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Idaho Department of Labor seeks $7.33 million in dedicated spending authority for UI operations; explains trust‑fund posture
Summary
Director Janie Rivera told lawmakers the Department of Labor needs $7.33 million in dedicated‑fund authority to maintain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic grants decline and described the state’s unemployment trust‑fund reserves and borrowing options.
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Labor asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 21 for $7.33 million in dedicated spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance (UI) operations as federal pandemic funds decline, and it explained the state’s UI trust‑fund posture and options should benefit payouts exceed reserves.
Department Director Janie Rivera told the committee the agency expanded staffing during the pandemic to handle a surge of claims and has since reduced staff through attrition, but federal grants that helped pay those costs are now declining. "During the pandemic, the department got a significant increase in federal grants. … As these federal dollars are declining, we need…
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