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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho revises Public School Facilities Cooperative Funding Program and establishes state-backed safety hazard abatement
Last action · March 9, 2026: Reported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 11 Effective: Retroactive to 06/01/2025
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What This Bill Does
Idaho amends existing law to restructure the Public School Facilities Cooperative Funding Program, allowing state-funded abatement of unsafe school buildings and establishing repayment terms and project oversight. The measure applies to qualifying school districts and state agencies, taking effect retroactively to June 1, 2025.
School districts with severe building safety hazards or rejected facility bonds can receive state financing to repair or replace unsafe structures, with districts repaying a share of costs over up to 20 years based on statutory index formulas.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School districts may apply for safety hazard funding, submit project plans, undergo state supervision under certain conditions, and repay a calculated share of project costs over time.
State Department of Education
The department houses the funding program panel, receives project cost certifications, calculates district payment schedules, and remits state payments.
Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
The division participates on the funding program panel, submits applications for unaddressed hazards, and handles permitting, plan reviews, inspections, and certificates of occupancy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which school districts are eligible to apply for funding under the program?
Who determines whether a funding application is approved, modified, or rejected?
How long do school districts have to repay their share of project costs?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 9, 2026EnrolledReported Signed by Governor on one legislative day Session Law Chapter 11 Effective: Retroactive to 06/01/2025
- Mar 6, 2026Delivered to Governor at 4:41 p.m. on March 5, 2026
- Mar 5, 2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 5, 2026Signed by President; returned to House
- Mar 5, 2026Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 4, 2026Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
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- Mar 4, 2026FloorReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- Mar 3, 2026FloorRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Bruner(Adams), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to House
- Feb 26, 2026Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- Feb 25, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 19, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Education
- Feb 19, 2026FloorReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Feb 18, 2026FloorRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Green, Hostetler, Manwaring, McCann Floor Sponsor - Pickett Title apvd - to Senate
- Feb 17, 2026Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 16, 2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 10, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Education
- Feb 9, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Retroactive Effective Date
The bill declares an emergency making the provisions effective retroactively to June 1, 2025.
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0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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