Bill > S1206

This bill appropriates additional funds to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2026, while also reducing some existing appropriations and authorized positions. * The Division of Early Learning and Development receives an additional $9,800 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and $18,227,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * The Southwest Idaho Treatment Center receives $59,300 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and $59,300 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * The appropriation for the Division of Services for the Developmentally Disabled, specifically Extended Employment Services, is reduced by $3,539,100 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund. * The appropriation for the Division of Early Learning and Development is reduced by $9,800 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund and $72,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center. * The full-time equivalent position authorization for the Extended Employment Services program is reduced by three positions. * Of the funds appropriated for the Idaho Child Care Program, $14,000,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund is directed towards expanding licensed and non-licensed home-based, community, and after-school child care programs, with restrictions against funding buildings or infrastructure and a focus on short-term investments to increase long-term availability without creating ongoing subsidy needs. * All appropriations are subject to federal funding restrictions, meaning state funds will not be used to replace lost federal funds without legislative approval.