Idaho Code § 33-1410 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-1410
33-1410 STUDENT APPEALS.
Status: in_force

33-1410. STUDENT Appeals. (1) If a transfer request is denied by a receiving school or district, a parent or guardian may request an administrative review by the board of trustees of the receiving district. The parent or guardian must request the review within five (5) school days of receiving the written denial notice. The board of trustees shall consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The board of trustees must issue its decision in writing.

(2) If a pupil's approved transfer is revoked, the pupil's parent or guardian may request an administrative review by the board of trustees of the receiving district. The parent or guardian must request the review within five (5) school days of receiving the written notice of the transfer revocation. The board of trustees shall consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The board of trustees must issue its decision in writing.

(3) The parent or guardian may appeal the board of trustees decision under this section to the state board of education and must do so within ten (10) school days of receiving the district's written decision. The state board of education shall review the appeal. When appropriate, the state board of education shall consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting, where the parent and a representative from the receiving school district may address the state board of education. The state board of education may promulgate rules to establish the appeals process authorized by this subsection.

History:

[33-1410, added 2023, ch. 156, sec. 7, p. 425.]
Idaho Code § 33-526 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-526
33-526 WORKFORCE READINESS AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA.
Status: in_force

33-526. workforce readiness AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION diploma. (1) A public school student who successfully completes all graduation requirements established by the state board of education may receive a high school diploma designated as a workforce readiness and career technical education diploma if the student has:

(a) Successfully passed a technical skills assessment;

(b) Successfully passed the workplace readiness assessment; and

(c) Demonstrated competency of career technical education program standards as identified within "skillstack" or a successor program and earned the workforce readiness badge or a relevant industry certification. A list of eligible certificates will be created by the division of career technical education.

(2) (a) This section does not require a student to complete more than the total credits required to graduate as determined by the state board of education.

(b) A student may earn the last year of math and English credits through a practical math or technical writing course.

(c) A student is encouraged to earn a relevant industry certification.

(3) Each school district and public charter school may create a diploma with a special workforce readiness and career technical education designation for students who meet the requirements of this section.

(4) The state board of education may promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

History:

[33-526, added 2021, ch. 287, sec. 1, p. 862.]
Idaho Code § 33-1007 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 33-1007
33-1007 EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REPORT.
Status: in_force

33-1007. Exceptional education program report. The state department of education shall report annually to the legislature the status of the exceptional education support program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, data concerning the number of students with disabilities and gifted students served, the districts which operate programs and the nature of the program, the money distributed pursuant to the provisions of the exceptional education support program, and estimated number of students with disabilities and gifted students, requiring but not receiving services. The report shall be filed not later than the fifteenth day of the legislative session and may include recommendations of the board relating to administrations of the program.

History:

[(33-1007) I.C., sec. 33-1006A, as added by 1974, ch. 127, sec. 7, p. 1305; am. and redesignated 1980, ch. 179, sec. 8, p. 391; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 7, p. 202; am. 1994, ch. 428, sec. 12, p. 1379; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 14, p. 555.]
Idaho Code § 33-5309 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 53 / Section 33-5309
33-5309 UNLIMITED SALES TAX RECEIPTS PLEDGE — STATE CONTROLLER DUTIES.
Status: in_force

33-5309. Unlimited sales tax receipts pledge — State controller duties.

(1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the public school guarantee fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used only for payment of debt service payments under the provisions of this chapter, repayment of borrowing undertaken under the provisions of this chapter, to repay state funds used to make debt service payments under the provisions of this chapter, or as provided in section 33-5308, Idaho Code. Earnings of the public school guarantee fund shall be deposited into the general fund established by section 67-1205, Idaho Code. If moneys expected to be intercepted under this chapter are projected to be insufficient to make a debt service payment pursuant to section 33-5308, Idaho Code, to reimburse the state for its payments of school districts' scheduled debt service payments or it is necessary for the state treasurer to borrow as provided in this chapter and amounts to be intercepted under this chapter are expected to be insufficient to timely pay the general obligation notes issued or other borrowing undertaken under section 33-5308, Idaho Code, the state treasurer shall certify to and give notice to the state controller of the amount of the deficiency.

(b) After receipt of that certified notice from the state treasurer, the state controller shall cause moneys representing state sales tax receipts to be transferred from the general fund established by section 67-1205, Idaho Code, and deposited in the public school guarantee fund in the amount of the deficiency certified by the state treasurer.

(2) To the extent that other legally available revenues and funds of the state are insufficient to meet the certified deficiency, the state tax commission shall transfer moneys from the sales tax account as set forth in section 63-3638, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-5309, added 1999, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 847; am. 2010, ch. 295, sec. 5, p. 800.]
Idaho Code § 33-1221 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1221
33-1221 SALES OF SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE LIMITED.
Status: in_force

33-1221. Sales of services or merchandise limited. No person employed by any public school district shall, either as a principal or as an agent, sell or offer to sell to pupils attending school in the district, or to a parent or guardian of any such pupil, any services or merchandise to be used, or intended to be used, in the schools in connection with activities or studies therein, except under such rules and regulations which shall be adopted by the board of trustees of the district employing such person.

Nothing herein shall limit a board of trustees from purchasing books, supplies or other equipment which may be sold to pupils attending any school in the district.

History:

[33-1221, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 161, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-2004 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 33-2004
33-2004 CONTRACTING BY APPROVED FORM FOR EDUCATION BY ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED REHABILITATION CENTER OR HOSPITAL, OR A CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

33-2004. Contracting by approved form for education by another school district, approved rehabilitation center or hospital, or a corporation. The trustees of a school district may contract on a form adopted by the state superintendent of public instruction for the education of exceptional children by another school district or by any private or public rehabilitation center, hospital, corporation, or state agency approved by the state department of education and when the students are transferred from the school district to the institution, corporation or district, said school district shall agree to pay therefor to the institution, corporation or district contracting to educate the students, amounts computed as follows:

1. For each resident student educated by another school district, the amount of the tuition rate certified for the receiving district under the provisions of section 33-1405, Idaho Code;

When public school districts contract for the education of exceptional children residing within the several districts, one (1) district shall be designated as the educating district for the purpose herein.

2. For each resident student educated by contract by a rehabilitation center, hospital, corporation or state agency, the contract amount cannot be greater than the educational costs of the student.

When any rehabilitation center, hospital, corporation or state agency shall have contracted for the education of any exceptional children as defined in this chapter all such children shall be enrolled in the district of their residence; and the institution, hospital or corporation shall certify to the home school district the daily record of attendance of each such pupil. The home district shall be eligible for reimbursement of costs approved by the state superintendent of public instruction as provided in this subsection and in section 33-1002, Idaho Code.

Reimbursement of approved costs shall be part of the district's exceptional child contract allowance and cannot exceed the amount of state support contracted students would generate if they were enrolled in an educational program for which average daily attendance is computed.

