Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027.

This is the FY 2027 maintenance appropriation for the Public School Support Program which includes the six divisions for Teachers, Student Support, the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, Facilities, Central Services, and the Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind. The bill includes standard adjustments for personnel benefit costs, contract inflation, and statewide cost allocation.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2027.

RS33823 / S1438 This appropriation to the Public School Support Program's Idaho Digital Learning Academy provides a reduction to the FY 2027 program maintenance budget, restricts access to PESF for FY 2027, and adds reporting requirements.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

RS33830 / S1444 This appropriation to the Public School Support Program’s Student Support Division first provides a supplemental to the FY 2026 Original Appropriation and an enhancement to the FY 2027 program maintenance budget, both of which reflect the same addition of federal grant funding. The supplemental represents onetime authority in FY 2026, while the enhancement provides ongoing authority beginning in FY 2027, in order to allow schools to fully access their eligible federal funds. Approximately 91% of federal fund appropriations used by schools are for meal and nutrition grants, Title I-A grants, and special education grants. This appropriation also provides a reduction in discretionary funding for virtual only schools, a fund adjustment to reflect an increase to the Public School Endowment Fund distribution, and a population forecast adjustment to account for the decreased average placement of administrators on the state's experience and education index, as well as decreased usage of border contracts, exceptional child payments, and tuition equivalent payments. Population forecast increases are not adjusted for in this appropriation and if incurred, would be paid for from the Public Education Stabilization Fund.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

RS33707 / S1408 This appropriation to the Public School Support Program’s Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IESDB) provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget, including career ladder equivalent funding to provide IESDB teachers with funding parity since these teachers are not on the state’s career ladder, replacement items for a school bus & van, and a net-zero endowment fund adjustment.