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Service integration rebrand to "family and community partnerships" presented; transfer authority exemption requested
Summary
Committee heard a short presentation that service integration (soon to be renamed Family and Community Partnerships) focuses on cross-program coordination and requested the same transfer-exemption authority sought elsewhere in the department’s budgets.
Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson briefly presented the Division of Service Integration to the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Feb. 20 and said the division will be retitled Family and Community Partnerships under the department’s reorganization.
Scope and functions: Williamson said the division focuses on customer service coordination across Health and Welfare programs, delivery of emergency assistance services, and reducing duplication by coordinating services for clients who access multiple divisions. The division also runs partnership projects such as free park passes or coordinated outreach to foster families.
Transfer-exemption request: As in the department’s other budgets, Williamson said the governor recommended language to exempt the division from transfer limitations imposed in last year’s maintenance bill and allow transfers in accordance with Idaho Code §67-35-11. Director Alex Adams told the committee the flexibility to transfer between expense classes is needed while the new organizational structure norms.
No formal committee vote was recorded during the Feb. 20 hearing on the requested transfer authority; the request will be considered as part of the department’s broader budget deliberations.