History:

[33-2004, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 186, p. 27; am. 1965, ch. 228, sec. 5, p. 542; am. 1972, ch. 25, sec. 1, p. 30; am. 1974, ch. 127, sec. 2, p. 1305; am. 1975, ch. 50, sec. 1, p. 97; am. 1980, ch. 179, sec. 13, p. 395; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 19, p. 210; am. 1996, ch. 133, sec. 2, p. 457.]
Idaho Code § 33-604 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-604
33-604 RENEWABLE THERMAL ENERGY.
Status: in_force

33-604. renewable thermal energy. The board of trustees of each school district is empowered to establish, create, develop, own, maintain, operate and contract for the establishment, creation, development, ownership, maintenance and operation of thermal heating and cooling energy generation and distribution systems, including hot or chilled water systems, where thermal energy is generated from biomass, geothermal or solar renewable energy.

History:

[33-604, added 2010, ch. 220, sec. 1, p. 493.]
Idaho Code § 33-2001 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 33-2001
33-2001 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

33-2001. Definitions. (1) "Ancillary personnel" means those persons who render special services to exceptional children in regular or in addition to regular or special class instruction as defined by the state board of education.

(2) "Children with disabilities" means those children with cognitive impairments, hearing loss, deafness, speech or language impairments, visual impairments, blindness, deaf-blindness, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments, severe or multiple disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, developmental delay or specific learning disabilities, and who by reason of the qualifying disability require special education and related services.

(3) "Exceptional children" means both children with disabilities and gifted/talented children with regard to funding for school districts.

(4) "Gifted/talented children" means those students who are identified as possessing demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high-performing capabilities in intellectual, creative, specific academic or leadership areas, or ability in the performing or visual arts and who require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop such capabilities.

(5) "Special education" or "special instructional service" means specially designed instruction or a related service, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of an exceptional child.

History:

[(33-2001) I.C., sec. 2002A, as added by 1965, ch. 228, sec. 3, p. 542; am. 1974, ch. 127, sec. 1, p. 1305; am. and redesignated 1991, ch. 323, sec. 3, p. 839; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 16, p. 555; am. 2020, ch. 12, sec. 2, p. 23.]
Idaho Code § 33-2114 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2114
33-2114 REPORTS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

33-2114. Reports of junior college districts. The board of trustees of each junior college district shall cause to be made, annually, a full and complete audit of the financial transactions of the district. Such audit shall be made by and under the direction of the board of trustees by an independent auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and procedures. The auditor shall be employed on written contract.

One (1) copy of the audit report shall be filed with the legislative services office, and one (1) copy with the state board of education, not more than ten (10) days after its acceptance by the board of trustees.

The state board of education may at its discretion direct the board of trustees of any junior college district to cause to be made an examination of the books and accounts of their district, as provided for public school districts.

The board of trustees shall submit to the state board of education such other reports as the state board may from time to time require.

History:

[33-2114, added 1963, ch. 363, sec. 14, p. 1037; am. 1977, ch. 71, sec. 4, p. 139; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 16, p. 1208; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 14, p. 516.]
Idaho Code § 33-2809 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 28 / Section 33-2809
33-2809 STATE TREASURER AS TREASURER OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

33-2809. State treasurer as treasurer of regents of university. In the event the state board of education, acting as the regents of the University of Idaho, shall elect the state treasurer as the treasurer of the regents of the university, the said state treasurer is hereby empowered and directed to act as the treasurer of the regents of the University of Idaho and as such officer of the regents of the university he shall receive and deposit all funds received by him in such general or special fund that the regents may find necessary and expedient to create for the lawful management of the finances of the University of Idaho and shall disburse all funds deposited with him as provided for in section 33-2808.

History:

[(33-2809) 1927, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 130; I.C.A., sec. 32-2309.]
Idaho Code § 33-5209A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 52 / Section 33-5209A
33-5209A CHARTER RENEWALS.
Status: in_force

33-5209A. CHARTER RENEWALS. (1) A charter may be renewed for successive terms. An authorizer may grant renewal with specific written conditions for necessary improvements to a public charter school and a date by which the conditions must be met.

(2) No later than September 1, the authorizer shall issue a public charter school performance report and charter renewal application guidance to any charter holder with a public charter school whose charter will expire the following year. The performance report shall summarize the public charter school's performance record to date, based on the performance certificate, and shall provide notice of any weaknesses or concerns that may jeopardize renewal, if not timely rectified. The charter holder shall have thirty (30) days to respond to the performance report and submit any corrections or clarifications for the report.

(3) The renewal application guidance shall, at a minimum, provide an opportunity for the charter holder to:

(a) Present additional evidence, beyond the data contained in the performance report, supporting its case for charter renewal; and

(b) Describe improvements undertaken or planned for the school.

(4) The renewal application guidance shall include or refer explicitly to the criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions, which shall be based on independent fiscal audits and the performance framework set forth in the performance certificate.

(5) No later than December 15, the charter holder seeking renewal shall submit a renewal application to the authorizer pursuant to the renewal application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer shall vote on the renewal application no later than March 15; if the authorizer does not vote by March 15, the application shall be deemed approved.

(6) In making charter renewal decisions, every authorizer shall:

(a) Ground its decisions in evidence of the school's performance over the term of the performance certificate;

(b) Ensure that data used in making renewal decisions are available to the school and the public;

(c) Take into consideration the actual and potential at-risk and economically disadvantaged makeup of the student body population as defined in section 33-1001, Idaho Code, for all grade levels;

(d) Provide a public report summarizing the evidence basis for each decision.

(7) An authorizer shall renew any charter in which the public charter school met all of the terms of its performance certificate at the time of renewal for a term of twelve (12) years or, in the case of a pilot charter, a renewal term of six (6) years. An authorizer may renew for a six (6) year term or choose not to renew any charter in which the public charter school failed to meet one (1) or more of the terms of its performance certificate.

(8) A decision not to renew a charter or to deny a revision of a charter may be appealed to the office of administrative hearings and is subject to judicial review as a contested case as set forth in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-5209A, added 2024, ch. 9, sec. 26, p. 77; am. 2024, ch. 302, sec. 6, p. 1018.]
Idaho Code § 33-2904 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-2904
33-2904 ASSENT TO SMITH-LEVER ACT.
Status: in_force

33-2904. Assent to Smith-Lever act. The assent of the legislature of the state of Idaho is given to the provisions and requirements of an act of Congress, approved May 8, 1914, entitled, "An act to provide for the cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1863, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United States department of agriculture." The state board of education and board of regents of the University of Idaho are authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under such act, and to organize and conduct agricultural extension work which shall be carried on in connection with the terms and conditions expressed in the act of Congress aforesaid; and the treasurer of the state board of education and board of regents of the University of Idaho is hereby designated as the officer to whom all moneys granted to the state of Idaho under said act shall be paid.

