Note: This year IFF rated maintenance bills according to a more refined system. This is an enhancement bill, and will be rated as a standalone bill. IFF will only consider enhancement line items in these ratings. This means that FTP reductions passed in maintenance legislation will not be evaluated here, among other things.
Bill Description: House Bill 922 is an enhancement of $1,667,300 and a transfer of 4.00 full-time positions for the college and universities for fiscal year 2027. This legislation appropriates a total of $745,649,500 and 4,864.94 full-time positions to the agency.
Rating: 0
Is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending, if any, inappropriate for the changes in circumstances, scope of the agency, or current economic environment? Conversely, is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending appropriate given any change in circumstances or economic pressures?
This legislation authorizes an ongoing spending enhancement for the colleges and universities of $1,667,300, adding onto last year’s (FY26) ongoing spending increase of $7,172,700. FY26’s ongoing spending is wrapped into FY27’s base increase, making ongoing spending especially important to scrutinize. Volatility in these increases (or decreases) is to be expected, and makes discernment on the propriety of new spending imperative.
The increase in ongoing spending consists of three separate line items. The first is a reduction in spending for Canvas LMS ($752,900 GF). This spending now falls under OSBE, and this is a net zero shift. Second, is an increase in spending related to the transfer of Risk Managers ($510,500 GF). This spending is a net zero shift from OSBE to the universities. The final item is an Endowment Fund adjustment ($1,909,700 DF). This funding is adjusted to expected revenues generated through endowment lands under Idaho code § 57-723A.
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Does the budget grow government through the addition of new, objectionable, permanent FTPs or through funding unlegislated efforts to create new or expanded existing programs? Conversely, does this budget reduce the size of government staff and programs except where compelled by new legislation?
This budget increases the number of employees at the colleges and universities by 4.00. This is a net zero transfer of risk managers from OSBE to the institutions themselves.
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