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Department of Labor seeks $7.33 million in dedicated spending authority as federal UI funding declines
Summary
The Idaho Department of Labor requested $7,330,000 in dedicated-fund spending authority for unemployment insurance operations and a $4,868,600 cash transfer between agency funds; lawmakers asked for staffing and program detail and the director described the trust fund status and benefit-duration rules.
The Idaho Department of Labor asked the Joint Finance for Appreciation Committee to approve increased dedicated-fund spending authority to sustain unemployment insurance operations as federal pandemic-era grants decline.
Brooke Dupree, legislative budget analyst, outlined the department’s request: $7,330,000 ongoing for unemployment insurance operations (to offset lower federal grant funding), a proposed cash transfer of $4,868,600 from the unemployment penalty and interest fund back into the employment security fund, and $161,000 for office hardware. Dupree said the requested cash transfer would reduce the department’s projected ending fund balance by about $4 million in fiscal year 2026 under the presented…
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