History:

[(33-2904) 1915, p. 397; 1917, ch. 157, p. 483; compiled and reen. C.L. 40:4; C.S., sec. 1073; I.C.A., sec. 32-2404.]
Idaho Code § 33-516 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-516
33-516 RIGHT TO RENEWABLE CONTRACT WHEN DISTRICT IS DIVIDED, CONSOLIDATED OR REORGANIZED.
Status: in_force

33-516. Right to renewable contract when district is divided, consolidated or reorganized. If, by reason of the division of a school district, including any specially chartered district, or by reason of the consolidation of such a district with another district, or other districts, or by reason of the reorganization of such a district, the position held by any teacher entitled to a renewable contract is transferred from the control of one board of trustees to the control of a new or different board of trustees, the right to automatic renewal is not thereby lost, and such new or different board of trustees shall be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter with respect to such teacher in the same manner as if such teacher were its employee and had been its employee during the time such teacher was actually employed by the board of trustees from whose control the position was transferred.

History:

[(33-516) 1973, ch. 126, sec. 3, p. 238; am. and redesig. 1984, ch. 286, sec. 11, p. 668.]
Idaho Code § 33-2806 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 28 / Section 33-2806
33-2806 POWERS OF BOARD — SECTARIAN TESTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

33-2806. Powers of board — Sectarian tests prohibited. The board of regents shall enact laws for the government of the university in all its branches, elect a president and the requisite number of professors, instructors, officers and employees, and fix the salaries and the term of office of each, and determine the moral and educational qualifications of applicants for admission to the various courses of instruction; but no instruction either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics shall ever be allowed in any department of the university, and no sectarian or partisan test shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of regents or in the election of professors, teachers, or other officers of the university, or in the admission of students thereto, or for any purpose whatever. The board of regents shall have power to remove the president or any professor, instructor or officer of the university, when, in their judgment, the interests of the university require it. The board may prescribe rules and regulations for the management of the libraries, cabinets, museum, laboratories and all other property of the university and of its several departments, and for the care and preservation thereof, with penalties and forfeitures, by way of damages for their violation, which may be sued for and collected in the name of the board before any court having jurisdiction of such action.

History:

[(33-2806) 1888-1889, p. 21, sec. 5; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 490; C.S., sec. 1061; I.C.A., sec. 32-2306.]
Idaho Code § 33-106 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-106
33-106 BUDGET.
Status: in_force

33-106. Budget. The state board shall prepare a budget of necessary expenditures of its executive department, and shall have control of all moneys appropriated for said purposes.

History:

[33-106, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 6, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-3717B — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 37 / Section 33-3717B
33-3717B RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

33-3717B. Residency requirements. (1) For any Idaho public institution of higher education, a "resident student" is:

(a) Any student who has one (1) or more parent or parents or court-appointed guardians who are domiciled in the state of Idaho, and the parent, parents or guardians provide at least fifty percent (50%) of the student's support. Domicile, as used in this section, means that individual's true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where that individual intends to remain, and to which that individual expects to return when that individual leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. To qualify under this section, the parent, parents or guardians must have maintained a domicile in the state of Idaho for at least twelve (12) months prior to the opening day of the term for which the student matriculates.

(b) Any student who receives less than fifty percent (50%) of the student's support from a parent, parents or legal guardians and who has continuously resided and maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Idaho primarily for purposes other than educational for twelve (12) months preceding the opening day of the term for which the student matriculates.

(c) Any student who is a graduate of an accredited secondary school in the state of Idaho pursuant to section 33-119, Idaho Code, is domiciled in Idaho, and matriculates at an Idaho public institution of higher education within eight (8) years immediately following secondary school graduation regardless of the domicile of the student's parent or guardian, or any student who completes six (6) years of elementary and secondary education in Idaho, is domiciled in Idaho, and matriculates at an Idaho public institution of higher education within eight (8) years immediately following completion of secondary education.

(d) The spouse of a person who is classified, or is eligible for classification, as a resident of the state of Idaho for the purposes of attending an Idaho public institution of higher education, except that a student who was enrolled as a full-time student in any term during the twelve (12) month period before the term in which the student proposes to enroll as a resident student must independently establish domicile under subsection (2) of this section.

(e) A member of the armed forces of the United States who entered service as an Idaho resident and who has maintained Idaho resident status, but is not stationed within the state of Idaho on military orders.

(f) A member of the armed forces of the United States, stationed in the state of Idaho on military orders.

(g) An officer or an enlisted member of the Idaho national guard.

(h) A person separated, under honorable conditions, from the United States armed forces after at least two (2) years of service, who at the time of separation designates the state of Idaho as his intended domicile or who has Idaho as the home of record in service and enters a college or university in the state of Idaho within one (1) year of the date of separation, or who moves to Idaho for the purpose of establishing domicile; provided however, to maintain status as a resident student, such person must actively establish domicile in Idaho within one (1) year of matriculation in a public institution of higher education in Idaho.

(i) The dependent child of a person who qualifies as a resident student under the provisions of paragraphs (e) through (g) of this subsection and who receives at least fifty percent (50%) support from such person shall also be a resident student and shall not lose that resident status if, after he or she enters an Idaho public institution of higher education, the parent or guardian is transferred out of the state of Idaho on military orders.

(j) A student who is a member of an Idaho Native American Indian tribe, whose traditional and customary tribal boundaries included portions of the state of Idaho, or whose Indian tribe was granted reserved lands within the state of Idaho. The state board of education shall maintain a list of tribes that meet these requirements.

(k) A student matriculating at and attending a public institution of higher education in Idaho in a graduate or professional program who:

(i) Graduated from an institution of higher education located in Idaho that:

1. Is public;

2. Is private and holds a certificate of registration with the board pursuant to section 33-2402, Idaho Code; or

3. Is private, nonprofit and exempt from registration with the board pursuant to section 33-2402, Idaho Code;

(ii) Physically resided in Idaho for at least the final twelve (12) months of undergraduate studies;

(iii) Earned a baccalaureate degree from the undergraduate institution sufficient to meet the standards for admission into the graduate or professional program; and

(iv) Enrolls in the graduate or professional program no later than thirty-six (36) months after receiving a baccalaureate degree from the undergraduate institution.

(2) The establishment of a new domicile in Idaho by a person formerly domiciled in another state has occurred if such person has resided in Idaho for the prior twelve (12) months and:

(a) Is physically present in Idaho primarily for purposes other than educational. An undergraduate student who is enrolled as a full-time student in any term during the prior twelve (12) month period shall be presumed to be in Idaho for primarily educational purposes. Such period of enrollment shall not be counted toward the establishment of a domicile in this state unless the student can provide proof of full-time employment in Idaho for twelve (12) months before the term in which the student proposes to enroll as a resident student and the filing of an Idaho state resident income tax return for the prior tax year; or

(b) Is a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an institution of higher education in Idaho.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the following students shall be considered nonresidents for tuition purposes:

(a) A student attending an Idaho public institution of higher education with financial assistance provided by another country or governmental unit or agency thereof. Such nonresidency shall continue for twelve (12) months after the completion of the last semester for which such assistance was provided.

(b) A student who is not a United States citizen, unless lawfully present in the United States.

(4) The state board of education and the board of regents of the university of Idaho shall adopt uniform and standard rules applicable to all Idaho public institutions of higher education now or hereafter established to determine residency status of any student and to establish procedures for review of that status.

