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New family and community partnerships division seeks transfer flexibility to support foster family initiatives
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Summary
A brief presentation to JFAC explained that the service integration division was renamed Family and Community Partnerships and asked the committee to approve a transfer‑authority exemption to allow normal intra‑agency transfers of personnel and trustee funds.
At the Feb. 20 Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee meeting, Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson and Director Alex Adams described a reorganized division — Service Integration, retitled Family and Community Partnerships — that focuses on coordinating supports across divisions and partnering with community organizations.
The department requested language to exempt the new division from a maintenance‑bill restriction on transfers of personnel and trustee/benefit dollars, citing Idaho Code 67‑35‑11 for ordinary transfer authority. Director Adams said the division’s work has included partnerships that provide practical benefits to foster families, including free state park passes and other community supports, and argued the flexibility would let the new division adapt as it forms.
Williamson presented fiscal materials showing the division’s appropriation and expenditures: the appropriation remained fairly flat from FY21 to FY24 while expenditures rose from about 72% to roughly 96% of appropriation; FY24 expenditures were nearly $6.3 million, split roughly between trustee/benefit payments and staffing costs.
Committee members asked no substantive follow‑up during the presentation; the department said more detailed follow‑up will be provided during budget negotiations.
