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2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-429 - POWERS AND DUTIES.

67-429. POWERS AND DUTIES. (1) It shall be the duty of the council to collect and compile information, to draft bills and to conduct research upon any subject which the legislature may authorize or direct or upon any subject which it may determine, provided that all activities of the council must be reasonably related to a legislative purpose. The legislature may make specific assignments to the council by a concurrent resolution approved by both houses.
(2) The council may hold public hearings and it may authorize or direct any of its committees to hold public hearings on any matters within the jurisdiction of the council.
(3) For the purpose of conducting any study within the jurisdiction of the council, by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the entire membership of the council, the chairman of the council may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence or other documents or records which the council deems relevant or material to any matter on which the council or any committee is conducting a study.
(4) It shall be the duty of the council to superintend and administer the legislative space in the capitol building at all times, and to prepare such space when required for the sessions of the legislature, which shall include the provision of furniture and equipment.
(5) The legislative council shall review and make recommendations to the administrator of the division of human resources on all aspects of the state personnel system, including policies, wages and salaries.
(6) The council shall release audit reports prepared by the legislative audits division of the legislative services office as provided in section 67-435, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-429, added 1963, ch. 57, sec. 3, p. 222; am. 1967, ch. 365, sec. 3, p. 1054; am. 1977, ch. 306, sec.1, p. 855; am. 1986, ch. 134, sec. 8, p. 362; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 2, p. 1187; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 167, p. 529; am. 1994, ch. 181, sec. 4, p. 577; am. 1999, ch. 370, sec. 18, p. 997; am. 2009, ch. 52, sec. 6, p. 137.] [67-429, added 1963, ch. 57, sec. 3, p. 222; am. 1967, ch. 365, sec. 3, p. 1054; am. 1977, ch. 306, sec.1, p. 855; am. 1986, ch. 134, sec. 8, p. 362; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 2, p. 1187; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 167, p. 529; am. 1994, ch. 181, sec. 4, p. 577; am. 1999, ch. 370, sec. 18, p. 997; am. 2009, ch. 52, sec. 6, p. 137.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-429A - STATE-TRIBAL GAMING COMPACTS.

67-429A. STATE-TRIBAL GAMING COMPACTS. (1) The governor or his designee may represent the state of Idaho in any gaming negotiations the state is requested to participate in pursuant to 25 U.S.C. section 2701 et seq. The director of legislative services or his designee may attend all negotiations pursuant to this section as an observer and shall brief the membership of the legislative council on the status of the negotiations.
(2) The state may enter into those gaming compacts negotiated with Indian tribes pursuant to this section provided:
(a) The compact only authorizes an Indian tribe to conduct those forms of gaming authorized by Idaho law;
(b) The compact does not obligate the state of Idaho to appropriate state funds; and
(c) The governor serves a copy of the compact on each member of the legislative council at least twenty-one (21) calendar days before the compact is signed.
(3) Any proposed gaming compact not complying with subsection (2) of this section shall be null and void unless ratified by both houses of the legislature by adoption of a concurrent resolution.
(4) No power, privilege or other authority shall be exercised under the provisions of this section where otherwise prohibited by the constitution or laws of the state of Idaho or the United States.
(5) The provisions of this section shall not be construed as a waiver of any defenses or immunities to which the state of Idaho is entitled under either the constitution or the laws of the state of Idaho or the United States.
History:
[67-429A, added 1993, ch. 408, sec. 2, p. 1500; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 2, p. 503.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-429B - AUTHORIZED TRIBAL VIDEO GAMING MACHINES.

67-429B. AUTHORIZED TRIBAL VIDEO GAMING MACHINES. (1) Indian tribes are authorized to conduct gaming using tribal video gaming machines pursuant to state-tribal gaming compacts which specifically permit their use. A tribal video gaming machine may be used to conduct gaming only by an Indian tribe, is not activated by a handle or lever, does not dispense coins, currency, tokens, or chips, and performs only the following functions:
(a) Accepts currency or other representative of value to qualify a player to participate in one or more games;
(b) Dispenses, at the player’s request, a cash out ticket that has printed upon it the game identifier and the player’s credit balance;
(c) Shows on a video screen or other electronic display, rather than on a paper ticket, the results of each game played;
(d) Shows on a video screen or other electronic display, in an area separate from the game results, the player’s credit balance;
(e) Selects randomly, by computer, numbers or symbols to determine game results; and
(f) Maintains the integrity of the operations of the terminal.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of Idaho law, a tribal video gaming machine as described in subsection (1) above is not a slot machine or an electronic or electromechanical imitation or simulation of any form of casino gambling.
History:
[67-429B, Init Measure 2003, No. 1, sec. 3, p. 1066.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-429C - AMENDMENT OF STATE-TRIBAL GAMING COMPACTS.