(5) Appeal from a final determination denying residency status may be initiated by the filing of an action in the district court of the county in which the affected public institution of higher education is located. An appeal from the district court shall lie as in all civil actions.

(6) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of Idaho from establishing quotas, standards for admission, standards for readmission, or other terms and requirements governing persons who are not residents for purposes of higher education.

(7) For students who apply for special graduate and professional programs including but not limited to the WICHE student exchange programs and the Idaho medical, dental, and veterinary medicine education programs, no applicant shall be certified or otherwise designated as a beneficiary of such special program who does not meet the definition of resident student as set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

History:

[33-3717B, added 2005, ch. 210, sec. 4, p. 627; am. 2008, ch. 66, sec. 2, p. 170; am. 2008, ch. 226, sec. 1, p. 690; am. 2009, ch. 329, sec. 1, p. 939; am. 2010, ch. 77, sec. 1, p. 126; am. 2012, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 74; am. 2014, ch. 75, sec. 2, p. 198; am. 2016, ch. 114, sec. 1, p. 324; am. 2018, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 451; am. 2025, ch. 257, sec. 1, p. 1124.]
Idaho Code § 33-1628 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1628
33-1628 FIREARMS SAFETY EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

33-1628. firearms safety education in primary and secondary schools. (1) The board of trustees of a school district is encouraged to establish and maintain an in-person firearms safety education course for primary and secondary school students. The trustees shall adopt an elective course of instruction developed by the department of fish and game, a law enforcement agency, or a national firearms association as its firearms safety education course. Instructors from the department of fish and game, a law enforcement agency or a national firearms association may provide the course instruction.

(2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the firearms safety grant fund, to which shall be credited all moneys both public and private that may be appropriated, allocated, donated, distributed to, or otherwise provided for by law, including moneys distributed pursuant to section 49-420S, Idaho Code. Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for educational program grants as provided for in this section. Moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purposes of this program. All idle moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in a like manner as provided for in section 67-1210, Idaho Code, with respect to other surplus or idle moneys in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investments shall be returned to the fund.

(3) There is hereby created the Idaho firearms safety education committee. The purpose of the committee shall be to administer the firearms safety grant fund. The committee shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the attorney general. The composition of the committee shall include one (1) of each of the following: a member of the Idaho house of representatives, a member of the Idaho senate, a county sheriff, a hunters education instructor, a certified firearms instructor, a certified member of a national firearms association, and a citizen who possesses an enhanced concealed carry permit and who is a parent of an enrolled Idaho public school student. Initial appointments to the committee shall occur on or before October 1, 2025, and the initial terms of the first committee members shall commence on January 1, 2026. Terms of committee members shall be four (4) years. A member may be re-appointed upon the expiration of the member's term. In the event of a vacancy, the attorney general is authorized to appoint a new committee member to fill such vacancy pursuant to the membership requirements provided for in this subsection. A committee member who is appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the duration of the vacant term. Committee members shall serve on a voluntary basis. There shall be no legislative appropriation of funds for the committee.

(4) The Idaho firearms safety education committee shall meet no less than two (2) times per year. At its first meeting, the committee shall appoint a chair. Thereafter the committee shall establish a process for the orderly transaction of its business and for the timely administration of grants. The committee shall organize itself and be ready to process grant applications and to award grants by July 1, 2026.

(5) The state board of education shall cooperate with the committee to promote the firearms safety grant program. In addition, the state board of education shall establish a process for the receipt of firearms safety grant applications and delivery of such applications to the Idaho firearms safety education committee for consideration.

History:

[33-1628, added 2018, ch. 250, sec. 1, p. 580; am. 2024, ch. 187, sec. 4, p. 679; am. 2025, ch. 132, sec. 3, p. 685.]
Idaho Code § 33-1808 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 18 / Section 33-1808
33-1808 EDUCATOR PREPARATION.
Status: in_force

33-1808. educator preparation. (1) The state board of education shall review teacher preparation programs at the institutions of higher education under its supervision and shall assure that the course offerings and graduation requirements are consistent with the Idaho comprehensive literacy plan. To ensure compliance with this requirement, the board may allocate funds, subject to appropriation, to the higher education institutions that have teacher preparation programs.

(2) The higher education institutions shall be responsible for the preservice assessment measures for all kindergarten through grade 12 teacher preparation programs. The assessment must include a demonstration of teaching skills and knowledge congruent with current research on best reading practices. The assessment may consist of multiple measures, in alignment with best practices, for the demonstration of these skills. Each institution shall report annually to the state board of education the number of preservice teachers who have passed the assessment. The state board of education shall then compile the statewide results and report to the legislature and the governor.

(3) For all Idaho teachers working on interim certificates, alternate routes, or coming from out of state, completion of a state-approved reading instruction course shall be a onetime requirement for full certification.

(4) The board of trustees of every school district shall include, in its plan for in-service training, coursework covering reading skills development, including diagnostic tools to review and adjust instruction continuously, and the ability to identify students who need special help in reading. The district plan for in-service training in reading skills shall be submitted to the state department of education for review and approval, in a format specified by the department.

History:

[33-1808, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 879.]
Idaho Code § 33-512E — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-512E
33-512E INAPPROPRIATE ONLINE BEHAVIOR — DISCIPLINARY MEASURES.
Status: in_force

33-512E. Inappropriate online behavior — disciplinary measures. (1) Any student who engages in inappropriate online behavior as defined in this section toward a public school employee or other person as defined in this section shall be reported to the school district board of trustees or the public charter school governing board for investigation and, if applicable, for imposition of disciplinary measures.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Inappropriate online behavior" means any communication through the internet, a mobile electronic device as defined in section 49-1401A, Idaho Code, or any other online means, including social media platforms, that harasses, threatens, or bullies any public school employee or other person, whether it occurs during or outside of school hours or on or off school property. The term includes but is not limited to any online communication that:

(i) Contains obscene or discriminatory content directed at public school employees or other persons; or

(ii) Harms the reputation, dignity, or safety of public school employees or other persons.

(b) "Person" means any student enrolled in any school district or public charter school, any parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in any school district or public charter school, or any volunteer at any school district or public charter school.

(c) "Public school employee" means a person directly employed by a school district or public charter school, including administrators, instructional staff, and pupil service staff.

(3) Upon receipt of a report regarding inappropriate online behavior toward a public school employee or other person, the school district board of trustees or the board's designee or the public charter school governing board or the board's designee shall investigate the matter to determine the veracity of the claims contained in the report. The investigation may include conducting interviews and gathering any relevant evidence. The school district board of trustees or the public charter school governing board shall notify the parents or legal guardians of the student about such report and, if appropriate, notify law enforcement.

(4) If the school district board of trustees or the public charter school governing board determines that the student engaged in inappropriate online behavior as described in this section, the student and the parents or legal guardians of such student shall meet with the school district board of trustees or the public charter school governing board regarding disciplinary measures. The school district board of trustees or the public charter school governing board shall impose appropriate and proportional disciplinary measures, including but not limited to warning or reprimand, required participation in an online behavior awareness program, temporary suspension, or expulsion.

