Title 67, STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-5710B. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Preventive maintenance" means: (a) Corrective repairs or replacements used for existing state-owned, or state operated facilities, which result from a systematic program in which wear, tear, and change are anticipated and conti…

67-5711. Construction, alteration, equipping, furnishing and repair of public buildings and works. The director of the department of administration, or his designee, of the state of Idaho is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the permanent building fund advisory…

67-5711A. Design-build contracting authorized. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the director of the department of administration, or his designee, is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the permanent building fund advisory council, to …

67-5711B. Emergency contracting authorized division of public works. The director of the department of administration, the administrator of the division of public works, or a designee of either official may make or authorize others to make emergency public works contracts when th…

67-5711C. Construction of public projects — Competitive sealed bidding. (1) All construction contracts for public works shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, subject to the provisions of section 59-1015, Idaho Code, after receipt of competitive sealed …

67-5711D. Energy savings performance contracts. (1) Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Cost-savings measure" means any facility improvement, repair or alteration to an existing facility, or any equipment, fixture or furnishing to be added or used in any existing facility …

67-5711E. CHALLENGES. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of public works. (b) "Director" means the director of the department of administration. (c) "Hearing officer" has the same meaning as provided for in section 67-5201, Id…

67-5712. Projection of building requirements report. The permanent building fund council and the director of the department of administration works shall on or before September 1 next preceding each regular session of the legislature prepare and submit to the governor a projectio…

67-5713. Construction and alteration of state correctional facilities. The administrator of the division of public works is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the permanent building fund advisory council, to use appropriated funds or other fund sources to constr…

67-5722. declaration of surplus property. In accordance with the internal management policies, guidelines or instructions of the board of examiners, the head of any agency may declare as surplus any item of personal property.

67-5732A. Disposal of surplus personal property authorized. Whenever the head of any commission, board, council, task force, committee or department of state government, or any institution of the state, or any elected state official, has under their jurisdiction or control, any p…

67-5732B. Governor’s housing committee personal property exempt from act. Section 67-5732A, Idaho Code, shall not apply to personal property if acquired by or on behalf of the governor’s housing committee pursuant to section 67-455 or 67-455A, Idaho Code, as the same now exists o…

67-5737. Severability. Insofar as a provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.

67-5740. Additional authority and duties of the administrator of the division of purchasing. (a) The administrator of the division of purchasing is authorized and empowered (1) to acquire from the United States of America under and in conformance with the provisions of section 20…

67-5741. Delegation of duties — Bonding of agency personnel. The director of the department of administration may delegate to any employees of the division of purchasing such authority as he deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this act. The director ma…

67-5742. Delegation of authority to acquire surplus property. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing board, or in case there be none, the executive head, of any state department, instrumentality, or agency or of any county, city, school district or ot…

67-5743. Transfer charges. The administrator of the division of purchasing is hereby authorized to make charges and to assess fees from the recipient of any surplus property acquired and distributed under this act. Any charges made or fees assessed by the administrator for the ac…

67-5744. Surplus property fund maintained — Charges and fees, deposition. The surplus property revolving fund, as created by chapter 161, laws of 1957, is hereby maintained and continued to carry out the provisions of sections 67-5740—67-5744, Idaho Code. The charges or fees rece…

67-5746. Inventory of chattels — Contents — Duties of officers and employees — Recording — Annual revision — Open to inspection. All agency directors shall develop and maintain an inventory system, meeting minimum requirements as set forth by the department of administration, for…

67-5748. Transfer of funds, equipment, facilities, and employees. In order to provide for the orderly implementation of this chapter and to provide an economical, efficient, and effective system of information technology and telecommunications for the state, the board of examiner…

67-5749. Central postal system. There is hereby created the central postal system under the direction of the department of administration. The central postal system shall be under the supervision of a central postal system head who shall cause to be distributed all incoming mail …

67-5750. Postage appropriations — Records of departmental mail kept through central postal system — Exception. The central postal system chief, under the direction of the department of administration, shall cause to be metered all such outgoing mail and shall be responsible for t…

67-5760. Insurance management. The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for life, medical, disability, property, casualty, and other insurance as may be determined to be in the best interest of the state of Idaho by the department of administration. T…

67-5761. Powers and duties — Group insurance. (1) The director of the department of administration shall: (a) Establish an advisory committee to be comprised of program participants from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government. The advisory committee …

