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JFAC accepts corrected CEC recommendation letter; DFM reports ~$920,000 in governor budget revisions
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 accepted technical corrections to the committee's CEC recommendation letter by unanimous consent. Earlier in the meeting the Division of Financial Management (DFM) presented a governor's revised budget package with about $920,000 in changes
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee accepted technical corrections to the committee’s CEC recommendation letter by unanimous consent during the Jan. 13 session.
Frances Lippett, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the corrected letter reflects two clarifications to the committee’s action made at a prior meeting: (1) the committee’s recommendation was to fund a $1.55 per hour increase per FTP for state employees and that earlier flexibility language was not part of the motion; and (2) a previously noted 4.5% market‑based increase for IT and engineering employees is in addition to the $1.55 per hour per FTP. A committee member requested unanimous consent to accept the technical revisions; the committee raised no objection and the corrected letter was ordered accepted.
Earlier in the hearing, a Division of Financial Management analyst, identified in the record as Ms. Wolf, presented the governor’s revised budget memorandum. DFM said the total revision package was approximately $920,000 and described four adjustments: a $45,000 correction to SwiCap billing for the Legislative Services Office (moved to the correct general fund), an $870,000 correction to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy calculation (aligning the academy’s calculation with the public schools recommendation), a $5,000 adjustment at the Department of Health and Welfare to address a pay‑grade issue for two employees, and a technical correction to Idaho State University’s endowment fund adjustment with no fiscal impact.
Nut graf: Why it matters
The committee’s acceptance of technical corrections ensures the CEC recommendation letter accurately matches the committee’s prior motions; the DFM corrections adjust relatively modest dollar amounts in the governor’s recommendations and fix coding and calculation errors identified after initial budget submissions.
Details and context
- Lippett told the committee the initial draft of the CEC letter included flexibility language not adopted in the committee’s motion and that the 4.5% IT/engineering market increase should be explicitly stated as in addition to the per‑FTP dollar increase. - DFM described the revised budget package as mostly corrections and reclassifications that did not change the budget’s overall policy direction.
Action
- The committee accepted the corrected CEC recommendation letter by unanimous consent (no named objection recorded).
Ending
Committee members thanked staff for catching the technical corrections. The hearing then proceeded to the Department of Health and Welfare budget presentations.
