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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.
918
BY
WAYS
AND
MEANS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
5502,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PRO
-
2
VISIONS
REGARDING
THE
CREATION
OF
THE
IDAHO
DIGITAL
LEARNING
ACADEMY
3
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
REPEALING
SECTION
33
-
5503,
IDAHO
4
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
ACADEMY
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
55,
5
TITLE
33,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
33
-
5503,
IDAHO
6
CODE,
TO
ESTABLISH
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
THE
ACADEMY
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS;
7
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
5504,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
8
THE
DUTIES
OF
THE
ACADEMY
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
COR
-
9
RECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
5505,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
DEFINITIONS
10
AND
TO
DEFINE
TERMS;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
1020,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
1
1
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
IDAHO
DIGITAL
LEARNING
ACADEMY
FUNDING;
AMENDING
12
SECTION
33
-
4602,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
ADVANCED
13
OPPORTUNITIES;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
14
DATE.
15
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
16
SECTION
1.
That
Section
33
-
5502,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
33
-
5502.
CREATION
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
FINDINGS
-
-
GOAL.
(1)
There
is
hereby
19
created
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy,
a
public
school
-
choice
learn
-
20
ing
environment
which
that
joins
the
best
technology
with
the
best
instruc
-
21
tional
practices.
The
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
as
provided
for
in
this
22
chapter,
is
not
a
single
department
of
state
government
unto
itself,
nor
is
23
it
a
part
of
any
of
the
twenty
(20)
departments
of
state
government
autho
-
24
rized
by
section
20,
article
IV,
of
the
constitution
of
the
state
of
Idaho,
25
or
of
the
departments
prescribed
in
section
67
-
2402,
Idaho
Code.
It
is
leg
-
26
islative
intent
that
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
operate
and
be
rec
-
27
ognized
not
as
a
state
or
local
agency
or
department,
but
as
a
governmental
an
28
entity
whose
creation
has
been
authorized
by
the
state
,
much
in
the
manner
as
29
other
single
purpose
districts
.
30
(2)
The
legislature
finds
that
it
is
in
the
best
public
interest
to
cre
-
31
ate
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
based
on
findings
that
indicate:
32
(a)
Technology
continues
to
impact
all
facets
of
life,
including
the
33
education
of
students
of
school
age
and
adult
learners
the
education
of
34
students
in
this
state
;
35
(b)
Systems
for
delivery
of
education
are
as
diverse
as
the
learners;
36
and
37
(c)
Public
school
systems
Idahoans
are
seeking
high
quality
educa
-
38
tional
choices
within
the
public
system
,
and
schools
and
other
edu
-
39
cation
providers
are
aligning
curriculum
and
assessment
with
state
40
achievement
standards
;
and
.
41
2
(d)
The
development
of
a
comprehensive
digital
learning
environment
is
1
cost
prohibitive
for
individual
school
districts.
2
(3)
The
goal
of
the
digital
learning
academy
is
to
provide
choice,
ac
-
3
cessibility,
flexibility,
quality
,
and
equity
in
curricular
offerings
for
4
students
in
this
state.
The
digital
learning
academy
shall
function
as
a
re
-
5
source
to
fill
instructional
gaps
and
is
not
intended
to
supplant
regularly
6
scheduled
courses
or
full
instructional
programs
offered
by
a
student's
lo
-
7
cal
school
district
or
public
charter
school.
Courses
offered
shall
include
8
credit
recovery,
dual
credit,
courses
not
offered
in
small
or
rural
school
9
districts,
courses
required
by
the
state
of
Idaho
for
graduation,
and
over
-
10
load
courses.
1
1
SECTION
2.
That
Section
33
-
5503
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
12
repealed.
13
SECTION
3.
That
Chapter
55,
Title
33,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
14
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
15
ignated
as
Section
33
-
5503,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
16
33
-
5503.
ACADEMY
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS.
