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Mark Shampel, chief administrator for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services, told the committee the change restores burial-eligibility parity for \"traditional\" guardsmen and reservists who served honorably but did not reach the federal threshold (commonly 180 days of active duty) that would make them eligible for VA burial benefits. Under the amended rule, those newly eligible individuals may be buried at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery but must cover burial costs equivalent to the federal VA plot allowance, which the presenter said is currently $978, and pay for a marker (the agency cited options of $400 for certain upright markers or $250 for other marker types).

Shampel said the rule also removes redundant language already present in Idaho code sections 65-107 and 65-202. The committee approved both the proposed rule and the pending version on voice votes.

Why it matters: The change affects military families and survivors seeking burial at state veterans cemeteries. The amendment provides an option for traditionally organized guardsmen and reservists who do not qualify for VA-funded burial while ensuring the state's costs are covered by the family or estate.

The rule was approved without roll-call tallies in the committee transcript; presenters said the change had been presented in the prior year but not taken to final floor action due to administrative error.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Commerce & Human Resources Committee - February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The House committee approved rule changes to allow traditionally organized National Guard members and reservists who do not meet federal active-duty thresholds to be buried in Idaho State Veterans Cemeteries if they or their families pay equivalent VA plot and marker costs.","taxTitle","Commerce and Human Resources, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Idaho","taxId",54710,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322526,"House committee postpones one Labor docket, adopts another after clarifications on childcare and work-availability language",749,1078000,1827000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9&start=1078&end=1827","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9/thumbnail_1078000.jpg","/articles/6322526/Idaho/House-committee-postpones-one-Labor-docket-adopts-another-after-clarifications-on-childcare-and-work-availability-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322526-6b54c6bde88bb0e27e252b741c2e24e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135548&Signature=XD~AyFpYjwQdUVuaFGoFRmwPa6VkDrANq5SFp1hSK1~lSDHVK5t2CjcfvScDjPd1K4KmcVMiH9ZD7FWmE9ecZyrX6yHgTjjpWfDYm2KlwigVO-X2yn9EjnkCq95-V-mcXAsvTlIy-w4EVhTG~L2eP02OBf-256qiLrfzaGyf732SpD85rBr9l8a5pIAoQgiP1qsUcz9YVgE9OZnoHVhGjUxrszPoED1SuSo8YuJqnGBQ8ANHL83akj4v9dY3EEAP30uWb9LIk27sOwBZAHi-vaxmyC1xY~B7i8OSt1W6jhbKEK7hbTI7t5rdEhTPK19USEndTFTEjVMDhKDQv6EpTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee on Feb. 20 took separate actions on two Idaho Department of Labor rule dockets: it postponed consideration of docket 0901302401, which proposes changes to unemployment insurance benefits administration, and it approved docket 0901352401, covering unemployment insurance tax administration.

Director Janie Revere told the committee the benefits docket (0901302401) is part of a broader review to remove outdated language and rule text that duplicates state or federal law. Committee members focused on several deletions from the definition section, including language tied to childcare and \"available for work\" standards. Representative Egbert asked whether the elimination of a childcare-related sentence from the \"available to work\" definition meant that claimants would no longer need childcare to be eligible. \"So am I understanding correctly that as part of the definition of available for work, they no longer need to have childcare available?\" Egbert asked.

Josh McKenna, determinations administrator for the Idaho Department of Labor, replied: \"No, that's not correct. An individual will still be required to have childcare to be eligible for benefits. The available for work section deals with all types of availability... Much of that section was moved to code, but it's to cover just their simple availability for accepting work.\" He added that some definitions were moved into federal code and the department provides a claims guide to claimants.

Representative Weber moved to hold docket 0901302401 until a time certain; the committee approved the hold by voice vote and specified the time certain as Thursday, Feb. 27.

