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Labor director asks for dedicated-fund authority as federal UI grants decline; committee seeks staffing numbers
Summary
The Idaho Department of Labor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it needs $7.33 million in dedicated-fund authority to maintain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic-era grant support declines, and asked for a $4.87 million inter-fund transfer to correct accounting.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard the Idaho Department of Labor’s FY2026 budget presentation and a request for additional spending authority to cover unemployment insurance operations as federal grant support declines.
Director Janie Rivera told the committee that the department seeks $7,330,000 in ongoing spending authority in a dedicated fund to sustain determinations, appeals and compliance operations that have been supported by federal pandemic-era grants. "The unemployment insurance program is a federal-state partnership ... As these federal dollars are declining, we…
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