67-429C. AMENDMENT OF STATE-TRIBAL GAMING COMPACTS. (1) Any tribe with an existing state-tribal gaming compact may amend its compact through the procedure set forth in subsection (2) below to incorporate all of the following terms:
(a) As clarified by this compact amendment, the tribe is permitted to conduct gaming using tribal video gaming machines as described in Section 67-429B, Idaho Code.
(b) In the 10 years following incorporation of this term into its compact, the number of tribal video gaming machines the tribe may possess is limited to the number of tribal video gaming machines possessed by the tribe as of January 1, 2002, plus 25% of that number; provided, however, that no increase in any single year shall exceed 5% of the number possessed as of January 1, 2002. Thereafter, the tribe may operate such additional tribal video gaming machines as are agreed to pursuant to good faith negotiations between the state and the tribe under a prudent business standard.
(c) To the extent such contributions are not already required under the tribe’s existing compact, the tribe agrees to contribute 5% of its annual net gaming income for the support of local educational programs and schools on or near the reservation. The tribe may elect to contribute additional sums for these or other educational purposes. Disbursements of these funds shall be at the sole direction of the tribe.
(d) The tribe agrees not to conduct gaming outside of Indian lands.
(2) To amend its compact to incorporate the terms set forth in subsection (1) above, a tribe shall deliver to the Secretary of State a tribal resolution signifying the tribe’s acceptance of the terms. Immediately upon delivery of such tribal resolution to the Secretary of State, (a) the tribe’s state-tribal gaming compact shall be deemed amended to incorporate the terms; (b) the tribe’s compact as so amended shall be deemed approved by the state in accordance with Section 67-429A, Idaho Code, without the need for further signature or action by the executive or legislative branches of state government, and (c) except to the extent federal government approval is required, the newly incorporated compact terms shall be deemed effective immediately.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to (a) indicate that any gaming activity currently conducted by any tribe is unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate under Idaho law or the tribe’s existing compact, or (b) prohibit a tribe from negotiating with the state for an initial compact or a compact amendment regarding tribal video gaming machines or any other matter through a procedure other than the procedure specified in subsection (2) above or which contains terms different than those specified in subsection (1) above.
History:
[67-429C, Init Measure 2003, No. 1, sec. 4, p. 1067.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-429D - AUDIT OF LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

67-429D. AUDIT OF LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. Beginning with the two (2) year period of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and for each succeeding biennium, the council shall engage the services of a certified public accountant to audit the fiscal affairs of the legislative department. Expenditures for such audit shall be paid out of the legislative account.
History:
[67-429D, added 2013, ch. 212, sec. 2, p. 501.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-430 - MEETINGS — QUORUM — NOTICE — REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.

67-430. MEETINGS — QUORUM — NOTICE — REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The council shall meet as often as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties; provided, however, that it shall meet at least two (2) times each year. Such meetings may be held at various places within the state of Idaho. Eight (8) members shall constitute a quorum and a majority thereof shall have authority to act on any matters within the jurisdiction of the council. All members of the legislature shall be notified in advance of the time, place and general purpose of all meetings and any member of the legislature shall have the right to attend any of the meetings of the council and to present his views on any subject which may be under consideration. The council shall keep minutes of its meetings and make periodic reports to members of the legislature. The council shall assist in making any necessary preparations for all regular and special sessions of the legislature. The services and facilities of the council shall be available to all members of the legislature at all times.
History:
[67-430, added 1963, ch. 57, sec. 4, p. 222; am. 1967, ch. 365, sec. 4, p. 1054; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 3, p. 504.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-431 - COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.

