Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to Community Colleges provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget. Thisappropriationprovidesanadditional$1,679,800tothemaintenanceappropriationprovidedtoCommunity Colleges found in House Bill 341 that includes additional funding for the enrollment workload adjustment and requires the Office of the State Board of Education to develop an outcomes based funding model for the Community Colleges. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $1,679,800. Table 2 shows the adjustments leading to the FY 2026 Total. The total budget for the Community Colleges is $69,219,700 and provides support to the College of Eastern Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, College of Western Idaho, and North Idaho College.

Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026.

This is the FY 2026 Maintenance Appropriation for the State Board of Education. This bill includes appropriations to Agricultural Research and Extension Services, College and Universities, Community Colleges, the Office of the State Board of Education, Health Education Programs, Career Technical Education, Idaho Public Television, Special Programs, Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Charter School Commission. The appropriation includes standard adjustments for benefit costs, contract inflation, statewide cost allocation, and change in employee compensation.