67-5761A. Mental health parity in state group insurance. (1) It is the policy of the state of Idaho that state employees and their spouses with serious mental illnesses and state employees whose children have been diagnosed with serious emotional disturbances must not be discrimi…

67-5761B. state contribution to state employee Health savings accounts. (1) All state officers or employees may, for themselves and their eligible dependents, create and maintain a health savings account and choose a high deductible health plan in accordance with the provisions o…

67-5761C. health reimbursement arrangements for state employees. (1) The department of administration may offer a health reimbursement arrangement as an approved benefit for all state employees or officers whose employer chooses to offer such a benefit to its employees or officer…

67-5762. Objectives and considerations. It shall be the director of the department of administration’s objective to procure and maintain on behalf of officers and employees the most adequate group coverages reasonably obtainable for the money available for required premiums and p…

67-5763. Governmental body authorized to make contracts for group insurance for officers and employees. Any school district, municipality, county, or the state of Idaho, or other political subdivision of the state of Idaho, is hereby authorized to make contracts of group insuranc…

67-5764. Part payment of premium cost by governmental body. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any governmental body, department, commission, board, school district, college, university, hospital, or other institution operated by the state of Idaho, municipality, county,…

67-5765. Government retirement program or group insurance plans in existence unaffected. The provisions of this act shall not affect the validity of any retirement program or contract of group insurance or arrangement for prepayment plan coverage previously entered into by any go…

67-5766. Authority conferred additional only. The authority hereby given shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any power existing in any governmental body, or in any school district, college, hospital, university or other institution operated by any of the municipaliti…

67-5767. Director may provide service to school districts, PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES, PUBLIC COLLEGES, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OR other political subdivisions. (1) Under terms and procedures mutually agreed upon by contract, the director of the department of administration may render…

67-5768. Nominal policyholder — No obligation to state. (1) In policies and contracts procured by the director of the department of administration under this act and covering personnel of any state office, department, division, board, commission, institution, agency and operation…

67-5769. Inter-departmental transactions — Administrative contribution — Amounts — Limits — Refunds — Appropriation. (1) The director of the department of administration shall charge each office, department, division, board, commission, institution, agency and operation, personne…

67-5770. Retirement system not affected. Nothing in this act shall apply to or affect the public employee retirement system of Idaho as established under chapter 13, title 59, Idaho Code, the policemen’s retirement fund as established under chapter 15, title 50, Idaho Code, the f…

67-5771. Group insurance account created — Administration — Perpetual appropriation. There is hereby established in the agency asset fund in the state treasury a special account, the "Group Insurance Account," which shall be administered exclusively for the purposes of this act. …

67-5771A. Public School Health Insurance Participation Fund. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the public school health insurance participation fund. The fund is continuously appropriated to the state department of education for the purpose of funding the actuaria…

67-5772. Remittance of contributions — Collection of delinquencies. (1) Between the first and twentieth day of each month, each employer, or, where the employer’s payroll is paid separately by departments, each department of each employer, shall remit to the director of the depar…

67-5773. Powers and duties — Risk management. (1) The director of the department of administration shall: (a) Determine the nature and extent of needs for surety bonds and insurance coverages of all kinds, other than life and disability insurances, as to risks and property of all…

67-5774. Position of risk manager created — Appointment — Employment of personnel. There is hereby created the position of risk manager in the department of administration. The risk manager shall be selected and retained subject to the provision of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Cod…

67-5775. Risk management guidelines. In determining need for, form and amount of, procuring and administering insurance coverages, the director of the department of administration shall give due consideration to: (1) omission of insurance policy coverage as to property and risks …

67-5775A. PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND CLAIMS FOR STATE PROPERTY. (1) In the event of damage to or loss of state property that results in the state filing a formal claim with a private insurer, the following shall be completed prior to the state’s acceptance of any settlement o…

67-5776. Retained risks account — Purposes — Amount — Limit — Appropriation — Investment. (1) There is hereby created an account in the agency asset fund in the state treasury to be designated the "retained risk account." The account shall be used solely for payment of premiums, …

67-5777. Interdepartmental transactions — Purposes — Appropriation. (1) The director of the department of administration shall charge each office, department, division, board, commission, institution, agency and operation for which the department provides insurance coverage and r…

67-5778. Collection of delinquent payments. (1) If any office, department, division, board, commission, institution, agency, or operation of the government of the state of Idaho shall fail or refuse to remit any such payment as charged by the director of the department of adminis…