H0906 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 141 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 25, 2026
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-8-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Foreman, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Shippy, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 40-27-3 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehlers, Gannon, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mitchell, Palmer, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(13), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski Absent – Dygert, Manwaring, Sauter Floor Sponsor - Miller Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2027.

Current Bill Text

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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.
906
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
FOR
COMMUNITY
2
COLLEGES;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCA
-
3
TION
FOR
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
THE
APPRO
-
4
PRIATION
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
FOR
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
FOR
FIS
-
5
CAL
YEAR
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
6
DATE.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
9
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
for
Community
10
Colleges
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
1
1
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
General
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
12
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
13
FOR
14
FOR
PERSONNEL
15
OPERATING
COSTS
16
EXPENDITURES
TOTAL
College
of
Eastern
Idaho
17
$167,400
$167,400
College
of
Southern
Idaho
18
104,200
$319,600
423,800
College
of
Western
Idaho
19
453,800
453,800
North
Idaho
College
20
233,700
90,000
323,700
TOTAL
21
$959,100
$409,600
$1,368,700
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
22
appropriation
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
for
Community
Colleges
is
23
hereby
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
from
the
General
Fund
from
operating
24
expenditures
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
25
FROM:
26
College
of
Eastern
Idaho
27
$26,700
College
of
Southern
Idaho
28
101,600
College
of
Western
Idaho
29
71,000
North
Idaho
College
30
46,200
TOTAL
31
$245,500
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
32
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
33
July
1,
2026.
34