H0922 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

APPROPRIATIONS – COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2026 Session Law Chapter 206 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 4:40 p.m. on March 26, 2026
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Kohl, Lenney, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 64 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 62-7-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, 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, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Palmer, Rasor, Thompson Absent – Vander Woude Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for College and Universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2027.

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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.
922
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;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
3
TO
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
AND
THE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
OF
THE
UNIVER
-
4
SITY
OF
IDAHO
FOR
COLLEGE
AND
UNIVERSITIES
AND
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
5
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
6
THE
STATE
BOARD
OF
EDUCATION
AND
THE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
OF
THE
UNIVERSITY
7
OF
IDAHO
FOR
COLLEGE
AND
UNIVERSITIES
AND
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
STATE
BOARD
8
OF
EDUCATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PRO
-
9
VIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
10
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
1
1
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
12
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
the
Board
13
of
Regents
of
the
University
of
Idaho
for
College
and
Universities
and
the
14
Office
of
the
State
Board
of
Education
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
15
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
listed
16
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
17
FOR
18
FOR
PERSONNEL
19
OPERATING
COSTS
20
EXPENDITURES
TOTAL
I.
BOISE
STATE
UNIVERSITY:
21
FROM:
22
General
23
Fund
24
$134,800
$4,600
$139,400
II.
IDAHO
STATE
UNIVERSITY:
25
FROM:
26
General
27
Fund
28
$95,200
$2,600
$97,800
Charitable
Institutions
Endowment
Income
29
Fund
30
113,000
113,000
Normal
School
Endowment
Income
31
Fund
32
260,100
0
260,100
TOTAL
33
$468,300
$2,600
$470,900

2
FOR
1
FOR
PERSONNEL
2
OPERATING
COSTS
3
EXPENDITURES
TOTAL
III.
LEWIS
-
CLARK
STATE
COLLEGE:
4
FROM:
5
Normal
School
Endowment
Income
6
Fund
7
$355,800
$355,800
IV.
UNIVERSITY
OF
IDAHO:
8
FROM:
9
General
10
Fund
1
1
$262,300
$11,000
$273,300
Agricultural
College
Endowment
Income
12
Fund
13
120,000
120,000
Scientific
School
Endowment
Income
14
Fund
15
380,400
380,400
University
Endowment
Income
16
Fund
17
0
680,400
680,400
TOTAL
18
$262,300
$1,191,800
$1,454,100
GRAND
TOTAL
19
$865,400
$1,554,800
$2,420,200
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
20
appropriation
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
the
Board
of
Regents
of
the
21
University
of
Idaho
for
College
and
Universities
and
the
Office
of
the
State
22
Board
of
Education
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
from
the
Gen
-
23
eral
Fund
from
operating
expenditures
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
24
June
30,
2027:
25
FROM:
26
Boise
State
University
27
$295,300
Idaho
State
University
28
186,300
Lewis
-
Clark
State
College
29
61,100
University
of
Idaho
30
210,200
TOTAL
31
$752,900
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