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H0920 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
LAW
Effective date
2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 195 Effective: 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on March 26, 2026

  3. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

  4. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by President; returned to House

  5. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

  6. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

  7. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

  8. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  9. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 22-11-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Shippy, Toews, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke), Burtenshaw Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House

  10. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  11. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

  12. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance

  13. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  14. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 47-22-1 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Vander Woude Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to Senate

  15. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

  16. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs 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.
920
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
AND
THE
BOARD
2
OF
REGENTS
OF
THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
IDAHO
FOR
HEALTH
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS;
3
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
AND
4
THE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
OF
THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
IDAHO
FOR
HEALTH
EDUCATION
5
PROGRAMS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIV
-
6
ALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
DIRECTING
THE
USE
OF
FUNDING
7
FOR
NEW
GRADUATE
MEDICAL
EDUCATION
RESIDENCIES
AND
FELLOWSHIPS;
AND
8
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
9
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
10
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
1
1
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
the
Board
12
of
Regents
of
the
University
of
Idaho
for
Health
Education
Programs,
the
13
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
14
expense
classes
from
the
General
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
15
June
30,
2027:
16
FOR
17
FOR
18
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
19
BENEFIT
COSTS
20
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Eastern
Idaho
Med
Residencies
21
$240,000
$240,000
Family
Medicine
Residencies
22
$60,000
420,000
480,000
University
of
Utah
Medical
Eduction
23
0
180,000
180,000
GRAND
TOTAL
24
$60,000
$840,000
$900,000
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
25
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
26
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
the
Board
of
Regents
of
the
University
of
27
Idaho
for
Health
Education
Programs
is
hereby
increased
by
two
and
one
-
half
28
(2.50)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
29
SECTION
3.
RURAL
HEALTH
TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAM
-
-
FUNDING
FOR
NEW
GRAD
-
30
UATE
MEDICAL
EDUCATION
RESIDENCIES
AND
FELLOWSHIPS.
(1)
Notwithstanding
any
31
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
it
is
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
32
to
fund
15.00
new
graduate
medical
education
residencies
and
fellowships
re
-
33
quested
for
fiscal
year
2027
from
the
Rural
Health
Transformation
Program.
34
(a)
When
such
moneys
become
available,
the
moneys
for
15.00
new
gradu
-
35
ate
medical
education
residencies
and
fellowships
requested
for
fiscal
36
year
2027
shall
be
expended
from
the
Rural
Health
Transformation
Fund.
37

2
(b)
Subject
to
legislative
oversight,
the
State
Board
of
Education
1
shall
calculate,
using
the
time
of
the
award
and
the
appropriation
2
amount,
any
amounts
that
should
be
transferred
from
the
Rural
Health
3
Transformation
Fund
to
the
General
Fund
to
reimburse
costs
incurred
4
for
graduate
medical
education
residencies
in
fiscal
year
2027.
The
5
executive
director
of
the
State
Board
of
Education
shall
include
a
sup
-
6
plemental
request
to
transfer
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
2028
budget
7
submission
for
affected
programs.
If
Rural
Health
Transformation
Pro
-
8
gram
funds
become
available
before
July
1,
2026,
no
transfer
from
the
9
General
Fund
would
occur.
10
(c)
Subject
to
legislative
oversight,
any
General
Fund
moneys
ini
-
1
1
tially
appropriated
to
the
Health
Education
Programs
for
graduate
12
medical
education
residencies
and
fellowships
in
fiscal
year
2027
but
13
no
longer
utilized
for
that
purpose
due
to
the
availability
of
funding
14
from
the
Rural
Health
Transformation
Fund
shall
then
be
used
for
new
15
undergraduate
medical
education
seats
in
compliance
with
Chapter
257,
16
Laws
of
2025.
17
(d)
It
is
not
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
to
create
an
unsustainable
18
funding
structure
beyond
the
term
of
the
Rural
Health
Transformation
19
Program.
20
(2)
The
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
and
the
Office
of
the
State
21
Board
of
Education
shall
provide
a
report
of
compliance
with
this
section
to
22
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
no
later
than
December
1,
2026.
23
Methodology,
content,
and
format
of
the
report
shall
be
determined
in
con
-
24
sultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
Legislative
25
Services
Office.
26
SECTION
4.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
27
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
28
July
1,
2026.
29