H0515 • 2026

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for harassment, intimidation, or bullying information and professional development.

Education

Enacted

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Sponsor: EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for harassment, intimidation, or bullying information and professional development.

What This Bill Does

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for harassment, intimidation, or bullying information and professional development.

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Bill History

2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on February 23, 2026 Session Law Chapter 4 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 2:05 p.m. on February 23, 2026
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-02-20 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, 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 - Blaylock Title apvd - to House
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-11 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Cannon, Thompson Floor Sponsor - Mathias Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-03 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-02-02 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-01-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-01-29 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
2026-01-22 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for harassment, intimidation, or bullying information and professional development.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
515
BY
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
1631,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PRO
-
2
VISIONS
REGARDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
HARASSMENT,
INTIMIDATION
OR
BULLY
-
3
ING
INFORMATION
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
COR
-
4
RECTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Section
33
-
1631,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
33
-
1631.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
HARASSMENT,
INTIMIDATION
AND
OR
BULLYING
9
INFORMATION
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
(1)
School
districts
and
public
10
charter
schools
shall
undertake
reasonable
efforts
to
ensure
that
informa
-
1
1
tion
on
harassment,
intimidation
and
or
bullying
of
students
,
as
defined
in
12
section
18
-
917A,
Idaho
Code,
is
disseminated
annually
to
all
school
person
-
13
nel,
parents
,
and
students,
including
an
affirmation
that
school
personnel
14
are
authorized
and
expected
to
intervene
or
facilitate
intervention
on
be
-
15
half
of
students
facing
harassment,
intimidation
or
bullying.
16
(2)
School
districts
and
public
charter
schools
shall
provide
ongoing
17
professional
development
to
build
the
skills
of
all
school
staff
members
to
18
prevent,
identify
,
and
respond
to
harassment,
intimidation
and
or
bullying.
19
The
state
board
of
education
shall
promulgate
rules
,
subject
to
legislative
20
approval,
regarding
the
content
of
the
professional
development
required
by
21
this
subsection.
22
(3)
District
School
district
and
public
charter
school
policies
shall
23
include
a
:
24
(a)
A
series
of
graduated
consequences
that
may
include
,
but
are
25
not
limited
to
,
referral
to
counseling,
diversion,
use
of
juvenile
26
specialty
courts,
restorative
practices,
on
-
site
suspension
,
and
ex
-
27
pulsion
for
any
student
who
commits
an
act
of
bullying,
intimidation,
28
harassment,
intimidation
or
bullying
or
an
act
of
violence
or
threats
of
29
violence.
Guidelines
for
such
policies
will
shall
be
set
forth
in
the
30
rules
of
the
state
board
.
;
and
31
(b)
In
compliance
with
all
federal
and
state
laws
protecting
student
32
privacy,
a
procedure
for
the
mandatory
reporting
of
any
incidents
of
ha
-
33
rassment,
intimidation
or
bullying
that
result
in
a
student
being
sus
-
34
pended
from
school
pursuant
to
section
33
-
205(6),
Idaho
Code,
to
the
35
parents
or
legal
guardians
of
both
the
alleged
victim
and
the
alleged
36
offender
involved
in
the
incident.
37
(4)
Annually
school
districts
shall
report
bullying
incidents
to
the
38
state
department
of
education
in
a
format
set
forth
in
rule
by
the
state
39
board.
District
policy
shall
designate
persons
to
whom
bullying
reports
are
40
to
be
made
and
a
procedure
for
a
teacher
or
other
school
employee,
student,
41

2
parent,
guardian
or
other
person
to
report
or
otherwise
provide
information
1
on
bullying
activity.
2
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
3
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
4
July
1,
2026.
5