On
July
1,
2026,
the
academy
17
board
of
directors
shall
be
disbanded
and
reestablished
as
follows:
18
(1)
There
is
hereby
created
an
academy
board
of
directors
that
shall
be
19
responsible
for
the
development
and
oversight
of
the
Idaho
digital
learning
20
academy.
21
(2)
The
academy
board
of
directors
shall
be
comprised
of
nine
(9)
voting
22
members
as
follows:
23
(a)
Three
(3)
members
shall
be
superintendents,
each
selected
by
the
24
state
board
of
education
to
three
(3)
year
terms
and
each
representing
25
two
(2)
educational
classification
regions
as
established
by
the
state
26
board
of
education:
27
(i)
One
(1)
superintendent
shall
be
selected
from
among
the
su
-
28
perintendents
in
regions
1
and
2
on
a
rotating
term
basis
between
29
the
two
(2)
regions;
30
(ii)
One
(1)
superintendent
shall
be
selected
from
among
the
su
-
31
perintendents
in
regions
3
and
4
on
a
rotating
term
basis
between
32
the
two
(2)
regions;
and
33
(iii)
One
(1)
superintendent
shall
be
selected
from
among
the
su
-
34
perintendents
in
regions
5
and
6
on
a
rotating
term
basis
between
35
the
two
(2)
regions.
36
(b)
One
(1)
member
shall
be
a
school
principal,
selected
to
a
three
(3)
37
year
term
by
the
governing
body
of
the
Idaho
association
of
school
ad
-
38
ministrators;
39
(c)
Two
(2)
members
shall
be
citizens
at
-
large
who
are
not
professional
40
educators,
appointed
by
the
members
of
the
academy
board,
each
to
a
term
41
of
three
(3)
years;
42
(d)
One
(1)
member
shall
be
the
state
superintendent
of
public
instruc
-
43
tion,
or
a
designee,
who
shall
be
a
voting
member
and
shall
serve
con
-
44
currently
with
the
term
of
office
to
which
the
state
superintendent
is
45
elected;
46
3
(e)
One
(1)
member
shall
be
a
current
member
of
the
house
of
representa
-
1
tives,
as
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
and
2
shall
serve
concurrently
with
the
term
of
office;
and
3
(f)
One
(1)
member
shall
be
a
current
member
of
the
senate,
as
appointed
4
by
the
president
pro
tempore
of
the
senate,
and
shall
serve
concurrently
5
with
the
term
of
office.
6
(3)
For
purposes
of
establishing
staggered
terms
of
office,
the
initial
7
term
of
office
for
one
(1)
of
the
district
superintendent
positions
shall
be
8
one
(1)
year
and
the
other
two
(2)
shall
be
three
(3)
years.
The
initial
term
9
of
office
for
the
principal
position
shall
be
one
(1)
year.
The
initial
terms
10
of
office
for
the
citizen
positions
shall
be
three
(3)
years.
The
initial
1
1
terms
of
office
for
the
legislative
positions
shall
be
two
(2)
years.
12
(4)
No
member
shall
serve
for
more
than
two
(2)
consecutive
full
terms.
13
Members
of
the
board
who
are
appointed
to
fill
vacancies
that
occur
prior
to
14
the
expiration
of
a
former
member's
full
term
shall
serve
the
unexpired
por
-
15
tion
of
such
term.
16
(5)
The
board
shall
meet
in
person
at
least
three
(3)
times
annually.
17
SECTION
4.
That
Section
33
-
5504,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
33
-
5504.
DUTIES
OF
THE
ACADEMY
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS.
The
board
shall
be
20
responsible
for
ensuring
that
academy
procedures
and
courses
are
in
compli
-
21
ance
with
the
rules
of
the
state
board
of
education
and
applicable
statutes
22
of
the
state
of
Idaho.