On docket 0901352401 (unemployment insurance tax administration), Revere highlighted subsection 11.g, which describes when an employer's report replaces a department determination. She told the committee the department does not intend to change its practice of accepting corrected business reports without forcing a formal appeal. Because the department agreed to retain subsections 7(a) and (b) in the pending rule to avoid requiring businesses to file appeals before submitting corrected reports, the committee approved docket 0901352401 on a voice vote.

Why it matters: The actions affect how claimants' availability for work will be interpreted and how employers' corrected wage reports are handled when they contradict department estimates. Lawmakers repeatedly asked the department to make citation paths clearer when removing definitions from rule text so practitioners and claimants can find governing language in statute or federal regulation.

The committee did not instruct any immediate programmatic changes; both actions were procedural approvals tied to the department's ongoing rules review.","The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee postponed the unemployment insurance benefits docket 0901302401 for further review and approved the unemployment insurance tax docket 0901352401 after the department clarified that key practices would not change.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322521,"Panel adopts Industrial Commission workers' compensation chapter rewrite but concurs with Senate to remove in-state office language",1358,2061000,3419000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9&start=2061&end=3419","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9/thumbnail_2061000.jpg","/articles/6322521/Idaho/Panel-adopts-Industrial-Commission-workers-compensation-chapter-rewrite-but-concurs-with-Senate-to-remove-in-state-office-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322521-4f827faf00caf6503b04b6bd239f3db2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135548&Signature=ZmS3wENE6JXAB7Luxrkz2DOaqhTQU-4kHY~LsCMm5m0JPOCmSGQrVLqqO7drgUESC0GwqzbxYucSkMnQueRFQGnDkE~i7NIU6DWlN4LX1LxBq1tbQEXWFc-n1fusxvOLy5jSn99fFoQapNGcvEwE5sNyM54FJdj~YO8wQCpMjAiBxy6w2Spi1mirCZN--jlY9BlxRofXuY1QfuZrLD5xSV~yGZZJEjxgnXNxB1avBN8t72MzxatspzC3u2hMqx98ku6twJMS0sMoz3OUj2niGCLIoF8cOS6phgXN3tKa84jVmBFE6nmjZkP3rr9YZbqTLvuyTPYb5xjJVCTWOPdHvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved a comprehensive rewrite of the Idaho Industrial Commission's workers' compensation rules (rule docket 17-0101-2301) and concurred with the Senate's recommendation to strike subsection 305.01(a), which described in-state office requirements for sureties and carriers.

Paul Jeffreys of the Idaho Industrial Commission presented the rewrite, which the commission said was developed through negotiated rulemaking over several months and multiple public hearings. The rewrite updates chapter language, streamlines obligations for electronic payments and reporting, removes obsolete terms (including a \"legacy claim\" definition that the agency said is now obsolete because claims migrated to electronic filing), and aligns rule language with statute.

Jeffreys explained the specific point of contention: subsection 305.01(a) had read that carriers, self-insured employers and adjusters \"shall maintain an office within the state of Idaho\" and that the offices \"shall be staffed by adequate personnel to conduct business.\" The Senate committee voted to reject that subsection, citing the statute's broader allowance for in-state officers or licensed adjusters rather than a brick-and-mortar office. The Industrial Commission told the committee its longstanding interpretation was that \"office\" could include a home office for an in-state adjuster; the commission had removed the staffing sentence but left the in-state-office language in the proposed rule. The Senate nonetheless recommended striking the entire subsection.

The committee heard public testimony from Chris Wagner (Intermountain Claims), who voiced concern that eliminating in-state adjusting requirements could make it harder for injured workers to find adjusters and could allow out-of-state claims handling to proliferate. Elizabeth Griner, representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, supported striking subsection 305.01(a) to make the rule conform to statute and to remove unnecessary brick-and-mortar references.

Representative Holzklaw moved to adopt the rule docket with the exclusion of subsection 305.01(a); the motion passed on a voice vote. The committee's action will bring the House into concurrence with the Senate concurrent resolution SCR109 addressing the same subsection.

