Budget analysts walk JFAC through decision‑unit model and how program maintenance is constructed
Legislative staff explained Idaho’s decision‑unit budget model: starting from the previous session’s original appropriations, applying reappropriations and executive carryforward, then making program maintenance and enhancement decisions to create next year’s base.
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Jared Tetrault, deputy director and manager of budget and policy at the Legislative Services Office, briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on the state’s decision‑unit budget model and the sequence of benchmarks JFAC will use to establish FY2026 appropriations.
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