67-431. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. Members of the council and the committees thereof shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in attending meetings and in the performance of their official duties in accordance with the rates established by the citizens’ committee on legislative compensation as authorized in section 67-406b, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-431, added 1963, ch. 57, sec. 5, p. 222; am. 1967, ch. 223, sec. 1, p. 674; am. 1967, ch. 365, sec. 5, p. 1054; am. 1975, ch. 245, sec. 1, p. 657; am. 2009, ch. 52, sec. 7, p. 139.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-432 - JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — CREATION — MEMBERS.

67-432. JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — CREATION — MEMBERS. There is hereby created the joint finance-appropriations committee which shall consist of the members of the senate finance committee and the members of the house appropriations committee. Vacancies on the committee which occur during the interim when the legislature is not in session shall be filled by the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate, but any member thus selected shall be from the same house and the same political party as the member whose seat was vacated, and shall serve until the next regular legislative session.
History:
[67-432, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 1, p. 999; am. 1971, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 1104; am. 1973, ch. 151, sec. 1, p. 292; am. 2003, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 652.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-433 - OFFICERS — ADOPTION OF RULES OF PROCEDURE — SUBCOMMITTEES — MEETINGS.

67-433. OFFICERS — ADOPTION OF RULES OF PROCEDURE — SUBCOMMITTEES — MEETINGS. The committee shall have the same officers as the senate finance committee and the house appropriations committee and, during the interim when the legislature is not in session, it shall adopt its own rules of procedure. The committee may create such subcommittees, which may include other members of the legislature, as may be necessary for the performance of its duties. The committee shall function during legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions. The committee shall meet as often as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties upon the call of the cochairs.
History:
[67-433, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 2, p. 999; am. 1971, ch. 290, sec. 2, p. 1104; am. 1973, ch. 151, sec. 2, p. 292; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 4, p. 504.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-435 - POWERS AND DUTIES.

67-435. POWERS AND DUTIES. (1) The joint finance-appropriations committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To review the executive budget and the budget requests of each state department, agency and institution, including requests for construction of capital improvements, as well as other requests for appropriations submitted to the legislature.
(b) To conduct such hearings as it may deem necessary and proper.
(c) To submit a report to each session of the legislature covering its activities during the preceding period and setting forth its findings and recommendations and to make such recommendations to the appropriate legislative committees as it may deem proper concerning the budget and other proposed legislation.
(d) To perform such other duties as the legislature or legislative council may by appropriate resolution direct.
(2) The joint finance-appropriations committee shall use the following procedures for releasing reports produced by the legislative audits division:
(a) All reports produced by the legislative audits division shall be delivered to the cochairs of the joint finance-appropriations committee for their review and approval prior to release;
(b) The cochairs of the joint finance-appropriations committee may, at their discretion, conduct hearings relating to any report and seek input and testimony prior to, or after reports are released; and
(c) After such review as deemed necessary and prudent by the cochairs of the joint finance-appropriations committee, the cochairs shall release the reports produced by the legislative audits division within sixty (60) days of submission to the cochairs; except in the event that a report is returned to the legislative audits division for further audit or review, then the cochairs shall approve the release of reports within sixty (60) days after the report is resubmitted to the cochairs.
History:
[67-435, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 4, p. 999; am. 1969, ch. 418, sec. 1, p. 1158; am. 1970, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 459; am. 1971, ch. 290, sec. 3, p. 1104; am. 1973, ch. 151, sec. 3, p. 292; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 40, p. 1225; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 168, p. 533; am. 2009, ch. 52, sec. 8, p. 140.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-437 - DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION.

67-437. DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION. All departments, agencies and institutions of state government which are required by section 67-3502, Idaho Code, to submit reports of actual and estimated receipts and expenditures to the division of financial management shall submit the same information to the legislative services office for the joint finance-appropriations committee, not later than the deadline prescribed in section 67-3502, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-437, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 6, p. 999; am. 1999, ch. 37, sec. 1, p. 74.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-438 - INQUISITORIAL AUTHORITY.

67-438. INQUISITORIAL AUTHORITY. In the discharge of any duty herein imposed, the committee shall have the authority to examine and inspect all properties, equipment, facilities, files, records and accounts of any state office, department, institution, board, committee, commission or agency, and to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents and testimony, and to cause the deposition of witnesses, either residing within or without the state, to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions in the district courts.
History:
[67-438, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 7, p. 999.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-439 - ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.

