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Committee hears request to maintain transfer flexibility for new family and community partnerships division
Summary
The department presented a minor, technical request to exempt a newly rebranded Service Integration division from last year's restrictions on transferring personnel/trustee funds between expense classes so it can align resources as the unit forms.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee heard Thursday from Legislative Services and the Department of Health and Welfare about a governor recommendation to allow Service Integration — renamed Family and Community Partnerships under the reorganization — the same transfer flexibility other agencies have under Idaho Code §67‑35‑11.
Analyst Alex Williamson said the governor's recommendation would exempt the division from maintenance‑bill restrictions that limited transfers of personnel dollars and trustee and benefit payments. Williamson described the request as both a one‑time supplemental for fiscal 2025 and an ongoing enhancement for fiscal 2026 so the new division can move funds between expense classes in ordinary administration.
Director Alex Adams said the division coordinates customer service and partnerships that support foster families and other clients, citing examples such as partnering for free state park passes and other community resources. Adams told the committee the transfer flexibility gives the department the ability to move appropriations between personnel and operating as the new structure is formed and staffed.
No formal action or committee vote was recorded in the transcript of the hearing.
