HOUSE BILL 267
RS30469 / H0267
The intent of this legislation is to expand the capacity of career technical education (CTE) in Idaho middle and high schools (grades 7-12), particularly in rural and remote communities. The legislation is designed to incentivize districts to create programs that prepare students to meet local and regional industry and workforce needs. The legislation has two components. The first component is the Idaho Career Ready Students (ICRS) Program. The Idaho Career Ready Students Program will be created as a capital fund for Idaho public secondary schools. This fund will be established in the State Department of Education and administered by the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Council. The second component updates added-cost funding, which will now have a foundation in Idaho law. By placing added-cost funding in chapter 22, Title 33, it provides ongoing support for existing CTE programs statewide, support for schools which receive ICRS grants in the coming years and provides a level of transparency for how funds are allocated. The current allocation for secondary CTE funds is insufficient and does not fully fund all approved CTE programs, leaving communities to bridge the gap or forego needed industry and workforce training programs.
The fiscal impact is $50 million, which consists of$45 million to be deposited into an Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund for one-time capital projects and $5 million in the Division of Career Technical Education budget for added-cost programs, with ongoing appropriations.
| Date | Description |
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| 03/03 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| Reported Printed and Referred to Education | |
| 03/08 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/09 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 53-15-2 AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Lambert, Mendive, Monks, Price, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker Absent – Furniss, Palmer Floor Sponsors - Wheeler & Boyle Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/10 | 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 - 24-10-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Jones(Rabe), Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Bjerke, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld 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 |