(5) Nothing in this section prohibits or prevents an adversely affected public school employee or other person from pursuing any other available legal remedies.

History:

[33-512E, added 2026, ch. 174, sec. 1, p. 813.]
Idaho Code § 33-801A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 33-801A
33-801A GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY RESERVE.
Status: in_force

33-801A. General fund contingency reserve. The board of trustees of any school district may create and establish a general fund contingency reserve within the annual school district budget. Such general fund contingency reserve shall not exceed five per cent (5%) of the total general fund budget, or the equivalent value of one (1) support unit computed as required by section 33-1002, Idaho Code, whichever is greater. Disbursements from said fund may be made by resolution from time to time as the board of trustees determines necessary for contingencies that may arise. The balance of said fund shall not be accumulated beyond the budgeted fiscal year. If any money remains in the contingency reserve it shall be treated as an item of income in the following year's budget.

History:

[33-801A, added 1977, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 533; am. 1981, ch. 138, sec. 1, p. 241; am. 1986, ch. 44, sec. 1, p. 130.]
Idaho Code § 33-3704 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 37 / Section 33-3704
33-3704 DINING HALL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

33-3704. Dining hall funds. Whereas heretofore and under the supervision of the state board of education in its capacity as board of trustees of the several state educational institutions, there have been established and are now in operation dining halls, and no clear legislative direction as to disposition to be made of accumulations in dining hall funds exists, now therefore, it is hereby declared that the operation of dining halls at educational institutions under the supervision of, and where deemed necessary by the state board of education, is a public purpose and a necessary incident to the proper government of such educational institutions.

History:

[33-3704, added 1943, ch. 3, sec. 1, p. 4; am. 1965, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 250.]
Idaho Code § 33-1272 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1272
33-1272 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

33-1272. Definitions. As used in this act:

(1) "Affiliate" means:

(a) Any organization subject to the constitution, bylaws, or similar governing documents of a teachers union;

(b) Any organization with a constitution, bylaws, or similar governing documents that a teachers union is subject to;

(c) Any organization that receives a regular portion of the dues or fees collected by a teachers union from its members pursuant to the constitution, bylaws, or similar governing documents of such organization or the teachers union; or

(d) A political committee or political organization controlled by a teachers union.

(2) "Local education organization" or "teachers union" means any local district organization duly chosen and selected by fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the professional employees, excluding administrative personnel as addressed in this section, as their representative organization for negotiations under this act, as well as any organization seeking such status.

(3) "Negotiations" means publicly meeting and conferring in good faith by a local board of trustees and the authorized local education organization, or the respective designated representatives of both parties for the purpose of reaching an agreement, upon matters and conditions subject to negotiations as specified in a negotiation agreement between said parties and not otherwise prohibited by section 33-1275, Idaho Code, or any other applicable law.

(4) "Professional employee" means any certificated employee of a school district, including charter districts; provided however, that administrative personnel including superintendents, supervisors or principals are excluded from the professional employee group for the purposes of negotiations.

(5) "Representational activities" means the activities specified in paragraphs (i) through (m) of subsection (6) of this section.

(6) "Teachers union activities" means any of the following activities undertaken at the direction of, on behalf of, or to advance the purposes of a teachers union or its affiliate:

(a) Supporting or opposing any candidate for federal, state, or local public office;

(b) Influencing the passage or defeat of any federal or state legislation, federal or state regulation, local ordinance, or any ballot measure;

(c) Promoting or soliciting membership or participation in, or financial support of, a teachers union or its affiliate;

(d) Seeking to become the exclusive representative of all professional employees in a school district;

(e) Participating in the administration, business, or internal governance of a teachers union or its affiliate;

(f) Preparing, conducting, or attending teachers union or affiliate events, conferences, conventions, meetings, or trainings, unless such training is directly related to the performance of professional employees' job duties;

(g) Distributing teachers union or affiliate communications;

(h) Representing or speaking on behalf of a teachers union or its affiliate in any setting, venue, or procedure in which the school district is not a participant;

(i) Preparing, filing, or pursuing grievances;

(j) Representing professional employees in investigatory interviews, disciplinary proceedings or appeals up to and including termination, or other administrative or legal proceedings;

(k) Engaging in negotiations and any related mediation;

(l) Administering a negotiation agreement; or

(m) Participating in labor-management committees.

For the purposes of this section, "good faith" means honesty, fairness and lawfulness of purpose with the absence of any intent to defraud, act maliciously or take unfair advantage or the observance of reasonable standards of fair dealing.

History:

[33-1272, added 1971, ch. 103, sec. 2, p. 223; am. 1989, ch. 294, sec. 2, p. 722; am. 2013, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 368; am. 2013, ch. 330, sec. 2, p. 862; am. 2026, ch. 342, sec. 2, p. 1328.]
Idaho Code § 33-2802 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 28 / Section 33-2802
33-2802 BOARD OF REGENTS.
Status: in_force

33-2802. Board of regents. The general supervision, government and control of the University of Idaho is vested in the state board of education which also constitutes the board of regents of the university and is known as the state board of education and board of regents of the University of Idaho.

History:

[(33-2802) 1888-1889, p. 21, sec. 2; 1901, p. 14, sec. 1; R.C., sec. 486; 1913, ch. 77, secs. 1, 3, p. 328; C.L., sec. 486; C.S., sec. 1057; I.C.A., sec. 32-2302; am. 1993, ch. 404, sec. 4, p. 1473; am. 1999, ch. 56, sec. 3, p. 145.]
Idaho Code § 33-2121 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2121
33-2121 REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

33-2121. Removal of commissioners. For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the governor of Idaho upon receiving a resolution therefor by junior college trustees requesting such removal and setting out the grounds and reasons for such request, but a commissioner shall be removed only after he shall have been given a copy of the resolution at least ten (10) days prior to a hearing thereon if a hearing is requested to be held before the governor and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. In the event of the removal of any commissioner pursuant to this section, a report of the proceeding, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district.

History:

[33-2121, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 6, p. 137.]
Idaho Code § 33-1120 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-1120
33-1120 DISPOSITION OF MONEY REMAINING AFTER REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

33-1120. Disposition of money remaining after redemption. Any money remaining in the bond interest and redemption fund of any school district after all of any issue of school bonds and all interest thereon have been paid, redeemed and canceled shall be held to apply against the redemption of any other bonds issued by the district or, such money may be credited to the school plant facilities reserve fund; if the district has not established such fund, such money may be transferred to the credit of the general fund of the district. Any transfer or credit authorized by this section shall be upon resolution of the board of trustees.

History:

[33-1120, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 116, p. 27; am. 1996, ch. 341, sec. 1, p. 1147.]
Idaho Code § 33-2108 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2108
33-2108 JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS PUBLIC CORPORATIONS — SUE AND BE SUED — CORPORATE SEAL.
Status: in_force

33-2108. Junior college districts public corporations — Sue and be sued — Corporate seal. Each junior college district shall be a public corporation, may sue and be sued in its corporate name, and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.

