Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2018 Regular Session
Amends and repeals existing law referencing Eastern Idaho Technical College.
Eastern Idaho Technical College is established through Idaho Code. With the creation of the community college taxing district and the College of Eastern Idaho, those sections of Idaho Code specific to Eastern Idaho Technical College will need to be repealed. The repeal of the provisions specific to Eastern Idaho Technical College will allow the State Board of Education to dissolve the technical college as a legal entity and for the College of Eastern Idaho to fully assume the role of technical college for its area.
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Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding residency requirements.
This legislation amends Idaho Code, 33-3717B, dealing with the residency requirements for attendance at Idaho public institutions of higher education. This bill addresses three areas of the residency requirements. Thefirstamendmentchangesfrom6to8yearstherequirementthatpermitsanIdahostudenttoretainin-state residency status if they have left the state following their graduation from an Idaho high school, or if they left the state after completing any 6 years of elementary and/or high school education in Idaho and have returned to Idaho to attend an Idaho public institution of higher education. The second change applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any student who hasgraduatedfromacollegeoruniversityinIdaho;andlivedinIdahoforthelast12monthsofundergraduate education; and received a four-year degree from an Idaho undergraduate institution that is sufficient to be admitted into a graduate or professional program in Idaho; and enrolls in a Idaho graduate or professional program within 36 months of graduating with an undergraduate degree. The last change also applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any out-of-state student who is enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program after residing in Idaho for 12 months.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding optional retirement programs for state institutions of higher education and community colleges.
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Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding residency requirements.
This legislation amends Idaho Code, 33-3717B, dealing with the residency requirements for attendance at Idaho public institutions of higher education. This bill addresses three areas of the residency requirements. Thefirstamendmentchangesfrom6to8yearstherequirementthatpermitsanIdahostudenttoretainin-state residency status if they have left the state following their graduation from an Idaho high school, or if they left the state after completing any 6 years of elementary and/or high school education in Idaho and have returned to Idaho to attend an Idaho public institution of higher education. The second change applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any student who hasgraduatedfromacollegeoruniversityinIdaho;andlivedinIdahoforthelast12monthsofundergraduate education; and received a four-year degree from an Idaho undergraduate institution that is sufficient to be admitted into a graduate or professional program in Idaho; and enrolls in a Idaho graduate or professional program within 36 months of graduating with an undergraduate degree. The last change also applies only to graduate students and grants in-state residency status to any out-of-state student who is enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program after residing in Idaho for 12 months.
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