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S1447 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support 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 – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027.

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

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 329 Effective: 07/01/2026

  7. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  8. 2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature

    Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-4-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Carlson, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Foreman, Keyser Floor Sponsor - Ward-Engelking 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 - 50-16-4 AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert(Beazer), Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Hill(Hill), Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Manwaring, Palmer, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Petzke Title apvd - to Senate

  12. 2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature

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

  13. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

  14. 2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed; referred to Finance

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Student Support 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.
1447
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
2
PROGRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
STUDENT
SUPPORT;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
3
TO
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
PROGRAM'S
DIVISION
OF
STU
-
4
DENT
SUPPORT
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
CLARIFYING
THE
ORIGINAL
FUND
SOURCE
5
FOR
EXPENDITURES
FOR
THE
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
PROGRAM'S
6
DIVISION
OF
STUDENT
SUPPORT;
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
IDAHO
CAREER
7
READY
STUDENTS
PROGRAM
FUND
TO
THE
IDAHO
HIGH
NEEDS
STUDENT
FUND;
TRANS
-
8
FERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
DRIVER
TRAINING
ACCOUNT
TO
THE
IDAHO
HIGH
NEEDS
9
STUDENT
FUND;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
10
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
1
1
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
12
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
13
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Public
Schools
Educational
Support
14
Program's
Division
of
Student
Support
$5,000,000
from
the
Idaho
High
Needs
15
Student
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
16
SECTION
2.
Of
the
additional
amounts
appropriated
in
Section
1
of
this
17
act
for
the
Public
Schools
Educational
Support
Program's
Division
of
Student
18
Support,
$5,000,000
shall
be
considered
expended
from
the
Idaho
High
Needs
19
Student
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
20
SECTION
3.
CASH
TRANSFER
FROM
THE
IDAHO
CAREER
READY
STUDENTS
PROGRAM
21
FUND
TO
THE
IDAHO
HIGH
NEEDS
STUDENT
FUND.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
and
22
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$1,000,000
from
the
Idaho
23
Career
Ready
Students
Program
Fund
to
the
Idaho
High
Needs
Student
Fund
as
24
soon
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
25
SECTION
4.
CASH
TRANSFER
FROM
THE
DRIVER
TRAINING
ACCOUNT
TO
THE
IDAHO
26
HIGH
NEEDS
STUDENT
FUND.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
and
the
Office
of
the
27
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$4,000,000
from
the
Driver
Training
Account
28
to
the
Idaho
High
Needs
Student
Fund
as
soon
as
practicable
for
the
period
29
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
30
SECTION
5.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
31
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
32
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
33
SECTION
6.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
34
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
35
July
1,
2026.
36