History:

[33-2108, added 1963, ch. 363, sec. 8, p. 1037.]
Idaho Code § 33-1707 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 33-1707
33-1707 REIMBURSEMENT — DETERMINATION — CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

33-1707. Reimbursement — Determination — Certification.

(1)(a) From the data provided by the school district, as required by section 33-1706, Idaho Code, the state department of education shall compute the average of the number of pupils enrolling in the course and those completing the same and determine for such average number the per-pupil cost thereof.

(b) The amount due the district from the driver training account in the state treasury shall be the total cost of operating the program, or the average of the number enrolling in the course and those completing the same, multiplied by one hundred fifty dollars ($150), whichever is the lesser.

(2) On or before the fifteenth day of February, and the thirtieth day of June, and the fifteenth day of September in each year, the state superintendent of public instruction shall certify to the state controller a list of school districts having submitted the reports required in section 33-1706, Idaho Code, and the amount of money due to each as computed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. The state controller shall draw his warrants against the driver training account in the state treasury, in favor of the several districts entitled thereto, in the amount so certified. Annually, no later than the first day of September in each year, the state superintendent of public instruction shall cause the supervisor of driver training to prepare a report listing the names of the school districts having submitted the reports as required in section 33-1706, Idaho Code, and the amounts of money paid each as computed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

History:

[33-1707, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 171, p. 27; am. 1967, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 296; am. 1972, ch. 284, sec. 1, p. 716; am. 1973, ch. 18, sec. 2, p. 38; am. 1975, ch. 213, sec. 1, p. 593; am. 1976, ch. 117, sec. 1, p. 455; am. 1980, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 128; am. 1981, ch. 302, sec. 1, p. 624; am. 1982, ch. 78, sec. 1, p. 145; am. 1985, ch. 239, sec. 1, p. 567; am. 1988, ch. 159, sec. 1, p. 289; am. 1992, ch. 245, sec. 1, p. 723; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 46, p. 458; am. 1995, ch. 279, sec. 1, p. 939; am. 1996, ch. 27, sec. 1, p. 66; am. 2004, ch. 57, sec. 1, p. 267; am. 2020, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 448.]
Idaho Code § 33-5501 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 55 / Section 33-5501
33-5501 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

33-5501. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Digital Learning Academy Act of 2002."

History:

[33-5501, added 2002, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 285.]
Idaho Code § 33-5602 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 56 / Section 33-5602
33-5602 PURPOSE, FINDINGS AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT — DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

33-5602. purpose, findings and legislative intent — definitions. (1) The purpose of this act is to establish a resource for Idaho's education and library system in providing broadband, wireless local area network (LAN) and related services to students. The legislature finds that Idaho benefits from a consistent and adequate bandwidth connection to and between its districts and schools, inclusive of grades K through 12, and to its libraries. It is the intent of the legislature that:

(a) State resources be made available to support Idaho's E-rate eligible entities with technical, E-rate, security, contracting and procurement guidance, and funding distribution;

(b) E-rate eligible entities shall have the ability to collaborate regionally and intrastate for broadband and related services;

(c) Districts shall have the ability to collaborate regionally and intrastate for wireless LAN services; and

(d) E-rate eligible entities apply for and pursue, in good faith, E-rate funding.

(2) As used in this chapter:

(a) "Districts" means Idaho public schools grades K through 12, the Idaho digital learning academy, the Idaho department of juvenile corrections' education programs and the school for the deaf and the blind.

(b) "E-rate" means the schools and libraries program of the universal service fund that is administered by the universal service administrative company under the direction of the federal communications commission.

(c) "E-rate eligible entities" means Idaho public schools grades K through 12, the Idaho digital learning academy, the Idaho department of juvenile corrections education programs, the school for the deaf and the blind and the Idaho public libraries.

History:

[33-5602, added 2016, ch. 182, sec. 3, p. 492; am. 2017, ch. 141, sec. 1, p. 334.]
Idaho Code § 33-2132 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2132
33-2132 AID FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

33-2132. Aid from federal government. In addition to the powers conferred upon a dormitory housing commission by other provisions of this act, a dormitory housing commission is empowered to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for or in aid of any dormitory housing project within its area of operation, to take over or lease or manage any dormitory housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government, and to these ends, to comply with such conditions and to make such trust indentures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable. It is the purpose and intent of this act to authorize every dormitory housing commission to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance or operation of any dormitory housing project by such dormitory housing commission.

History:

[33-2132, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 17, p. 137.]
Idaho Code § 33-1212A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1212A
33-1212A COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORS AND STUDENT MENTORS.
Status: in_force

33-1212A. COLLEGE and CAREER ADVISORS AND STUDENT MENTORS. (1) College and career advising and student mentoring are essential components of students' educational experience. Such advising and mentoring provide all students with an early opportunity to identify academic strengths, areas in need of improvement and areas of interest for the purpose of making informed choices and setting postsecondary education and career goals. The focus of college and career planning is to help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve academic success and to be college and career ready upon high school graduation.

(2) School districts and charter schools may employ noncertificated staff to serve in the role of college and career advisors and student mentors. Appropriate alternative forms of advising and mentoring shall be research-based and may include the following:

(a) High contact programs such as:

(i) Near peer or college student mentors; and

(ii) Counselor, teacher or paraprofessional as advisor or mentor;

(b) Collaborative programs such as:

(i) Student ambassadors; and

(ii) Cooperative agreements with other school districts or postsecondary institutions; and

(c) Virtual coach or mentor programs.

(3) School districts and charter schools shall provide professional development in the area of college and career advising to all staff serving in the role of student mentors or advisors. All individuals providing services in the role of a college and career advisor must have a basic level of training or experience in the area of advising or mentoring to provide such services.

(4) School districts and charter schools shall notify parents or guardians of all students in grades 8 through 12 of the availability of college and career advising provided by the district and how to access such services.

(5) The state board of education shall promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this section.

History:

[33-1212A, added 2015, ch. 314, sec. 3, p. 1230; am. 2016, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 93; am. 2021, ch. 207, sec. 5, p. 570.]
Idaho Code § 33-2122 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2122
33-2122 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DORMITORY HOUSING COMMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

33-2122. Powers and duties of dormitory housing commissions. A dormitory housing commission shall constitute an independent public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted:

(a) To sue and be sued; to have a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to have perpetual succession; to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the commission, and to make and from time to time amend and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the commission.

(b) Within the junior college district: to prepare, carry out, acquire, lease and operate dormitory housing projects; to provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of any dormitory housing project or any part thereof; to contract for the management and supervision of dormitory housing projects, and in this connection the supervision of the students occupying a dormitory shall be delegated to the officers and employees of the junior college so that the supervision and conduct of such dormitory and its occupants are harmonious with the supervision and conduct of similar dormitories or other operations conducted by said junior college, it being considered that it is necessary that the junior college, at which the students occupying said dormitories are attending, shall have fit and proper control and responsibility of the discipline, supervision and conduct of such students; provided further that a lease may be entered into leasing the dormitory and properties to the junior college district under any terms and conditions deemed reasonable and desirable by the commissioner and the board of trustees of the junior college.

