Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding residency requirements.

This legislation amends Idaho Code, 33-3717B, dealing with the residency requirements for attendance at Idaho public institutions of higher education. This bill addresses three areas of the residency requirements. Thefirstamendmentchangesfrom6to8yearstherequirementthatpermitsanIdahostudenttoretainin-state residency status if they have left the state following their graduation from an Idaho high school, or if they left the state after completing any 6 years of elementary and/or high school education in Idaho and have returned to Idaho to attend an Idaho public institution of higher education. The second change applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any student who hasgraduatedfromacollegeoruniversityinIdaho;andlivedinIdahoforthelast12monthsofundergraduate education; and received a four-year degree from an Idaho undergraduate institution that is sufficient to be admitted into a graduate or professional program in Idaho; and enrolls in a Idaho graduate or professional program within 36 months of graduating with an undergraduate degree. The last change also applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any out-of-state student who is enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program after residing in Idaho for 12 months.