67-439. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS. In case of the failure on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued in behalf of the committee, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matters regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the district court, on application of the committee, to compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein.
History:
[67-439, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 8, p. 999.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-440 - FEES AND MILEAGE OF WITNESSES.

67-440. FEES AND MILEAGE OF WITNESSES. Each witness who appears before the committee by its order, other than a state official or employee, shall receive for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record, which shall be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers signed by such witness.
History:
[67-440, added 1967, ch. 354, sec. 9, p. 999; am. 1973, ch. 151, sec. 5, p. 292; am. 1976, ch. 314, sec. 4, p. 1081.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-450A - CHARGES FOR AUDIT.

67-450A. CHARGES FOR AUDIT. The annual appropriation to the office of legislative services from the general fund shall provide for authorized audits and services to general fund departments, agencies, commissions, or institutions without charge to the unit receiving such services. The cost and expenses incurred by the legislative services office in conducting audits or in carrying out other work authorized by law in dedicated funds, shall be paid from the appropriation to the office, department, board, commission, or institution and/or the dedicated funds under the control of the office, department, board, commission, or institution for whom the work is done. The audit fee or costs of work performed in such dedicated fund agencies shall be based on an hourly rate computed by the legislative services office and shall be sufficient to defray all costs and expenses incurred, including but not limited to related salary, travel and office overhead expenses. The legislative services office may require partial payments, during the course of the audit, for services rendered and expenses incurred. All charges shall be paid within thirty (30) days after billing is received.
All moneys received from the various dedicated fund agencies shall be added to the legislative services office’s appropriation from the general fund and are hereby appropriated to the legislative services office, providing that the legislative services office’s expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature.
History:
[67-450A, added I.C., sec. 67-450A, as added by 1971, ch. 342, sec. 1, p. 1334; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 28, p. 1219; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 19, p. 523.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-450C - INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDITS OF AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS TO STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR ENTITIES — FILING REQUIREMENTS.

67-450C. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDITS OF AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS TO STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR ENTITIES — FILING REQUIREMENTS. (1) The requirements set forth in section 67-450B(2), Idaho Code, are minimum audit requirements for all affiliated organizations to state governmental entities and include without limitation all state departments, commissions, institutions, colleges, or universities created pursuant to statute or the constitution and that receive an appropriation from the legislature.
(2) As used in this section, "affiliated organization" means an organization affiliated with an agency or entity of state government that meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The organization has separate legal standing, where neither direct association through appointment of a voting majority of the organization’s body nor fiscal dependency exists;
(b) The affiliation with a specific primary state government agency or entity is set forth in the organization’s articles of incorporation by reference to the name of the primary state government agency or entity in describing the purposes for which the organization was established; and
(c) The affiliation with a specific primary state government agency or entity is set forth in the organization’s application to the internal revenue service for exemption for payment of federal income tax pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code by reference to the name of the primary government in response to any of the questions contained in the exemption application, and the organization has been granted that exemption.
(3) Audits under these requirements are to be performed by independent auditors in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards, as defined by the United States general accounting office. The auditor shall be employed on written contract.
(4) The affiliated organization’s governing body shall be required to include in its annual budget all necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of this section.
(5) The affiliated organization shall file one (1) copy of each completed audit report with the legislative services office within nine (9) months after the end of the audit period.
(6) Federal audit requirements applicable because of expenditure of federal assistance supersede the minimum audit requirements referenced in subsection (1) of this section.
History:
[67-450C, added 1997, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 626; am. 2009, ch. 52, sec. 10, p. 141; am. 2021, ch. 89, sec. 18, p. 312.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-450D - INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDITS — DESIGNATED ENTITIES.

