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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 816 Revises Educator Career Ladder Placements, Endorsements, and Salary Allocations
Last action · March 4, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Education
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho House Bill 816 updates compensation placement rules, programs, and eligibility requirements for professional and advanced s for public school instructional and pupil service staff, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Changes how school districts calculate state salary allocations and determine salary steps for teachers and pupil service personnel based on s and industry experience.
- Idaho's career ladder compensation system determines baseline state funding allocations for instructional and pupil service staff salaries based on experience tiers and performance rungs. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Instructional staff
Compensation rungs, endorsement eligibility rules, and additional education allocations are revised.
Pupil service staff
Rules governing placement, industry experience credits, and endorsement requirements are updated.
School districts and public charter schools
Districts must submit required data annually and adhere to updated allocation and evaluation review procedures.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What additional salary allocations are available for educators with advanced education?
How are career technical education instructors placed on the career ladder?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 4, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Education
- Mar 3, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Comprehensive Educator Compensation Restructuring
The bill systematically updates multiple facets of Idaho's educator career ladder, incorporating industry experience for CTE and pupil service staff alongside structured additions for advanced degrees.
Connected Entities
Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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