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JFAC considers LSO staffing addition and requests language to speed and audit budget submissions
Summary
Committee voted on adding one bill‑drafting position at the Legislative Services Office and approved language asking the governor to submit the 2027 budget earlier and directing LSO to review interagency billing and a new statewide budget platform.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 24 considered and voted on a Legislative Services Office (LSO) request for one additional bill‑drafting attorney and approved draft language directing a series of administrative steps to improve budget timing and transparency.
Division manager Keith Bybee and other LSO staff presented a packet showing states’ relative staffing levels and argued Idaho’s legislative drafting staff is lean compared with peer states. Co‑chairs said the aim is to reduce overtime…
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