67-450D. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDITS — DESIGNATED ENTITIES. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Idaho Code relating to audit requirements regarding the entities designated in this section, beginning on July 1, 2021, the requirements set forth in section 67-450B(2), Idaho Code, shall constitute the minimum audit requirements for the following entities:
(a) Alfalfa and clover seed commission;
(b) Idaho apple commission;
(c) Idaho barley commission;
(d) Idaho bean commission;
(e) Idaho beef council;
(f) Idaho cherry commission;
(g) Idaho dairy products commission;
(h) Idaho forest products commission;
(i) Idaho grape growers and wine producers commission;
(j) Idaho honey commission;
(k) Idaho hop grower’s commission;
(l) Idaho mint commission;
(m) Idaho oilseed commission;
(n) Idaho pea and lentil commission;
(o) Idaho potato commission;
(p) Idaho rangeland resources commission; and
(q) Idaho wheat commission.
(2) Federal audit requirements applicable because of expenditure of federal assistance supersede the minimum audit requirements referenced in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) All moneys received or expended by the entities identified in subsection (1) of this section shall be audited by a certified public accountant, designated by the entity, who shall furnish a copy of such audit to the local governmental entities central registry pursuant to section 67-1076, Idaho Code, and to the senate agricultural affairs committee and the house of representatives agricultural affairs committee. The audit shall be completed within ninety (90) days following the close of the commission’s fiscal year.
(4) Any entity identified in subsection (1) of this section that is not audited pursuant to the provisions of this section shall submit an unaudited annual statement of revenues, expenditures, and fund balances to the senate agricultural affairs committee and the house of representatives agricultural affairs committee, to the state controller, and to the division of financial management.
(5) The right is reserved to the state of Idaho to audit the funds of the entities identified in this section at any time.
History:
[67-450D, added 2010, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 366; am. 2011, ch. 21, sec. 2, p. 60; am. 2015, ch. 124, sec. 8, p. 315; am. 2016, ch. 19, sec. 2, p. 24; am. 2016, ch. 85, sec. 2, p. 269; am. 2017, ch. 130, sec. 2, p. 307; am. 2021, ch. 89, sec. 19, p. 313; am. 2022, ch. 111, sec. 32, p. 394.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-451A - LEGISLATIVE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CREATED.

67-451A. LEGISLATIVE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CREATED. There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative legal defense fund. The legislative legal defense fund shall consist of such moneys as are placed into it by appropriations and shall be continuously appropriated to the senate and house of representatives. The legislative legal defense fund shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of chapter 35, title 67, Idaho Code, and from the provisions of chapter 36, title 67, Idaho Code. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives are hereby authorized to make expenditures out of the fund for any necessary legal expenses of the legislature.
History:
[67-451A, added 2012, ch. 335, sec. 1, p. 929.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-452 - MEMBERSHIP IN PACIFIC FISHERIES LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE.

67-452. MEMBERSHIP IN PACIFIC FISHERIES LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE. The legislative council, joining with the presiding officers of other jurisdictions, shall appoint, respectively two (2) senators, one (1) from the majority party and one (1) from the minority party, and two (2) members of the house of representatives, one (1) from the majority party and one (1) from the minority party, to represent Idaho on the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, which shall operate as a clearinghouse for opinion from the various interests involved in pacific fishing, and which shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating jurisdictions and to the state delegations in the United States congress concerning means of protecting and fostering fishing in the participating jurisdictions. Actual and necessary expenses and per diem shall be allowed as provided by the legislative council, and shall be paid from legislative funds.
History:
[67-452, added 1986, ch. 50, sec. 2, p. 144.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-453 - STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

67-453. STATEMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. (1) Whenever the legislature shall have directed the submission of a proposal to amend the constitution of the state of Idaho to the electors, the legislative council shall, not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of the election at which the proposed amendment will be submitted to the people, prepare and file with the secretary of state a dossier containing the following:
(a) A brief statement setting forth in simple, understandable language the meaning and purpose of the proposed amendment and the result to be accomplished by such amendment. The statement shall be included in the publications of the proposed amendment required by law of the secretary of state, and shall be printed on the official ballot by which such proposed amendment is submitted to the electors; and
(b) A concise presentation of the major arguments advanced by the proponents and opponents of the proposed amendment designed to represent as fairly as possible the arguments relative to the proposed amendment. In preparing such arguments, the legislative council may seek the advice and suggestions of known supporters and opponents or any other persons or groups and may, in its sole discretion, use any of the suggested arguments. If any such suggestions are utilized by the legislative council, no recognition shall be given to the persons or groups which submitted the argument. The arguments shall be published in the publications required by law of the secretary of state, but shall not appear on the ballot by which such proposed amendment is submitted to the electors.
(2) The secretary of state shall cause to be printed in either the voters’ pamphlet pursuant to section 34-1812C, Idaho Code, or in a pamphlet similar to the voters’ pamphlet, the arguments prepared pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and the question that will be on the general election ballot.
History:
[67-453, added 1976, ch. 235, sec. 1, p. 827; am. 2007, ch. 201, sec. 1, p. 618.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-455 - GOVERNOR’S HOUSING COMMITTEE — GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE FUND.

