Bill > S1426

This bill appropriates and adjusts funds for the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, totaling $20,212,900 in new appropriations and $1,127,400 in reductions. * **Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations:** * Child Welfare Division: $881,300 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for various child welfare programs and foster care payments. * Services for the Developmentally Disabled Division: $4,702,700 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for community developmental disability services, the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, and extended employment services. * Service Integration Division: $43,600 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2025 Reductions:** * Services for the Developmentally Disabled Division: A reduction of $541,200 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for community developmental disability services and the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center. * Service Integration Division: A reduction of $45,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations:** * Child Welfare Division: $5,144,300 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for foster and assistance payments. * Services for the Developmentally Disabled Division: $4,001,700 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for community developmental disability services and the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center. * Service Integration Division: $45,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund. * **Fiscal Year 2024 Reductions:** * A reduction of $365,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund for personnel costs within Community Developmental Disabilities Services and Service Integration. * **Reporting Requirement:** The Department of Health and Welfare's Services for the Developmentally Disabled Division must submit a report on the START certification program to the Legislative Services Office by June 30, 2025. * **Effective Dates:** Sections related to fiscal year 2024 appropriations and reductions are effective immediately, while sections related to fiscal year 2025 appropriations and reductions, along with the reporting requirement, are effective July 1, 2024.