SENATE BILL 1125
RS30462 / S1125
This bill proposes to update Idaho code on "Open Enrollment" so that families can more easily send their children to the public school that works best for them. This is the first comprehensive update to the law in 30 years. Current law allows local school districts to opt out of Open Enrollment altogether, allows districts to charge parents tuition when their child enrolls from other districts, and does not provide parents flexibility. Many school districts have modern Open Enrollment policies reflective of the new era of student mobility, simple transfer of data and up-to-date reporting. However, the law has not kept up with current practices and is outdated. This bill modernizes the law to reflect best practices around the state and give parents more choice.
There is no impact to the general fund. Local school districts are able to transfer funds or get state support as needed to account for student movement. This bill does not change that.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/27 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/28 | Reported Printed; referred to Education |
| 03/02 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/03 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/08 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Dunn(Carlson), Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Den Hartog Title apvd - to House |
| 03/13 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| Read First Time, Referred to Education | |
| 03/17 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/20 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/21 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 63-5-2 AYES – Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, 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 – Berch, Galaviz, Gannon, Nash, Necochea Absent – Alfieri, Allgood Floor Sponsor - Horman Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/22 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | |
| 03/23 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor | |
| 03/24 | Reported delivered to Governor at 8:25 a.m. on 03/24/23 |
| 03/28 | Signed by Governor on 03/27/23 Session Law Chapter 156 Effective: 07/01/2023 |