Law
Charter and virtual schools
CHARTER SCHOOLS – Amends existing law regarding certain procedures for charter and virtual schools.

RS30116 / H0113

This legislation allows charter school authorizers to consider the student body make up of a charter school during the certification and recertification process. It also clarifies that: an entity that does not charge a fee is not considered an education services provider; a charter school can work with a comprehensive education services provider, and a provision in a contract between a charter school and a vender that requires the vendor to forgive the debt of the school is beneficial to the school's financial stability. Finally, it allows local school districts to authorize virtual charter schools.

There is no fiscal impact as much of the legislation allows for the continuation of what has been occurring in Idaho for approximately 20 years, and the language creates flexibility for charter school authorizers to make decisions rather than create new programs or mandates requiring funds or extra personnel.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/09 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/10 Reported Printed and Referred to Education
03/07 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/08 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Rubel
Floor Sponsor - Boyle
Title apvd - to Senate
03/09 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
03/16 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/17 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/24 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Ricks
Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog
Title apvd - to House
03/28 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
03/29 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Delivered to Governor at 9:40 a.m. on March 29, 2023
04/06 Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023
Session Law Chapter 268
Effective: 04/03/2023
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