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Yes: 83 • No: 19
IdahoS 12082025 regular legislative sessionSenate
APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – YOUTH SAFETY AND PERMANENCY- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Sponsored By: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Funding for Idaho child welfare services
The law provides $9.5185 million for Idaho’s Division of Youth Safety and Permanency for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. This includes $6.1647 million in state funds and $3.3538 million in federal funds. The money supports division operations and services, rather than setting a direct household payment. The division also gets temporary authority to shift personnel and benefit-payment spending under state transfer rules during fiscal 2025 and 2026. The fiscal 2025 transfer authority took effect upon passage and approval; fiscal 2026 authority runs July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
Funding for Idaho foster family payments
The law provides $11.7272 million for foster and assistance payments for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. This includes $7.6099 million in state funds and $4.1173 million in federal funds. It also added $14.1269 million for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, effective upon passage and approval. That added funding includes $8.8682 million in state funds and $5.2587 million in federal funds. These funds support payments for foster children and families; the law does not set individual payment amounts or change eligibility.
Limits on replacing lost federal funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, agencies funded by this law generally need legislative approval to replace lost federal money with state money. Transfers between funds also generally require legislative approval. Agencies must inventory federal funds, guard against state liability, and return related state matching money to the greatest extent possible. They must promptly notify the Budget and Policy Division about major changes in federal funding, grants, or program participation. Exceptions cover routine cost-allocation or indirect-spending adjustments, federal Medicaid matching-rate changes, and entitlement programs.
More foster care staff, with conditions
Idaho’s youth safety division can add 63 full-time equivalent positions for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Eight positions and $663,000 are tied to reaching one foster family per foster child by January 1, 2026. The department must report progress and plans to sustain that ratio by September 15, 2025. A second report is due one week before the fall interim tour or November 1, 2025, whichever comes first. If the goal is missed, the legislative budget committee must consider removing those eight positions and $663,000 before setting the fiscal 2027 maintenance budget.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Josh Tanner
Republican • House
Melissa Wintrow
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/2/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 55 • No: 12
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 28 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 04/09/25 Session Law Chapter 322 Effective: 04/09/2025 SECTION 7 & 8; 07/01/2025 SECTION 1-6
4/4/2025Reported delivered to Governor at 8:26 a.m. on 04/04/25
4/4/2025Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
4/3/2025Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
4/3/2025HouseReported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
4/3/2025SenateReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
4/3/2025SenateRules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-12-3
4/2/2025HouseRead First Time, Filed for Second Reading
4/2/2025HouseReceived from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
4/2/2025HouseRules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 28-7-0
4/1/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
4/1/2025SenateReported Printed; referred to Finance
4/1/2025SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
3/31/2025Senate
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