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Idaho Department of Labor seeks $7.33 million in dedicated spending authority to maintain unemployment operations
Summary
Department of Labor Director Janie Rivera told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that declining federal grant funding requires use of dedicated funds to sustain unemployment insurance operations, staffing and appeals readiness in case of a downturn.
The Idaho Department of Labor asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on July 1 for additional spending authority — $7,330,000 — from dedicated funds to preserve unemployment insurance operations as federal grant support declines.
Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst, outlined the department’s funding picture and said the department is requesting $7,330,000 in its dedicated unemployment fund to offset a reduction in federal grant funding tied to low unemployment numbers. “This is in their dedicated fund for unemployment insurance and is to offset an amount in their federal funds due to low unemployment numbers,” Dupree said.
Janie Rivera, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, told the committee the request is not for general funds. “This is an increase in dedicated fund spending authority request, not general,” Rivera said. She explained that the department expanded staff by more than 100 positions during…
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