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Idaho Department of Labor requests $7.33 million in dedicated spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance operations
Summary
The Idaho Department of Labor asked the Joint Finance committee to approve $7,330,000 in additional spending authority from dedicated funds to maintain day‑to‑day unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic funding declines; lawmakers requested staffing and fund‑balance details.
The Idaho Department of Labor told the Joint Finance committee it needs additional dedicated‑fund spending authority to sustain core unemployment insurance (UI) operations as federal grant funding from pandemic years declines.
Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, outlined the department’s request: $7,330,000 ongoing for unemployment insurance operations to offset a reduction in federal funds that had subsidized staffing and operations during higher UI claim periods. Dupree said the department’s filled‑FTP percentage has been intentionally held below authorized levels to allow rapid staffing changes during economic downturns.
Janie Rivera, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, said the department received significant federal grants during the COVID pandemic that supported a large temporary…
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