In
addition,
the
board
shall:
23
(1)
Recommend
policies
to
be
established
by
rule
of
the
state
board
for
24
effecting
the
purposes
of
this
chapter.
25
(2)
Employ
or
contract
with
staff
as
necessary
and
purchase
such
sup
-
26
plies
and
equipment
as
are
necessary
to
implement
the
provisions
of
this
27
chapter,
which
purchases
shall
be
exempt
from
the
state
procurement
act
in
28
chapter
92,
title
67,
Idaho
Code.
The
percentage
of
personnel
costs
spent
on
29
staff
classified
as
administration
shall
not
exceed
thirty
percent
(30%)
of
30
the
total
budget.
31
(3)
To
enter
Enter
into
contracts
with
any
other
governmental
or
public
32
agency
whereby
the
board
agrees
to
render
services
to
or
for
such
agency
in
33
exchange
for
a
charge
reasonably
calculated
to
cover
the
costs
of
rendering
34
such
service.
35
(4)
To
accept
Accept
,
receive
,
and
utilize
any
gifts,
grants
,
or
funds
36
and
personal
and
real
property
that
may
be
donated
to
it
for
the
fulfillment
37
of
the
purposes
outlined
in
this
chapter.
38
(5)
Employ
or
contract
with
necessary
faculty
and
teaching
staff
who
39
are
fully
certificated
Idaho
teachers
or
administrators
,
to
design
and
de
-
40
liver
planned
curriculum
content.
The
academy
shall
be
exempt
from
the
pro
-
41
visions
of
sections
33
-
513,
33
-
514,
33
-
514A,
33
-
515
and
33
-
515A,
Idaho
Code,
42
and
shall
be
exempt
from
chapter
53,
title
67,
Idaho
Code.
All
teaching
and
43
educational
staff
of
the
academy
shall
be
exempt,
at
will
employees.
The
44
number
of
such
staff
shall
largely
be
dictated
by
the
number
of
courses
under
45
development,
the
number
of
courses
offered,
and
the
number
of
students
par
-
46
ticipating
in
academy
programs.
47
(6)
Obtain
housing
office
space
where
actual
operations
of
the
academy
48
are
conducted
by
academy
staff.
49
4
(7)
Contract
with
a
service
provider
for
delivery
of
academy
courses
1
online
which
shall
be
accessible
twenty
-
four
(24)
hours
a
day,
seven
(7)
days
2
a
week.
3
(8)
Ensure
that
the
academy
is
accredited
as
established
by
rule
of
the
4
state
board
of
education.
5
(9)
Develop
policy
for
earning
credit
in
courses
based
on
mastery
of
6
the
subject,
demonstrated
competency,
and
meeting
the
standards
set
for
each
7
course.
8
(10)
Provide
for
articulating
the
content
of
certain
high
school
9
courses
with
college
and
university
courses
in
order
to
award
both
high
10
school
and
undergraduate
college
credit.
1
1
(11)
Develop
policies
and
practices
which
that
provide
strict
applica
-
12
tion
of
time
limits
for
completion
of
courses.
13
(12)
Develop
policies
and
practices
on
accountability,
both
by
the
14
student
and
the
teacher,
and
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
section
15
33
-
5507,
Idaho
Code.
16
(13)
Develop
policies
and
practices
that
prioritize
courses
provided
17
in
section
33
-
5502,
Idaho
Code.
18
(13)
(14)
Manage
the
moneys
disbursed
to
the
academy
board
from
the
su
-
19
perintendent
received
by
the
academy
.
20
(14)
(15)
Set
Subject
to
approval
by
the
state
board
of
education,
set
21
fees
charged
to
school
districts
for
student
participation;
fees
charged
22
for
summer
school;
and
fees
charged
to
students
and
adults
for
professional
23
development
offerings
any
user
of
academy
courses,
including
but
not
lim
-
24
ited
to
public
school
districts,
public
charter
schools,
private
schools,
25
individual
students,
and
other
public
or
private
entities.
