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H07662024 Regular Session Signed into law

Amends existing law to provide that the Governor's appointment of the executive officer of the state board is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, to revise provisions regarding School District Facilities Fund distributions and School Modernization Facilities Fund distributions, and to revise provisions regarding public charter school financial support and charter school authorizers.

EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to provide that the Governor's appointment of the executive officer of the state board is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, to revise provisions regarding School District Facilities Fund distributions and School Modernization Facilities Fund distributions, and to revise provisions regarding public charter school financial support and charter school authorizers.

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This is a trailer bill to HB 521 this session that makes several changes: 1) It ensures the executive officer of the state board is Senate confirmed; 2) It lightens the minimum days requirement for schools by eliminating the requirement for contract days, delays implementation to 2025 to ensure legislative oversight of board decisions, and provides the state board flexibility to phase in hours or days requirements; 3) It ensures any misused dollars by a local school district are recaptured to the schools facilities fund and distributed to rural schools; 4) It amends to one-time distributions from the school district facilities fund; 5) It restores public charter school facility funds to what they were prior to unanticipated reductions from funding formulas impacted by the passage of HB 292 in 2023; and 6) It resolves a conflict within Section 33-5209A, Idaho Code.

house Chamber· Apr 1, 2024

House Third Reading

Passed
68 Yea
0 Nay
2 absentPassed by 68 votes
Republican
58 yea/0 nay
Democrat
10 yea/0 nay
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ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)

Reported Signed by Governor on April 8, 2024 Session Law Chapter 302 Effective: 04/08/2024 SECTION 5 & 6; 07/01/2024 SECTION 1-4