[NFB-Idaho] FW: ICBVI and IBESDB on Legislature list to Combine or Eliminate

Sat Oct 25 13:28:56 UTC 2025

Thank you Mike!

For us, the important parts are:

   1. Suggested consolidation of ICBVI with the Commission on Aging,
   Vocational Rehab, Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and
   Developmental Disabilities Council. There is no information on the goal of
   this suggested consolidation.
   2. IESDB is included in a "further review" list with 45 other
   commissions, divisions, boards, committees, and councils. There is no
   detail on what "further review" means.

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On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM Mike Gibson via NFB-Idaho <
nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Yiska,
>
> There is a linked pdf document in the article which lists 70 possible
> changes. I had sent the pdf file to Dana as an attachment.
>
> For everyone here is the link to the document.
>
>
> https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/interim/250929_doge_05_EHLERS_DOGE%20List_2025.09.29.pdf
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Yiska via
> NFB-Idaho
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2025 10:02 PM
> To: NFB of Idaho Discussion List <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Yiska <ichoosechrist2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Idaho] FW: ICBVI and IBESDB on Legislature list to
> Combine or Eliminate
>
> I read through this article and blindness and other disabilities were not
> in the list mostly environmental and agriculture committees.
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM Dana Ard via NFB-Idaho <
> nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > It's not bad enough that we have federal threats, but this a at home.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: mike.gibson71 at gmail.com <mike.gibson71 at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2025 9:34 PM
> > To: pres.nfbidaho at gmail.com
> > Subject: ICBVI and IBESDB on Legislature list to Combine or Eliminate
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Dana,
> >
> >
> >
> > You may already know this information but I wanted to be sure it was
> > on your radar. I was reading an article online this afternoon
> > discussing a legislative committee meeting this week who are making
> > recommendations on "government Efficiency" the combining and
> > elimination of departments and agencies (Idaho's version of DOGE).
> > There was a link to a working document the committee has put together
> > to send over to JFAC on the list to combine agencies. Under the
> > heading "Proposed by Gov Office - More Work," ICBVI IDVR Council for
> > Deaf, Aging and others rolling into one agency. Under the Heading
> > "Further Review," for the legislature to consider eliminating IBESDB
> > is listed.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is the link to the Idaho Capital Sun article.
> >
> >
> > https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/23/idahos-doge-looks-to-recommend-
> > elimin
> >
> > ation-of-positions-agencies-and-consolidations/?emci=a2b04d6d-55b0-f01
> > 1-8e61
> > -6045bded8ba4
> > <https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/23/idahos-doge-looks-to-recommend
> > -elimination-of-positions-agencies-and-consolidations/?emci=a2b04d6d-5
> > 5b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4>
> > <
> > https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/23/idahos-doge-looks-to-recommend-
> > elimi
> >
> > nation-of-positions-agencies-and-consolidations/?emci=a2b04d6d-55b0-f0
> > 11-8e6
> > 1-6045bded8ba4&emdi=c435cffc-d0b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=627439
> > <https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/23/idahos-doge-looks-to-recommend
> > -elimination-of-positions-agencies-and-consolidations/?emci=a2b04d6d-5
> > 5b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=c435cffc-d0b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&c
> > eid=627439>
> > >
> > &emdi=c435cffc-d0b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=627439
> >
> >
> >
> > I am attaching the pdf document referenced from the article that the
> > Legislative committee put together. It actually reads quite well so
> > you should be able to review the information yourself.
> >
> >
> >
> > If you need help accessing the document let me know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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