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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho appropriates $517,800 in additional funds to the State Department of Education for fiscal year 2027
Last action · March 30, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 207 Effective: 07/01/2026
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What This Bill Does
Idaho appropriates $517,800 in additional funds to the State Department of Education for the Student Services Program for 2027, effective July 1, 2026.
Provides $517,800 across personnel costs, operating expenditures, and funded through specific state and federal fund accounts.
Who It Affects
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State Department of Education
Receives an additional appropriation of $517,800 for fiscal year 2027 to be expended across designated expense classes.
Key Facts
- Appropriates an additional $517,800 to the State Department of Education for the Student Services Program for fiscal year 2027.
- Allocates $28,200 from the School Bus Camera Fund entirely for personnel costs.
- Allocates $269,600 from the American Rescue Plan Fund, split into $50,000 for personnel costs, $16,600 for operating expenditures, and $203,000 for trustee and benefit payments.
- Allocates $220,000 from the Federal Grant Fund, split into $19,400 for personnel costs and $200,600 for operating expenditures.
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- Total personnel costs across all funds equal $69,400.
- Total operating expenditures across all funds equal $217,200.
- Total trustee and benefit payments across all funds equal $231,200.
- Takes effect on and after July 1, 2026, due to an emergency declared in the act.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 30, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 207 Effective: 07/01/2026
- Mar 27, 2026Delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on March 26, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 26, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 26, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 25, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 25, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 24, 2026FloorRules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Den Hartog, Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House
- Mar 24, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Mar 23, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Mar 20, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
- Mar 20, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 19, 2026FloorRules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-21-1 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Cayler, Crane(12), Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Vander Woude Floor Sponsor - Price Title apvd - to Senate
- Mar 19, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Mar 18, 2026Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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