Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Department of Labor seeks dedicated-fund authority to maintain unemployment operations
Summary
The Idaho Department of Labor requested additional spending authority from dedicated unemployment funds to preserve staffing and operations as federal pandemic-era grant dollars decline.
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Labor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Oct. 23 it needs additional dedicated-fund spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance operations as federal grants shrink.
Director Janie Rivera said federal funding that bolstered the department during the pandemic has declined and that the department wants to use dedicated state funds to maintain core adjudication, claims and appeals operations. The department requested $7,330,000 in increased spending authority for unemployment-insurance operations and asked the committee to approve a $4,868,600 cash transfer between internal funds to correct a prior accounting transfer.
Why it matters: Committee members asked for clearer detail…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
