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S1439 • 2026

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
LAW
Effective date
2026-04-10

Plain English Breakdown

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EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

What This Bill Does

  • EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 321 Effective: 04/10/2026

  2. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  3. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Skaug, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Handy Title apvd - to Senate

  4. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  5. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

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

  6. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  7. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  8. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported delivered to Governor at 6:50 p.m. on 04/01/26

  9. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House

  10. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  11. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Read First Time, Referred to Education

  12. 2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  13. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Education

  14. 2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature

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

  15. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.

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.
1439
BY
JUDICIARY
AND
RULES
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION;
AMENDING
SECTION
33
-
917,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PRO
-
2
VISIONS
REGARDING
THE
MODEL
SCHOOL
FACILITY
COUNCIL;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
33
-
917,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
33
-
917.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
USE
OF
FUNDS
-
-
SCHOOL
MODERNIZATION
FACILI
-
8
TIES
FUND.
9
(1)(a)
Moneys
distributed
to
a
school
district
shall
be
used
for
school
10
facility
construction,
renovation,
or
maintenance
needs
or,
in
the
case
1
1
of
school
districts
electing
annualized
distributions,
funds
shall
12
be
used
subject
to
section
33
-
911,
Idaho
Code.
Uses
of
funds
shall
13
include
regular
and
routine
facilities
maintenance,
including
preven
-
14
tive
maintenance,
building
repairs,
and
building
security,
and
shall
15
also
include
periodic
major
facilities
projects
that
involve
plan
-
16
ning,
design,
construction,
renovation,
retrofitting,
and
replacing
17
of
buildings
and
building
systems,
components,
and
features,
as
well
as
18
site
acquisition,
site
improvements,
and
new
construction.
19
(b)
Any
funds
distributed
by
the
state
to
school
districts
for
facil
-
20
ities
must
be
used
only
for
the
purposes
described
in
this
subsection.
21
Any
funds
intended
for
facilities
but
used
for
another
purpose
shall
be
22
returned
to
the
state
by
the
school
district
and
deposited
to
the
school
23
modernization
facilities
fund.
If
the
school
district
fails
to
return
24
such
funds,
an
amount
equivalent
to
the
misused
funds
shall
be
deducted
25
from
the
state's
next
payment
to
the
school
district
pursuant
to
this
26
chapter
or
chapter
52,
title
33,
Idaho
Code.
27
(2)
All
funds
shall
be
used
for
school
facilities
directly
related
to
28
the
school
district's
core
educational
mission.
No
funds
shall
be
used
for
29
facilities
with
a
primary
athletic
purpose.
30
(3)
Each
school
district
shall
annually
report
to
the
state
department
31
of
education,
in
a
manner
prescribed
by
the
state
department
of
education,
on
32
the
planned
and
actual
expenditure
of
moneys
it
has
received
pursuant
to
this
33
section.
34
(4)
A
model
school
facility
council
shall
be
created
by
July
1,
2024,
35
to
research,
adopt,
and
recommend
a
model
school
facility
plan
that
schools
36
shall
abide
by
when
using
school
modernization
facilities
fund
moneys
pur
-
37
suant
to
the
plan
adopted
in
paragraph
(c)
of
this
subsection.
The
council
38
shall:
39
(a)
Be
chaired
by
the
executive
director
of
the
office
of
the
state
40
board
of
education,
with
administrative
support
provided
by
the
office
41
of
the
state
board
of
education;
42

2
(b)
Consist
of
nine
(9)
members,
with
three
(3)
members
appointed
by
1
the
governor,
three
(3)
members
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
2
representatives,
and
three
(3)
members
appointed
by
the
president
pro
3
tempore
of
the
senate;
and
4
(c)
Adopt
a
model
school
facility
plan
and
submit
it
to
the
legislature
5
by
July
1,
2026
2027
,
that:
6
(i)
Outlines
a
clear
plan
for
school
facility
construction,
in
-
7
cluding
standardization
for
elementary
schools,
middle
schools,
8
and
high
schools;
9
(ii)
Considers
potential
variability
of
school
properties,
ob
-
10
jectives,
and
goals;
and
1
1
(iii)
Consults
all
necessary
experts
to
develop
a
thorough
plan
12
for
school
facilities
to
guide
the
use
of
funds
from
the
school
13
modernization
facilities
fund.
14
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
15
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
its
16
passage
and
approval.
17