Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “development” to exclude activities undertaken by public charter schools.

Taxing districts, which includes district public schools, are not within the current definition of development inIdahoCode67-8203(7)andthereforearenotsubjecttodevelopmentimpactfees. Thislegislationchanges the definition of the word development to not include public charter schools. The purpose is to recognize that public charter schools are similar in purpose to district public schools and should also not be included within the definition of development under the act and consequently not subject to development impact fees. This proposal does not make public charter schools into taxing districts. The proposed change places public charter schools on the same level as district public schools in relation to the assessment of a development impact fee. This legislation includes an emergency clause.