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S1408 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

Budget Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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

Plain English Breakdown

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APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  2. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

  3. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  4. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26

  6. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 328 Effective: 07/01/2026

  7. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  8. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 21-14-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward NAYS – Foreman, Guthrie, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Nichols, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Carlson Title apvd - to House

  9. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  10. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading

  11. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-18-3 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Egbert(Beazer), Gannon, Green, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Rubel, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Palmer, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Harris Title apvd - to Senate

  12. 2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  13. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  14. 2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  15. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  16. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  17. 2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  18. 2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature

    Retained on calendar

  19. 2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  20. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Finance

  21. 2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature

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

  22. 2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1408
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
2
PROGRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
THE
DEAF
AND
THE
BLIND;
3
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
4
SUPPORT
PROGRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
THE
DEAF
AND
5
THE
BLIND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
APPROPRIATING
GENERAL
FUND
MONEYS
FOR
6
TRANSFER
TO
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
INCOME
FUND;
CLARIFYING
THE
ORIGINAL
FUND
7
SOURCE
FOR
EXPENDITURES
IN
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
PRO
-
8
GRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
THE
DEAF
AND
THE
BLIND
FOR
9
FISCAL
YEAR
2027
FROM
THE
GENERAL
FUND;
CLARIFYING
THE
ORIGINAL
FUND
10
SOURCE
FOR
EXPENDITURES
IN
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
PRO
-
1
1
GRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
THE
DEAF
AND
THE
BLIND
FOR
12
FISCAL
YEAR
2027
FROM
THE
SCHOOL
FOR
THE
DEAF
AND
THE
BLIND
ENDOWMENT
13
FUND;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
14
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
15
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
16
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Public
Schools
Educational
Support
17
Program's
Division
of
Educational
Services
for
the
Deaf
and
the
Blind
the
18
following
amounts
to
be
expended
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
19
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
20
FROM:
21
Public
School
Income
Fund
22
$335,900
School
for
the
Deaf
and
the
Blind
Endowment
Fund
23
20,400
TOTAL
24
$356,300
SECTION
2.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Con
-
25
troller
shall
transfer
$335,900
from
the
General
Fund
to
the
Public
School
26
Income
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
pe
-
27
riod
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
28
SECTION
3.
Of
the
additional
amounts
appropriated
in
Section
1
of
this
29
act
for
the
Public
Schools
Educational
Support
Program's
Division
of
Educa
-
30
tional
Services
for
the
Deaf
and
the
Blind
$335,900
shall
be
considered
ex
-
31
pended
from
the
General
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
32
2027.
33
SECTION
4.
Of
the
additional
amounts
appropriated
in
Section
1
of
this
34
act
for
the
Public
Schools
Educational
Support
Program's
Division
of
Educa
-
35
tional
Services
for
the
Deaf
and
the
Blind
$20,400
shall
be
considered
ex
-
36
pended
from
the
School
for
the
Deaf
and
the
Blind
Endowment
Fund
for
the
pe
-
37
riod
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
38

2
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3