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Veterans services proposes temporary nursing pool, cites Build America Buy America delay for Boise rebuild
Summary
The Division of Veterans Services requested a net transfer to create a temporary nursing pool to reduce contracted nursing costs and described delays obtaining federal waiver for a federally funded rebuild of the Boise veterans home under the Build America Buy America rules.
The Idaho Division of Veterans Services told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that it plans to shift operating dollars into personnel to create a temporary nursing pool, aiming to reduce reliance on high‑cost contracted nurses, and that federal Build America Buy America (BABA) requirements have delayed receipt of $43.1 million in federal state‑home construction funds for Boise.
Administrator Mark Shample (transcript: Mark Chample) briefed JFAC on the division’s FY2026 request. The division requested a net zero transfer of approximately $1.2 million from operating to personnel to establish a pool of 22 temporary, benefited state positions that would replace part of the current contracted nursing…
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