Legislative Action

Signed by governor

SB1002 (Health and Welfare) Authorizes rules for the examination required for applicant for license for podiatry.

SB1027 (Education) Allows flexibility in the timing of inspections of school buses.

SB1023 (Judiciary and Rules) Establishes Idaho Statewide Trial Court Automated Records System.

SB1047 (Health and Welfare) Deletes obsolete reference to a section of the Social Security Act.

SB1048 (Health and Welfare) Updates language relating to public assistance by eliminating reference to the need standard.

SB1049 (Health and Welfare) Adopts nonfinancial criteria of Title XVI of the Social Security Act when determining eligibility for old-age assistance.

SB1051 (Health and Welfare) Includes individuals of all ages who have developmental disabilities in statutes providing family support and in-home assistance.

SB1055 (Health and Welfare) Extends sunset clause by two years on authority to adopt guidelines governing child support.

SB1077 (State Affairs) Provides a procedure by which a claimant on a crop lien may amend his notice of claim of lien.

SB1102 (Resources and Environment) Provides that all applications to lease or renew leases on state land which expire on Dec. 31 must be filed by April 30.

SB1131 (Resources and Environment) Extends authorization for the Grizzly Bear Management Oversight Committee to 1999.

SB1137 (Resources and Environment) Amends Comprehensive State Water Plan with policies on Snake River minimum flows and policy on tailing pond regulation.

SB1146 (Agricultural Affairs) Establishes who is entitled to vote in a referendum for horse owners on collection of a mandatory fee on horses.

SB1168 (Education) Requires that publication by school district of notice for a contract to provide bus transportation must be made not less than four weeks prior to awarding of the contract.

SB1229 (Finance) Appropriates additional $10,000 to Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in current budget.

SB1230 (Finance) Appropriates additional $30,000 to Department of Self-Governing Agencies for Board of Medicine in current budget. SB1183 (Education) Provides that state Board of Education shall adopt standards which allow completion of classroom requirements for driver training through a correspondence course.

SB1231 (Finance) Allocates $3.9 million to Public Utilities Commission for fiscal 1998 operations.

SB1232 (Finance) Appropriates $30,600 for Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in current budget.

Sent to governor

SB1085 (State Affairs) Allows governor to appoint the chairman of the State Tax Commission.

SB1133 (Local Government and Taxation) Requires at least one additional tax commissioner to sign a compromise agreement with a taxpayer when the tax liability is at least $50,000.

SB1259 (Finance) Appropriates $110.5 million to Department of Health and Welfare for self-reliance programs in fiscal 1998.

HB244 (Health and Welfare) Revises minimum child-staff ratios in day care centers.

SB1052 (Health and Welfare) Requires employers to compile a new hires list to prevent fraud in welfare, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance and delinquencies in child support payments.

SB1204 (State Affairs) Provides for independent financial audits of affiliated organizations to state governmental agencies or entities.

SB1145 (Agricultural Affairs) Defines “nonagricultural activities” for purposes of the Right to Farm Law.

SB1115 (Health and Welfare) Includes managed care organizations within provisions of law governing confidentiality of reports and data.

SB1238 (State Affairs) Allows lottery payments to an Indian tribe under a negotiated State-Tribal Gaming Compact.

SB1165 (Health and Welfare) Amends laws on payment by counties for emergency medical services for nonresidents.

Killed by House

SB1144 (Transportation) Provides fee schedule for certain motor vehicles or combination of vehicles hauling nonreducible loads in excess of limits.

Legislative action complete

HCR20 (Education) Rejects Board of Education rules on core academic requirements for high school graduation.

SCR119 (State Affairs) Supporting efforts of Gov. Phil Batt to preserve the low cost of hydroelectric energy being generated in Idaho.

Introduced in House

HB402 (Appropriations) Allocates $5.8 million to regulatory boards in the Department of Self-Governing Agencies for fiscal 1998 operations.

HB403 (Appropriations) Allocates $40.6 million to Department of Law Enforcement for police services in fiscal 1998.

HB404 (Appropriations) Appropriates $24.7 million to Department of Transportation including $10.1 million in federal funding for flood repairs in western Idaho.

Introduced in Senate

SB1282 (Finance) Allocates $25 million for 1998 operations of the Department of Lands.

SB1283 (Finance) Allocates $14 million for 1998 operations of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

SB1284 (Finance) Allocates $22.5 million for 1998 operations of the Department of Agriculture.

SB1285 (Finance) Allocates $13.1 million for 1998 operations of the state controller.