(c) To arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works or facilities for, or in connection with, a dormitory housing project; and to include in any contract let in connection with a project any stipulations required by law relating to wages and hours of labor, and comply with any conditions which the federal government may attach to its financial aid of the project.

(d) To own, hold and improve real and personal property; to purchase, lease, obtain options upon, acquire by gift, grant or bequest or devise or otherwise, any real or personal property or any interest therein; to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property; to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest therein; to insure or provide for the insurance of any real or personal property or operation of the authority against any risks or hazards; to procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guaranties from the federal government of the payment of any bonds or parts thereof issued by an authority, including the power to pay premiums on such insurance; to rent, manage and lease said dormitory housing projects within the purview and purpose of this act, and to establish and revise the rents or charges therefor; provided, however, that said rents shall be as uniform as may be possible under the terms and conditions of the obligations of such commission with similar dormitory rentals at said junior college;

(e) To invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which savings banks may legally invest funds subject to their control; to purchase its bonds at a price not more than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, and all bonds so purchased shall be cancelled.

(f) To exercise all or any part or combination of powers herein granted and do all things necessary or incidental to the proper operation of this act.

No provisions of law with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies shall be applicable to any commission unless the legislature shall specifically so state.

History:

[33-2122, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 7, p. 137.]
Idaho Code § 33-5905 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 59 / Section 33-5905
33-5905 IDAHO SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

33-5905. Idaho school safety and security advisory board. (1) There is hereby established in the office of the state board of education the Idaho school safety and security advisory board. The advisory board shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows:

(a) Four (4) members appointed by the governor as follows:

(i) One (1) parent of a student who attends an Idaho public school;

(ii) One (1) teacher who teaches in an Idaho public school;

(iii) One (1) representative of a local school board; and

(iv) One (1) representative of school superintendents;

(b) The state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;

(c) One (1) representative from the state board of education;

(d) One (1) representative from the Idaho state police;

(e) One (1) representative from the Idaho chiefs of police association;

(f) One (1) representative from the Idaho sheriffs' association;

(g) One (1) representative from the Idaho office of emergency management;

(h) One (1) representative from the Idaho fire chiefs association; and

(i) Two (2) representatives from the state legislature that shall include one (1) member from the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one (1) member from the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(2) The members of the advisory board shall serve the following terms:

(a) The gubernatorial appointees shall serve terms of three (3) years.

(b) All other members shall serve terms of two (2) years.

(3) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the balance of the unexpired term.

(4) The advisory board shall appoint a chairperson from among its members for a term certain.

(5) The members of the advisory board shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

(6) The advisory board shall meet at least annually, but may meet more frequently subject to the call of the chairperson.

History:

[(33-5905) 33-5805, added 2016, ch. 192, sec. 1, p. 535; am. and redesig. 2017, ch. 58, sec. 16, p. 111; am. 2021, ch. 98, sec. 2, p. 331.]
Idaho Code § 33-517 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-517
33-517 NONCERTIFICATED PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

33-517. Noncertificated personnel. The board of trustees of each school district, including any specially chartered district and any Idaho public charter school, shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To provide that hiring and evaluation procedures for noncertificated personnel shall be in writing and shall be available for any noncertificated employee's review during regular business hours. Job descriptions for all noncertificated employees shall be written and shall be made available to employees of the district or other people seeking employment.

(2) To provide a grievance procedure for noncertificated employees of the district which meets the minimum standards of paragraphs (a) through (i) of this subsection. In the event a grievance procedure is not provided, the following grievance procedure shall apply.

(a) A grievance shall be defined as a written allegation of:

(i) A violation of current written board approved school district policy;

(ii) A violation of current written school procedures;

(iii) A violation of the current written board approved employee handbook;

(iv) A condition or conditions that jeopardize the health or safety of the employee or another; or

(v) Tasks assigned outside of the employee's essential job functions and for which the employee has no specialized training.

A noncertificated employee of the district may file a grievance about any matter related to his or her employment, only if it directly relates to any of the grounds for a grievance provided for in paragraph (a)(i) through (v) of this subsection. However, neither the rate of salary or wage of the employee nor the decision to terminate an employee for cause during the initial one hundred eighty (180) days of employment shall be a proper subject for consideration under the grievance procedure provided in this section. For the purposes of this section, "current" means as of the date of the incident giving rise to the grievance.

(b) If a noncertificated employee files a grievance, the employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the district's human resources administrator within six (6) working days of the incident giving rise to the grievance. The grievance shall state the nature of the grievance and the remedy sought. Within six (6) working days of receipt of the grievance, the district's human resources administrator shall schedule an informal grievance meeting with the grievant, the employee against whom the grievance is filed, respective advocates, as well as a district administrator who will not be involved in the statutory grievance process. The purpose of the meeting shall be to attempt to find a resolution to the employee grievance.

(c) If a resolution is not reached during the informal grievance meeting, the individual against whom a grievance is filed shall file a written response to the employee grievance within six (6) working days after the conclusion of the informal grievance meeting. Thereafter, the employee may appeal the grievance to the superintendent of the district or the superintendent's designee within six (6) working days of the receipt of the written response or within six (6) working days from the date the written response was due if the noncertificated employee received no written response. Within six (6) working days of an appeal, the superintendent or his designee shall provide a written response to the noncertificated employee.

(d) If the noncertificated employee is not satisfied with the response of the superintendent or the designee, or if there is no response by the superintendent or the designee within the time frame provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section, the noncertificated employee may request a review of the grievance by a hearing panel within six (6) working days from receipt of the response provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section if the employee received a written response, or six (6) working days from the date the superintendent or designee last had to respond if the noncertificated employee received no written response. Within ten (10) working days of receipt of an appeal, a panel consisting of three (3) persons; one (1) designated by the superintendent, one (1) designated by the employee, and one (1) agreed upon by the two (2) appointed members for the purpose of reviewing the appeal. Within ten (10) working days following completion of the review, the panel shall submit its decision in writing to the noncertificated employee, the superintendent, and the board of trustees.

(e) The panel's decision shall be the final and conclusive resolution of the grievance unless the board of trustees overturns the panel's decision by resolution at the board of trustees' next regularly scheduled public meeting or unless, within forty-two (42) calendar days of the filing of the board's decision, either party appeals to the district court in the county where the school district is located. Upon appeal of a decision of the board of trustees, the district court may affirm or set aside and remand the matter to the board of trustees upon the following grounds, and shall not set the same aside on any other grounds:

(i) That the findings of fact are not based on any substantial, competent evidence;

(ii) That the board of trustees has acted without jurisdiction or in excess of its powers;

(iii) That the findings by the board of trustees as a matter of law do not support the decision.