67-455. GOVERNOR’S HOUSING COMMITTEE — GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE FUND. (1) There is hereby created the governor’s housing committee consisting of five (5) appointed members. The following public officials shall each appoint one (1) member to serve on the committee: the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the house of representatives and the director of the department of administration. Members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing public official or his successor.
(2) There is hereby created the governor’s residence fund. All moneys in or added to the governor’s residence fund and any dividend or interest earnings thereon are hereby perpetually appropriated to the department of administration and set apart for the purposes of providing a governor’s housing allowance and the acquisition, construction, remodel, furnishing, equipping or maintenance of a governor’s residence and the same shall be available for such purposes immediately upon being credited to the account, upon authorization for expenditure being given by the governor’s housing committee. Upon the direction of the committee, the department shall use moneys in the account for any purpose related to a governor’s housing allowance or the acquisition, construction, remodel, furnishing, equipping or maintenance of a governor’s residence. The net proceeds from any sale or rental of a governor’s residence, or any property related thereto, and of any cash or cash-equivalent donation made to the committee, shall be returned to the governor’s residence fund.
History:
[67-455, added 1996, ch. 160, sec. 1, p. 528; am. 1999, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 913.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-456 - SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REINVESTMENT OVERSIGHT.

67-456. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REINVESTMENT OVERSIGHT. (1) In order to maintain continuous oversight of the Idaho criminal justice reinvestment initiative and related issues, there is hereby established a special legislative committee on justice reinvestment oversight.
(2) The committee shall consist of five (5) members of the senate, one (1) of whom shall be the chairperson of the senate judiciary and rules committee, two (2) from the majority party appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and two (2) from the minority party appointed by the minority leader, and five (5) members of the house of representatives, one (1) of whom shall be the chairperson of the house judiciary, rules and administration committee, two (2) from the majority party appointed by the speaker of the house and two (2) from the minority party appointed by the minority leader. The cochairs of the special committee shall be the chairperson of the senate judiciary and rules committee and the chairperson of the house judiciary, rules and administration committee. Appointments to the committee shall be for the term of office of the member appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in a manner consistent with the appointment procedure set forth in this subsection, except the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. A committee member may be reappointed to the committee.
(3) The cochairs may appoint advisors with expertise in Idaho’s criminal justice system and are expected to receive input and technical assistance from the council of state governments justice center. Any advisors to the committee who are not legislative members shall not be reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and shall not have voting privileges.
(4) The committee shall have as a primary duty and responsibility the task of monitoring, studying and guiding analysis and policy development in all aspects of the criminal justice system in Idaho including, but not limited to, monitoring performance and outcome measures as set forth in the justice reinvestment act and studying the data-driven justice reinvestment and resource allocation approach and policies to improve public safety, reduce recidivism and reduce spending on corrections in Idaho.
(5) By no later than February 1 of each year, the committee shall report to the legislature on its activities and findings and may report and make recommendations on any aspect of the Idaho criminal justice system in this state at any time.
(6) Members of the committee shall be compensated from the legislative account on order of the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives at the rates applicable for committee members of the legislative council.
(7) The special committee shall cease to exist following its report to the first regular session of the sixty-seventh Idaho legislature in 2023.
History:
[67-456, added 2014, ch. 290, sec. 2, p. 733; am. 2019, ch. 254, sec. 1, p. 761.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-457 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE — CREATION.

67-457. JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE — CREATION. There is hereby created the joint legislative oversight committee which shall be appointed as follows: the president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint majority party members of the senate, the senate minority leader shall appoint minority party members of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint majority party members of the house of representatives and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint minority party members of the house of representatives. Membership on the committee shall be evenly divided between the house of representatives and the senate and shall be evenly divided between the two (2) largest political parties represented in the legislature. The cochairmen of the joint finance-appropriations committee, or their designees, shall be members of the joint legislative oversight committee. The joint legislative oversight committee is hereby created under the jurisdiction of the legislative council for the purpose of conducting performance audits or evaluations, and reviewing all records related thereto, of any state agency at any time as the committee deems necessary. The legislative council shall appoint cochairmen who shall be from different houses of the legislature and who shall be from different political parties and shall determine the size of the committee. The legislative council, by a seventy-five percent (75%) vote, shall appoint a director of legislative performance evaluations for the purpose of conducting performance audits or evaluations pursuant to sections 67-457 through 67-464, Idaho Code. The director of legislative performance evaluations shall serve at the pleasure of the joint legislative oversight committee. The legislative council shall initially establish the compensation of the director of legislative performance evaluations and thereafter the compensation of the director of legislative performance evaluations shall be established by the joint legislative oversight committee.
History:
[67-457, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1190; am. 1996, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 189.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-458 - DEFINITIONS.

