Amends existing law to establish provisions and define terms regarding parent-supported instruction for public school students.
EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to establish provisions and define terms regarding parent-supported instruction for public school students.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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The purpose of the Parent-Supported Instruction Model Act is to codify in Idaho code an education practice currently being used by several school districts. This bill allows any school district or charter school to participate if they so choose. Parents, who use this model are allowed to choose the curriculum, do some or all of the teaching in their home, participate with other parents using this model, and receive an Education Savings Account from the sponsoring school district. This bill also limits the ability of the Idaho State Department of Education to regulate this model. The school district determines, in district policies, all relevant policies and amounts of the Education Savings Account. Students must take required state testing.
FISCAL NOTE
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There is no fiscal cost to the state. Funding for students is calculated the same as for any other student attending a school district or charter school. The Education Savings Account is funded, by the school district, out of these funds.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed; referred to Education
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 7, 2025
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