Why it matters: The rewrite touches many routine administrative aspects of the workers' compensation system and clarifies administrative processes for claims and settlements. The committee's concurrence with the Senate on subsection 305.01(a) removes language that some insurers and state officials argued could be read to require a physical, staffed office in Idaho, while preserving the statutory requirement that services be provided by in-state adjusters or licensed resident adjusters as written in Idaho statute.

The committee recorded no roll-call tally for the final passage in the transcript; the motion carried by voice vote.","The House committee approved a comprehensive rewrite of Industrial Commission workers' compensation rules but agreed with the Senate to strike a subsection that referenced in-state office staffing requirements.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322531,"House Commerce committee holds Labor administrative-rules docket after members raise concerns about deleted definitions",0,2176000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9&start=2176&end=2176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347328-a5ea0097447fc0a9b65fd3c09b0e8ff9/thumbnail_2176000.jpg","/articles/6322531/Idaho/House-Commerce-committee-holds-Labor-administrative-rules-docket-after-members-raise-concerns-about-deleted-definitions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322531-e8eb6558bbc28d034e6694281767549e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135548&Signature=OXjwLqWOrzOGXba1sGWP7aBAi3ExsBVWNf8D8Ssd1bn3b2ejYGCmu5ST5p5kcM0rzV0KnHSNiFLWLkgPsFPJ~YAjUvqBYFYhmN51D647k5Qlr70YjJIg6nm0~PEKC5Du7-lLODTeOu2PiQ-RMNgB5i-xlliJAh7tAacTCSQYJo5-XyoyDdRJ8yH5eEWxFldAjdQZyuiR8Gi2fh9fpm5lQ6ETWLFIZgfBCsDcTgWMIUP6zravWzZSCiSc9SeXCGLeohfm0kl8zUd~gTU-OyPeJL8p3-TC50l7sqMZqnaFu~lGRg4nFJdM-NEqiqnROMyd~0WJUxvqWrNFQEH1Dbk9UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted unanimously to hold docket 0901012401, a set of Department of Labor administrative procedure rules, after lawmakers said the draft removes several definitions without clearly pointing readers to where those definitions will be found.

Director Janie Revere, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, told the committee the department's review is part of a broad \"zero-based regulation\" initiative and that the changes eliminate outdated rules and provisions that duplicate state or federal statute. \"There is no fiscal impact to the general fund or any dedicated or federal funds since there is no change to the program,\" Revere said.

Committee members pressed agency staff for details after the draft struck definitions such as \"subpoena\" and other terms that previously appeared in the rules. Committee discussion emphasized that removing a definition from a rule is acceptable only if the new, applicable definition is clearly traceable in the docket's authorizing statutes or other cited authorities. Lawmakers repeatedly said the rules as posted sometimes fail to show where the deleted definitions now reside.

The department said some definitions are found in state statute, some in federal law and some in agency guidance and claimed the intent is to avoid needless repetition between code and rule. Determinations Administrator Josh McKenna, who helped answer technical questions, said the department provides claimants with a claims guide and posts guidance on its website, but he acknowledged legislators may still have difficulty finding federal-code references when they are not cited in the rule itself.

Representative Holzklaw moved to hold the docket until a time certain. The committee approved the hold unanimously on a roll call (15 yes, 0 no). The chairman said the item will be brought back at a time certain next week as noted in the meeting record.

Why it matters: Committee members said the practical effect of removing definitions without clear, documented cross-references could be that a reader attempting to interpret a rule would need to search multiple federal and state sources to find the operative definition. Members urged the department to either retain definitions that materially affect eligibility or to add explicit citations to the authorizing code or federal regulation that now define those terms.

The committee did not adopt the rule in this meeting and left the docket pending further review.","The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted unanimously to hold the Idaho Department of Labor\u0000docket 0901012401 after members raised concerns that striking definitions from agency rules could leave terms defined only in disparate federal guidance, making them hard for legislators and the public to locate.","actionData","errors"]

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