Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in Idaho public educational institutions.
EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in Idaho public educational institutions.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Plyler v Doe (1982) ruled that public schools cannot deny any student enrollment based on immigration status. Like many other states, Idaho has seen a recent surge of undocumented immigrants. In order to estimate the cost of educating children of undocumented immigrants, the purpose of this bill is to require public schools to collect and report the immigration status and nationality of each enrolled student. These data are need to inform public policy concerning the use of public tax dollars.
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation causes no increase or decrease in revenue, or additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government; therefore, this legislation has no fiscal impact.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 7, 2025
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