Fees
for
all
26
courses
required
by
the
state
department
of
education
for
graduation
shall
27
be
no
more
than
forty
dollars
($40.00).
Fees
for
all
courses
not
required
for
28
graduation
shall
be
at
least
one
hundred
dollars
($100).
Fees
shall
offset
29
the
total
state
reimbursement,
not
to
exceed
four
hundred
forty
-
five
dollars
30
($445)
.
31
(15)
(16)
Contract
with
a
certified
public
accounting
firm
to
conduct
an
32
annual
audit
of
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
and
contract
with
the
leg
-
33
islative
services
office
to
conduct
a
financial
audit
of
the
Idaho
digital
34
learning
academy
every
three
(3)
years
.
35
SECTION
5.
That
Section
33
-
5505,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
36
amended
to
read
as
follows:
37
33
-
5505.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in
this
chapter:
38
(1)
"Academy
board
,
"
also
referred
to
in
this
chapter
as
"the
board"
39
means
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
as
such
40
board
is
created
in
section
33
-
5503,
Idaho
Code.
41
(2)
"Host
district"
means
an
Idaho
school
district
where
the
fiscal
op
-
42
erations
of
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
are
housed
until
January
1,
43
2009.
44
(2)
"Custom
section"
means
an
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
course
45
in
which
all
enrollments
are
from
one
(1)
school
district
or
public
charter
46
school.
47
(3)
"Emergency
clause"
means
that
a
custom
section
is
reimbursable
when
48
an
unexpected
departure
of
the
teacher
of
record
occurs
and
reimbursement
49
5
is
approved
by
the
board
or
when,
after
documented
recruitment
efforts
are
1
made,
the
school
is
unable
to
hire
a
qualified
teacher
for
the
position.
2
(3)
(4)
"Idaho
digital
learning
academy"
means
an
online
educational
3
course
delivery
program
organized
as
a
that
is
fully
accredited
school
with
4
statewide
capabilities
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
delivering
accredited
5
courses
to
Idaho
resident
students
at
no
cost
to
the
student
unless
the
stu
-
6
dent
enrolls
in
additional
courses
beyond
full
-
time
enrollment.
Partici
-
7
pation
in
the
academy
by
public
school
students
shall
be
in
compliance
with
8
academy
and
local
school
district
policies.
Adult
learners
and
out
-
of
-
state
9
students
shall
pay
tuition
commensurate
with
rates
established
by
the
state
10
board
with
the
advice
of
the
superintendent,
and
such
funds
shall
be
included
1
1
in
the
budget
and
audit
of
the
academy's
fiscal
records.
in
grades
6
through
12
12.
13
(4)
(5)
"State
board"
means
the
Idaho
state
board
of
education.
The
14
board
is
authorized
and
directed,
with
the
advice
and
recommendation
of
the
15
academy
board
of
directors,
to
promulgate
rules
to
implement
the
provisions
16
of
this
chapter.
17
(5)
(6)
"Superintendent"
means
the
Idaho
state
superintendent
of
pub
-
18
lic
instruction.
19
SECTION
6.
That
Section
33
-
1020,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
33
-
1020.
IDAHO
DIGITAL
LEARNING
ACADEMY
FUNDING.
22
(1)
(a)
An
amount
of
four
hundred
forty
-
five
dollars
($445)
per
en
-
23
rollment
shall
be
distributed
to
support
the
Idaho
digital
learning
24
academy,
created
pursuant
to
chapter
55,
title
33,
Idaho
Code.
For
the
25
purposes
of
this
section,
an
"enrollment"
shall
be
counted
each
time
26
an
Idaho
school
age
child
enrolls
in
an
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
27
class
course
and
continues
to
be
enrolled
in
such
class
course
past
the
28
deadline
to
withdraw,
where
such
withdrawal
would
not
result
in
the
29
class
course
appearing
on
such
child's
transcript
in
any
way.
