STATE BUDGET – Adds to existing law to provide for the Idaho personnel reduction act and to provide for the reporting of state employee travel expenses.

H 470 requires Idaho state departments to report on vacant full-time equivalent positions (FTP) and travel expenses in annual budget submissions. Departments must detail all vacant FTPs unoccupied for over a year (including reasons and funding status) and provide comprehensive travel expense breakdowns (airfare, lodging, purpose, destinations, and third-party payments) from the prior fiscal year. These reports, due by September 1 annually, aim to identify potential government waste for legislative review. The bill directly affects all state departments receiving personnel appropriations, with the legislature holding authority to eliminate unfilled positions where funding exists.