67-458. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of sections 67-457 through 67-464, Idaho Code:
(1) "Committee" means the joint legislative oversight committee.
(2) "Performance audit or evaluation" shall mean an examination of the effectiveness of the administration, the efficiency and the adequacy of such administration in terms of the programs of the state agency authorized by law to be performed. Such examinations shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) How effectively the programs are administered;
(b) Benefits of each program in relation to the expenditures;
(c) Goals of the programs;
(d) Development of indicators by which the success or failure of a program may be gauged;
(e) Conformity of programs with legislative intent;
(f) Assistance to legislative committees dealing with specific programs;
(g) Impact of federal grant-in-aid programs on agency programs.
(3) "State agency" means each state board, commission, department, office or institution, educational or otherwise, of the state of Idaho. State agency shall also mean any city, county, district or other political subdivision of the state created by statute which has the authority to levy, collect and spend tax moneys.
History:
[67-458, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1191; am. 1996, ch. 65, sec. 2, p. 189.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-459 - TERM OF MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE.

67-459. TERM OF MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE. All members appointed to the joint legislative oversight committee shall serve for a term as provided by the legislative council. The committee shall meet no later than thirty (30) days after appointment by the legislative council for the purpose of organizing the committee. A chairman and cochairman shall be appointed by the legislative council and shall be from different houses of the legislature and from different political parties. Actual and necessary expenses and per diem shall be allowed as provided by the legislative council and shall be paid from the legislative account.
History:
[67-459, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1191.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-460 - POWERS OF COMMITTEE.

67-460. POWERS OF COMMITTEE. The joint legislative oversight committee shall have the following powers:
(1) To direct the director of legislative performance evaluations in accordance with section 67-461, Idaho Code, to review the performance of any state agency or program and to prepare reports for submission to the joint legislative oversight committee.
(2) To contract with private individuals or entities for the conduct of performance evaluations or portions thereof.
(3) To examine witnesses, to require the appearance of any person and the production of papers or records, including books, accounts, documents, computer records, and other materials, and to order the appearance of any person for the purpose of producing papers or records, including books, accounts, documents, computer records, and other materials, as is provided other legislative committees.
(4) To administer oaths to witnesses appearing before the committee when, by a majority vote, the committee deems the administration of an oath necessary and advisable as provided by law.
(5) To determine that a witness has perjured himself by testifying falsely before the committee, and to direct the attorney general to institute legal proceedings as provided by law.
(6) To conduct meetings at such times as the cochairmen deem necessary.
(7) To issue subpoenas upon the signature of either of the cochairmen; provided that the district court in and for the county in which any inquiry, evaluation, investigation, hearing or proceeding may take place shall have the power to compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or the refusal to testify or produce papers or records, including books, accounts, documents, computer records, and other materials, in court.
History:
[67-460, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1192; am. 1996, ch. 32, sec. 1, p. 83; am. 1996, ch. 65, sec. 3, p. 190; am. 2007, ch. 90, sec. 27, p. 265.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-462 - RECORDING TESTIMONY UNDER OATH.

67-462. RECORDING TESTIMONY UNDER OATH. Whenever making a performance evaluation, the committee may require that testimony be given under oath, which may be administered by the chairman or by a person authorized by law to administer oaths, and may require that the testimony be recorded by an official court reporter or by some other competent person, under oath, which report when written, certified and approved by the person as being the direct transcript of the testimony, proceedings, documents, expenditure review or performance evaluation, shall be prima facie a correct statement of the testimony, proceedings, documents, expenditure review or performance evaluation provided that the person’s signature to the certificate shall be duly acknowledged by him before a notary public.
History:
[67-462, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1193.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-463 - ASSISTANCE.