If
a
stu
-
30
dent
disenrolls
from
an
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
course
within
31
the
withdrawal
window,
the
fee
shall
be
returned
to
the
payer.
A
single
32
child
enrolled
in
multiple
classes
courses
shall
count
as
multiple
en
-
33
rollments.
Summer
enrollments
shall
be
included
in
the
fiscal
year
that
34
begins
that
summer.
A
registered
course
shall
be
eligible
for
state
35
funding
only
if:
36
(i)
The
student
is
enrolled
in
an
Idaho
school
district
or
public
37
charter
school
that
is
not
entirely
virtual;
38
(ii)
The
student
is
in
grades
6
through
12,
but
for
students
in
39
grades
6
through
8,
the
registered
course
must
be
for
credit
recov
-
40
ery
and
remediation;
41
(iii)
The
course
is
not
a
driver's
education
course;
and
42
(iv)
The
student
is
not
enrolled
in
a
custom
section
unless
the
43
emergency
clause
is
applicable.
44
(b)
If
a
student
wants
to
enroll
in
an
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
45
course
that
does
not
meet
the
criteria
for
state
funding
under
this
sec
-
46
tion,
such
student
may
enroll
in
such
course
if
the
school
district
or
47
public
charter
school
pays
the
fees
for
the
course
as
set
by
the
state
48
board
of
education.
49
6
(c)
If
a
student
wants
to
enroll
in
an
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
1
course
to
earn
dual
credit
pursuant
to
section
33
-
4602,
Idaho
Code,
2
such
student
shall
pay
for
the
course
or
use
money
available
from
the
3
advanced
opportunities
program.
4
(2)
The
state
department
of
education
shall
make
an
estimated
distri
-
5
bution
of
funds
to
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy
by
no
later
than
July
6
31
of
each
fiscal
year,
consisting
of
eighty
percent
(80%)
of
the
estimated
7
funding
for
the
fiscal
year.
The
balance
of
all
remaining
funds
to
be
dis
-
8
tributed,
pursuant
to
the
calculations
in
this
section,
shall
be
distributed
9
by
no
later
than
May
15
of
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
state
department
of
10
education
shall
reconcile
the
enrollments
prior
to
the
May
15
payment
and
1
1
withhold
or
recover
any
costs
necessary
to
align
the
funding
with
verified
12
enrollments.
The
joint
finance
-
appropriations
committee
shall
consider
13
adjusting
the
per
enrollment
amount
each
legislative
session
by
a
percent
-
14
age
increase
equal
to
the
percentage
increase
approved
for
salary
increases
15
for
instructional
and
pupil
service
staff
pursuant
to
section
33
-
1004B,
16
Idaho
Code,
and
for
administrative
and
classified
staff
pursuant
to
section
17
33
-
1004E,
Idaho
Code.
18
(3)
The
academy
board
of
directors
shall
report
to
the
state
board
of
19
education
during
the
2027
legislative
session
on
the
status
of
courses
and
20
provide
recommendations
and
a
strategic
plan
on
how
to
manage
digital
learn
-
21
ing
throughout
the
state.
22
SECTION
7.
That
Section
33
-
4602,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
23
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
33
-
4602.
ADVANCED
OPPORTUNITIES
-
-
RULEMAKING.
(1)
Students
attend
-
25
ing
public
schools
in
Idaho
will
be
eligible
for
four
thousand
six
hundred
26
twenty
-
five
dollars
($4,625)
to
use
toward
overload
courses,
dual
credits,
27
postsecondary
credit
-
bearing
examinations,
career
technical
certificate
28
examinations,
career
technical
education
workforce
training
courses,
col
-
29
lege
entrance
examinations,
and
preliminary
college
entrance
examinations.
30
Students
may
access
these
funds
in
grades
7
through
12
for:
31
(a)
Overload
courses,
the
distribution
of
which
may
not
exceed
two
hun
-
32
dred
twenty
-
five
dollars
($225)
per
overload
course.
