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Idaho Department of Labor asks JFAC for dedicated-fund authority as federal UI grants decline
Summary
The Department of Labor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it needs $7.33 million in dedicated-fund spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic-era funds decline and explained how Idaho's UI trust fund is managed.
The Idaho Department of Labor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Thursday it is requesting $7,330,000 in increased spending authority from dedicated funds for unemployment insurance operations for fiscal year 2026.
"During the pandemic, the department got a significant increase in federal grants," Director Janie Rivera said. She told the committee federal grant funding to administer the unemployment insurance (UI) program has declined as unemployment has fallen and that the department needs additional dedicated-fund authority to maintain core operations until federal grant levels are again known.
Rivera said the Department of Labor administers the UI program as a federal–state partnership and that…
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