67-463. ASSISTANCE. The office of the attorney general, the office of the state controller and the administrator of the division of financial management are authorized to assist the joint legislative oversight committee in its conduct of performance evaluations if the committee and the director of legislative performance evaluations deems that such offices may be helpful.
History:
[67-463, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1193; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 171, p. 535; am. 1996, ch. 65, sec. 5, p. 192.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-464 - QUORUM.

67-464. QUORUM. There shall be no business transacted, including adoption of a rule or procedure, without the presence of a quorum of the committee and no action shall be valid unless approved by the majority of those members present and voting and entered upon the minutes of the committee.
History:
[67-464, added 1993, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1193.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 4 - LEGISLATURE › Section 67-465 - INTERVENTION IN ACTIONS REGARDING AN IDAHO STATUTE.

67-465. INTERVENTION IN ACTIONS REGARDING AN IDAHO STATUTE. (1) When a party to an action challenges in state or federal court the constitutionality of an Idaho statute, facially or as applied, challenges an Idaho statute as violating or being preempted by federal law, or otherwise challenges the construction or validity of an Idaho statute, either or both houses of the legislature may seek to intervene, at the sole discretion of the senate president pro tempore or the speaker of the house of representatives, or both, in the action as agents of the state of Idaho and as a matter of right, or permissively, by filing a motion in the court as provided in state or federal rules of civil procedure, whichever is applicable.
(2) The authority to intervene pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Does not require evidence that the intervenor’s interests differ from any branch, department, office, or official of the state of Idaho; and
(b) Operates regardless of whether the state of Idaho itself is a named party.
(3) The provisions of this section shall apply to any litigation that is pending on or after the effective date of this act.
History:
[67-465, added 2022, ch. 226, sec. 1, p. 745; am. 2023, ch. 305, sec. 1, p. 919.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 5 - ENACTMENT AND OPERATION OF LAWS › Section 67-501 - ENDORSEMENT OF BILLS.

67-501. ENDORSEMENT OF BILLS. Every bill must, as soon as delivered to the governor, be endorsed as follows: "This bill was received by the governor this …. day of …., ….."
History:
[(67-501) R.S., sec. 150; am. R.C., sec. 63; reen. C.L., sec. 63; C.S., sec. 104; I.C.A., sec. 65-501; am. 2007, ch. 90, sec. 28, p. 266.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 5 - ENACTMENT AND OPERATION OF LAWS › Section 67-502 - APPROVAL OF BILLS.

67-502. APPROVAL OF BILLS. When the governor approves a bill he must set his name thereto, with the date of his approval.
History:
[(67-502) R.S., sec. 151; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 64; C.S., sec. 105; I.C.A., sec. 65-502.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 5 - ENACTMENT AND OPERATION OF LAWS › Section 67-503 - PASSAGE OF BILLS OVER VETO — AUTHENTICATION.

67-503. PASSAGE OF BILLS OVER VETO — AUTHENTICATION. When a bill has passed both houses of the legislature, and is returned by the governor without his signature and with objections thereto, and upon a reconsideration passes both houses by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, it must be authenticated as having become a law by a certificate indorsed thereon, or attached thereto, in the following form:
"This bill having been returned by the governor with his objections thereto, and after reconsideration having passed both houses, by a two-thirds vote, it has become a law this …. day of …., ….," which indorsement, signed by the president of the senate and speaker of the house, is a sufficient authentication thereof. Such bill must then be deposited with the laws, in the office of the secretary of state.
History:
[(67-503) R.S., sec. 152; am. R.C., sec. 65; reen. C.L., sec. 65; C.S., sec. 106; I.C.A., sec. 65-503.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 5 - ENACTMENT AND OPERATION OF LAWS › Section 67-504 - RETURN OF BILL DURING ADJOURNMENT.

67-504. RETURN OF BILL DURING ADJOURNMENT. If, on the day the governor desires to return a bill without his approval and with his objections thereto to the house in which it originated, that house has adjourned for the day (but not for the session), he may deliver the bill with his message to the presiding officer, clerk, or any member of such house, and such delivery is as effectual as though returned in open session, if the governor, on the first day the house is again in session, by message notifies it of such delivery, and of the time when, and the person to whom, such delivery was made.
History:
[(67-504) R.S., sec. 153; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 66; C.S., sec. 107; I.C.A., sec. 65-504.]