A
student
shall
33
take
and
successfully
be
completing
a
full
credit
load
within
a
given
34
school
year
to
be
eligible
for
funding
of
an
overload
course.
An
over
-
35
load
course
shall
be
taken
for
high
school
credit
to
be
eligible
for
36
funding.
To
qualify
as
an
eligible
overload
course
for
the
program,
the
37
course
shall:
38
(i)
Be
offered
by
a
provider
accredited
by
the
organization
that
39
accredits
Idaho
public
schools;
and
40
(ii)
Be
taught
by
an
individual
certified
to
teach
the
grade
and
41
subject
area
of
the
course
in
Idaho.
42
(b)
Eligible
dual
credits,
the
distribution
of
which
may
not
exceed
43
seventy
-
five
dollars
($75.00)
per
one
(1)
dual
credit
hour.
Dual
credit
44
courses
shall
be
offered
by
a
regionally
accredited
postsecondary
in
-
45
stitution.
To
qualify
as
an
eligible
dual
credit
course,
the
course
46
shall
be
a
credit
-
bearing
100
-
level
course
or
higher.
47
7
(c)
Courses
offered
through
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy.
Such
1
courses
shall
not
exceed
the
course
enrollment
cost
as
provided
in
sec
-
2
tion
33
-
1020,
Idaho
Code.
3
(c)
(d)
Eligible
postsecondary
credit
-
bearing
or
career
technical
cer
-
4
tificate
examinations.
The
state
department
of
education
shall
main
-
5
tain
a
list
of
eligible
exams
and
costs.
Eligible
costs
include
the
cost
6
of
the
examination,
proctor
fees,
and
administrative
fees.
Eligible
7
examinations
include:
8
(i)
Advanced
placement
(AP);
9
(ii)
International
baccalaureate
(IB);
10
(iii)
College
-
level
examination
program
(CLEP);
and
1
1
(iv)
Career
technical
education
examinations
that
lead
to
an
in
-
12
dustry
-
recognized
certificate,
license,
or
degree.
13
(d)
(e)
CTE
workforce
training
courses,
such
as
federally
registered
14
apprenticeships.
The
state
department
of
education
shall
collaborate
15
with
the
division
of
career
technical
education
to
maintain
a
list
of
16
eligible
training
courses
and
costs.
Eligible
training
courses
shall:
17
(i)
Be
provided
by
an
Idaho
public
technical
college;
18
(ii)
Lead
to
an
industry
-
recognized
certificate,
license,
or
de
-
19
gree;
20
(iii)
Be
required
training
for
occupations
deemed
regionally
in
21
demand;
22
(iv)
Be
courses
that
are
not
otherwise
available
at
the
student's
23
high
school;
and
24
(v)
Allow
high
school
-
aged
students
to
participate.
25
(e)
(f)
College
entrance
examinations
and
preliminary
college
entrance
26
examinations.
The
state
department
of
education
shall
maintain
a
list
27
of
eligible
examinations
and
costs.
Eligible
costs
include
the
cost
of
28
the
examination,
proctor
fees,
and
administrative
fees.
Eligible
exam
-
29
inations
include
the
SAT,
the
PSAT,
the
ACT,
and
other
similar
examina
-
30
tions
identified
by
the
department.
31
(2)
A
student
who
has
earned
fifteen
(15)
postsecondary
credits
using
32
the
advanced
opportunities
program
and
who
wishes
to
earn
additional
credits
33
shall
first
identify
his
postsecondary
goals.
Advisors
shall
counsel
any
34
student
who
wishes
to
take
dual
credit
courses
that
the
student
should
ascer
-
35
tain
for
himself
whether
the
particular
postsecondary
institution
that
he
36
desires
to
attend
will
accept
the
transfer
of
coursework
credits
under
this
37
section.
