HOUSE BILL 500
RS31189 / H0500
This legislation amends chapter 43, Title 33 of Idaho Code “Idaho Opportunity Scholarship.” It accomplishes three changes in Code. First, it eliminates the potential for duplication of funding for students that may qualify for the Opportunity Scholarship, which is a four-year $3,500 scholarship and the Idaho Launch Grants. They may apply but may only accept one. Secondly, it returns eligibility to use Opportunity Scholarship funds at an Idaho Community College. Finally, the limit on the availability of Opportunity Scholarship to adult students is adjusted to a more realistic limit from 20% of total appropriation of Opportunity Scholarships to 5%.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government. It may allow more students to participate in either the Opportunity Scholarship or the Launch program, by eliminating duplication.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/08 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/09 | Reported Printed and Referred to Education |
| 02/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/15 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/16 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 19, 2024 |
| 02/19 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Wilson), 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 – None Floor Sponsor - Clow Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/20 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/20 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education |
| 03/05 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/06 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/13 | 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, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews(Toews), Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Lent Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House |
| 03/14 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/14 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/14 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/14 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/15 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/18 | Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 15, 2024 |
| 03/19 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 18, 2024 Session Law Chapter 82 Effective: 07/01/2024 |