HOUSE BILL 219
RS30416 / H0219
This legislation makes the following amendments to the Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Scholarship. • Codifies current and past practice for how Idaho residency is determined. • Increases the allowance for books, equipment and supplies from $500 to $750 per semester. This amount was last increased 21 years ago from $200 to $500. • Extends the time period for eligibility from 10 years to 19 years after occurrence of the qualifying event, and makes the effective date retroactive to July 1, 2022. • Makes a technical correction regarding the determination of disability for members of the Armed Forces. Currently, the statute references disability determinations made by the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) and determinations made by the Idaho Division of Veterans Services. However, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services does not make disability determinations, so the proposed amendment would remove that reference. Disability determinations made by the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) apply a different standard from that used by SSA and PERSI (which applies to public safety officers). Under SSA and PERSI determinations of disability, the individual is prevented from engaging in any occupation or employment. Removing the reference to the Division of Veterans Services ensures that disability determinations are internally consistent when applied to Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer applicants.
The average number of scholarships awarded over the past seven years is 11. Using this average and assuming it remains constant, increasing the allowance for books, equipment and supplies from $500 to $750 would cost $5,500 annually.
| Date | Description |
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| 02/24 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/27 | Reported Printed and Referred to Education |
| 03/03 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/07 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/08 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-5-0 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, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Price, Tanner Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Mathias Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/09 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education | |
| 03/15 | Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment |
| 03/22 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole |
| Amendments ordered printed | |
| Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |
| Amendments reported printed | |
| Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| 03/23 | Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading |
| 03/24 | Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Lenney, Ricks Floor Sponsor - Ruchti Title apvd - to House |
| 03/28 | Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk |
| House Concurred in Senate Amendments | |
| Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |
| Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | |
| Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, 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, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Nash Floor Sponsor - Mathias Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 03/29 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | |
| Signed by President; returned to House | |
| 03/30 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 | |
| 04/06 | Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 04/03/2023 |