38
(3)
These
moneys
may
be
used
to
pay
to
the
student
an
amount
not
to
ex
-
39
ceed
the
price
of
such
courses
and
examinations
pursuant
to
the
limitations
40
stated
in
this
section.
These
moneys
shall
not
supplant
existing
program
41
funds.
Payments
made
under
this
section
shall
be
made
from
the
moneys
ap
-
42
propriated
for
the
educational
support
program.
No
later
than
January
15,
43
the
state
department
of
education
shall
annually
report
to
the
education
44
committees
of
the
senate
and
the
house
of
representatives
details
regarding
45
the
number
of
students
benefiting
from
assistance
with
the
cost
of
over
-
46
load
courses,
dual
credit
courses
and
examinations,
the
number
of
credits
47
awarded,
and
amounts
paid
pursuant
to
this
section
during
the
previous
48
school
year.
49
8
(4)
The
board
of
each
public
school
may
set
forth
criteria
by
which
a
1
student
may
challenge
a
course.
If
a
student
successfully
meets
the
crite
-
2
ria
set
forth
by
the
board
of
the
public
school,
then
the
student
shall
be
3
counted
as
having
completed
all
required
coursework
for
that
course.
The
4
public
school,
with
the
exception
of
Idaho
tribal
schools,
shall
be
funded
5
for
such
students
based
on
either
actual
hours
of
attendance
or
the
course
6
that
the
student
has
successfully
passed,
whichever
is
more
advantageous
to
7
the
public
school,
up
to
the
maximum
of
one
(1)
full
-
time
student.
8
(5)
Any
student
who
successfully
completes
public
school
grades
9
9
through
12
curriculum
at
least
one
(1)
year
early
shall
be
eligible
for
an
10
advanced
opportunities
scholarship.
The
scholarship
may
be
used
for
edu
-
1
1
cational
costs
at
any
Idaho
public
postsecondary
educational
institution.
12
The
amount
of
the
scholarship
shall
equal
thirty
-
five
percent
(35%)
of
the
13
statewide
average
daily
attendance
-
driven
funding
per
enrolled
pupil
for
14
each
year
of
grades
9
through
12
curriculum
avoided
by
the
student's
early
15
graduation.
Each
public
school
shall
receive
an
amount
equal
to
each
such
16
awarded
scholarship
for
each
student
that
graduates
early
from
that
public
17
school.
Students
shall
apply
for
the
scholarship
within
two
(2)
years
of
18
graduating
from
a
public
school.
19
(6)
The
state
department
of
education
shall
reimburse
public
schools
,
20
the
Idaho
digital
learning
academy,
or
public
postsecondary
educational
21
institutions,
as
applicable,
for
such
costs,
up
to
the
stated
limits,
within
22
one
hundred
twenty
-
five
(125)
days
of
receiving
the
necessary
data
upon
23
which
reimbursements
may
be
paid.
The
submission
method
and
timelines
of
24
reimbursement
data
shall
be
determined
by
the
state
department
of
education.
25
Payments
will
be
made
only
for
activity
occurring
and
reported
within
each
26
fiscal
year.
27
(7)
For
public
funding
purposes,
average
daily
attendance
shall
be
28
counted
as
normal
for
students
participating
in
dual
credit
courses
pursuant
29
to
this
section.
30
(8)
If
a
student
fails
to
earn
credit
or
successfully
complete
a
course
31
or
exam
for
which
the
department
has
paid
a
reimbursement,
the
student
shall
32
pay
for
and
successfully
earn
credit
or
pay
for
an
examination
before
the
33
state
department
of
education
pays
any
further
reimbursements
for
the
stu
-
34
dent.
Except
for
exams
allowed
under
subsection
(1)
(e)
(f)
of
this
section,
35
repeated
and
remedial
courses
or
examinations
are
not
eligible
for
funding
36
under
this
section.
