Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $20,000 for the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2025. This bill also provides enhancements to the Office of the State Board of Education maintenance budget that include a database engineer, software support for the See Tell Now tipline, funding for a cybersecurity testing contract, funding for marketing of the See Tell Now tipline, appropriation of the Credit Mobility Grant in FY 2026, replacement vehicles for the School Safety and Security Program, replacement of OITS hardware, and funding for the Public Private Workforce Capacity Grant. This bill does not include the IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer (line 1), the Education Effectiveness Program Manager (line 3), the Education Policy Analyst (line 4), College Applications Outreach (line 7), the Empowering Parents Specialist (line 8), Base Funding for Independent Study Idaho (line 9), Grant Administrator for the Firearms Safety Program (line 10), and the Behavioral Threat Assessment (line 12) as requested by the agency and recommended by the Governor.