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JFAC shifts Department of Labor funding amid lower federal grant expectations; two policy reports fail to gain House support
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a FY2026 budget adjustment for the Idaho Department of Labor that shifts $5,000,000 from expected federal grant authority into a state administration fund and advances a net $161,000 increase to operations.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved budget adjustments for the Idaho Department of Labor that move $5,000,000 into the Employment Security Special Administration Fund and reduce federal grant fund authority by the same amount, producing a net increase of $161,000 for FY2026.
Brooke Dupree, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee that the department requested $7,330,000 for unemployment insurance operations and proposed the fund shift because federal grant awards are partly determined by unemployment numbers. An analyst explained the state has recently…
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