37
(9)
The
state
department
of
education
shall
reimburse
community
col
-
38
leges
or
counties,
as
applicable,
for
any
out
-
of
-
district
county
tuition
39
pursuant
to
section
33
-
2110A,
Idaho
Code.
Such
reimbursements
shall
be
in
40
an
amount
not
to
exceed
fifty
dollars
($50.00)
per
credit
hour
and
only
for
41
dual
credit
courses
taken
pursuant
to
this
section.
Community
colleges
may
42
directly
enroll
a
homeschool
student
for
dual
enrollment
courses
pursuant
to
43
this
section.
Such
direct
enrollments
shall
be
coordinated
with
the
state
44
board
of
education.
45
(10)
Public
schools
shall
establish
timelines
and
requirements
for
par
-
46
ticipation
in
the
program,
including
implementing
procedures
for
the
appro
-
47
priate
transcription
of
credits,
reporting
of
program
participation
and
fi
-
48
nancial
transaction
requirements.
Public
schools
shall
make
reasonable
ef
-
49
forts
to
ensure
that
any
student
who
considers
participating
in
the
program
50
9
also
considers
the
challenges
and
time
necessary
to
succeed
in
the
program,
1
and
schools
shall
make
reasonable
efforts
to
include
guidance
on
how
the
stu
-
2
dent's
participation
in
the
program
contributes
to
prospective
college
and
3
career
pathways.
Such
efforts
by
the
district
shall
be
performed
prior
to
a
4
student
participating
in
the
program
and
throughout
the
student's
involve
-
5
ment
in
the
program.
6
(11)
Policies
and
procedures
for
participating
in
the
program
estab
-
7
lished
by
the
public
school
shall
be
such
that
students
have
an
opportunity
8
to
participate
in
the
program
and
meet
district
-
established
timelines
and
9
requirements
for
financial
transactions,
transcribing
credits
and
state
10
department
of
education
reporting.
Participation
in
this
program
requires
1
1
parent
and
student
agreement
to
program
requirements
and
completion
of
the
12
state
department
of
education's
participation
form
documenting
the
program
13
requirements.
14
(12)
Parents
of
participating
students
may
enroll
their
child
in
any
15
eligible
course,
with
or
without
the
permission
of
the
public
school
in
which
16
the
student
is
enrolled.
Tribal
school
students
shall
follow
their
schools'
17
enrollment
policies
and
procedures.
Public
school
personnel
shall
assist
18
parents
in
the
process
of
enrolling
students
in
such
courses.
Each
partic
-
19
ipating
student's
high
school
transcript
at
the
public
school
at
which
the
20
student
is
enrolled
shall
include
the
credits
earned
and
grades
received
by
21
the
student
for
any
overload
or
dual
credit
courses
taken
pursuant
to
this
22
section.
For
an
eligible
course
to
be
transcribed
as
meeting
the
require
-
23
ments
of
a
core
subject
as
identified
in
administrative
rule,
the
course
24
shall
meet
the
approved
content
standards
for
the
applicable
subject
and
25
grade
level.
26
(13)
Participating
public
schools
shall
collaborate
with
Idaho
public
27
postsecondary
educational
institutions
to
assist
students
who
seek
to
par
-
28
ticipate
in
dual
credit
courses
or
graduate
from
high
school
early
by
en
-
29
rolling
in
postsecondary
courses.
Participating
school
districts,
charter
30
schools
and
Idaho
public
postsecondary
educational
institutions
shall
re
-
31
port
to
the
state
board
of
education
and
the
education
committees
of
the
sen
-
32
ate
and
the
house
of
representatives
any
difficulties
or
obstacles
they
ex
-
33
perience
in
providing
assistance
to
participating
students.
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The
state
board
of
education
may
promulgate
rules
to
implement
the
35
provisions
of
this
chapter.
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SECTION
8.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
37
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
38
July
1,
2026.
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