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Military Division seeks supplemental funding for public safety communications, hazmat equipment and IT upgrades
Summary
Major General Tim Donilon and Legislative Services briefed JFAC on the Military Division’s FY2026 requests, including supplemental funding to finish communications work on 40 state police vehicles, IT infrastructure separation from ITS, and an $8.6 million cash transfer for regional hazardous materials response teams.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Military Division’s five‑year appropriation trends and explained a mix of federal, dedicated and continuously appropriated funds in the division’s budget.
Lippitt outlined the governor’s supplemental and enhancement recommendations for FY2026. Those included a supplemental to finish public safety communications installations in vehicles owned by the Idaho State Police (text referenced 40 Dodge Durangos), a private contract estimated at $240,000 to clear a backlog and $300,000 for construction work to add installation bays. The governor’s recommendation also included $759,200 for IT infrastructure and licensing that would allow Public Safety Communications to establish a network independent of the…
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