.
The department said the requested $7.33 million would be provided from dedicated agency funds rather than general fund and would be used to sustain current staff and operations in the UI determinations program—work that includes eligibility determinations, appeals adjudication and compliance functions. Rivera said the…
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