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JFAC approves Department of Labor FY2026 funding shift; requested reporting language split committee
Summary
The committee approved the Department of Labor’s FY2026 fund-shift and personnel adjustments but a pair of requested reports — on the labor-market impact of illegal immigration and on disability determination costs — failed to secure the House majority and were referred for further consideration.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved changes to the Idaho Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2026 budget Wednesday that shift some activities from expected federal grant funding to state-dedicated funds, while trimming federal-funded full-time positions.
Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, described the department’s request and the mechanics of the funding adjustment. The committee adopted a motion to add $5,000,000 from the Employment Security Special Administration Fund and reduce federal grant fund appropriations by $4,839,000 and 15.58 full-time positions,…
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