Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026.
APPROPRIATIONS -- COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES -- Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This bill provides enhancements to the College and Universities including: an operational capacity enhancement (line 1); a net-zero FY 2025 health benefits correction in College and University Systemwide (line 2); a correction to the FY 2025 change in employee compensation in College and University Systemwide (line 3); a salary adjustment for Lewis Clark State College (line 5); $1,000,000 for the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (line 6); a onetime reduction to Boise State University (line 7); a onetime reduction to the University of Idaho (line 8); an endowment funds adjustment (line 9); and an enrollment workload adjustment (line 10). This bill does not include the Minors on Campus training requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor (line 4).
FISCAL NOTE
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This appropriation provides an additional $3,172,700 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the State Board of Education in House Bill 341. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $7,172,700, and there are $4,000,000 of onetime reductions. Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2026 Total. The total budget for the College and Universities is $739,432,800. Table 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total 1. Operational Capacity Enhancement 0.00 3,369,900 0 0 3,369,900 2. FY 2025 Health Benefits Correction 0.00 0 0 0 0 3. Correction to FY 2025 CEC 0.00 3,600 0 0 3,600 4. Minors on Campus Training 0.00 0 0 0 0 5. LCSC Salary Adjustment 0.00 387,000 0 0 387,000 6. Idaho Water Resources Res. Institute 0.00 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000 7. Boise State University Reduction 0.00 (2,000,000) 0 0 (2,000,000) 8. University of Idaho Reduction 0.00 (2,000,000) 0 0 (2,000,000) 9. Endowment Fund Adjustments 0.00 0 1,388,700 0 1,388,700 10. Enr
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (32)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
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YEA (64)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (4)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 14, 2025
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