(f) A noncertificated employee filing a grievance pursuant to this section shall be entitled to a representative of the employee's choice at each step of the grievance procedure provided in this section. The person against whom the grievance is filed, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall be entitled to a representative at each step of the grievance procedure. None of these individuals will be qualified to sit on the advisory grievance panel.

(g) The timelines of the grievance procedure established in this section may be waived or modified by mutual agreement.

(h) Utilization of the grievance procedure established pursuant to this section shall not constitute a waiver of any right of appeal available pursuant to law or regulation.

(i) Neither the board nor any member of the administration shall take reprisals affecting the employment status of any party in interest. The employee filing a grievance shall not take any reprisals regarding the course of the outcome of the grievance nor take any reprisals against any party or witness participating in the grievance.

(j) A noncertificated employee of a school district shall be provided a personnel file consistent with the provisions of section 33-518, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-517, added 1989, ch. 195, sec. 1, p. 490; am. 2014, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 468.]
Idaho Code § 33-1805 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 18 / Section 33-1805
33-1805 STUDENT READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION.
Status: in_force

33-1805. student reading instruction and intervention. (1) It is the ultimate goal of the legislature that every student read at or above grade level by the end of grade 3. School districts shall offer a reading intervention program pursuant to this section to each kindergarten through grade 3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency on the statewide reading assessment pursuant to section 33-1806, Idaho Code, to ensure students can read at or above grade level at the end of grade 3. The reading intervention program shall be provided in addition to core reading instruction that is provided to all students in the general education classroom and must be in alignment with the Idaho comprehensive literacy plan. The reading intervention program shall:

(a) Be provided to all kindergarten through grade 3 students identified with a reading deficiency as determined by the statewide reading assessments;

(b) Provide intensive development in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension as applicable to the grade level; and

(c) Monitor the reading progress of each student's reading skills throughout the school year and adjust instruction according to student needs. Monitoring may include both local and statewide assessments.

(2) Reading improvement plan. Any student in kindergarten through grade 3 who exhibits a deficiency in reading at any time based on the statewide assessment shall receive an individual reading improvement plan no later than thirty (30) days after the identification of the reading deficiency. The reading improvement plan shall be created by the teacher, principal, other pertinent school personnel, including staff-assigned library duties if applicable, and the student's parent or guardian and shall describe the reading intervention services the student will receive to remedy the reading deficit. Each student must receive intensive reading intervention until the student is determined to be proficient in reading for the student's grade level.

(a) Having made a good faith effort, should the school be unable to engage the parent or guardian in the development of the student's reading improvement plan within fifteen (15) days of notifying the parent, the school may move forward with the creation of the student's reading improvement plan without parental participation.

(b) Any student who has been identified as not proficient through a local literacy assessment may also be put on a reading improvement plan.

(c) Students who are on a reading improvement plan and have been identified through the statewide assessment to be at grade level may be transitioned off of the reading improvement plan. Schools must notify the parents or guardians in advance of transitioning students off of their reading improvement plan.

(3) Parent notification. The parent of any student in kindergarten through grade 3 who exhibits a deficiency in reading at any time during the school year must be notified in writing of the reading deficiency. The school district shall assist schools with providing written notification to the parent of any student who has not met grade-level proficiency.

(a) The initial notification must include the following:

(i) A statement that the student has been identified as having a deficiency in reading and that a reading improvement plan will be established by the teacher, principal, other applicable school personnel, and the parent or guardian;

(ii) A description of the current services that are provided to the student; and

(iii) A description of the available reading intervention and supplemental instructional services and supports that could be provided to the student that are designed to address the identified areas of reading deficiency.

(b) Following development of the plan, the parent will be provided with:

(i) A description of the reading intervention and supplemental instructional services and support that will be provided to the student that are designed to address the identified areas of reading deficiency; and

(ii) Strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student to succeed in reading.

(c) At the conclusion of each school year, or earlier if it has been determined that the student is proficient and is no longer in need of intervention, the parent or guardian will be updated on the student's progress, including any recommendation for placement.

(4) District annual reporting. Each school district shall report to the state department of education by October 1 of each year the number and percentage of students, by grade level, on an individualized reading improvement plan.

(5) Department responsibilities. The state department of education shall annually compile the information required along with state-level summary information and annually report such information to the state board of education, the public, the governor, and the legislature. The department shall provide technical assistance as needed to aid school districts in implementing the provisions of this section.

(6) The state board of education may promulgate rules for the administration and implementation of this section.

History:

[33-1805, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 875.]
Idaho Code § 33-1015 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 33-1015
33-1015 STATE REVENUE MATCHING UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.
Status: in_force

33-1015. State revenue matching under the national school lunch act. In school districts where personnel are employed to operate a school lunch program partially funded under provisions of the national school lunch act, all employer paid contributions to the social security administration for school lunch personnel shall be paid from funds received by school districts from the state general account appropriation for public school support.

History:

[33-1015, added 1994, ch. 428, sec. 13, p. 1380; am. 2006, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 799.]
Idaho Code § 33-507 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-507
33-507 LIMITATION UPON AUTHORITY OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

33-507. Limitation upon authority of trustees. (1) It shall be unlawful for any trustee to have pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or other transaction pertaining to the maintenance or conduct of the school district or to accept any reward or compensation for services rendered as a trustee except as may be otherwise provided in this section. The board of trustees of a school district may accept and award contracts involving the school district to businesses in which a trustee or a person related to him by blood or marriage within the second degree has a direct or indirect interest provided that the procedures set forth in section 18-1361 or 18-1361A, Idaho Code, are followed. The receiving, soliciting, or acceptance of moneys of a school district for deposit in any bank or trust company, or the lending of money by any bank or trust company to any school district, shall not be deemed to be a contract pertaining to the maintenance or conduct of a school district within the meaning of this section; nor shall the payment by any school district board of trustees of compensation to any bank or trust company, for services rendered in the transaction of any banking business with such district board of trustees, be deemed the payment of any reward or compensation to any officer or director of any such bank or trust company within the meaning of this section.

(2) It shall be unlawful for the board of trustees of any class of school district to enter into or execute any contract with the spouse of any member of such board, the terms of which said contract requires or will require the payment or delivery of any school district funds, money, or property to such spouse, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section or in section 18-1361 or 18-1361A, Idaho Code.

(3) No spouse of any trustee may be employed by a school district with a fall student enrollment population of greater than one thousand two hundred (1,200) in the prior school year. For school districts and public charter schools with a fall student enrollment population of one thousand two hundred (1,200) or less in the prior school year and for schools funded pursuant to the provisions of section 33-1003(2), Idaho Code, such spouse may be employed in a nonadministrative position for a school year if each of the following conditions has been met:

(a) The position has been listed as open for application on the school district website or in a local newspaper, whichever is consistent with the district's current practice, and the position shall be listed for at least sixty (60) days, unless the opening occurred during the school year, in which case the position shall be so listed for at least fifteen (15) days. If the position is listed in a newspaper, the listing shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 60-106, Idaho Code;

(b) No applications were received that met the minimum certification, endorsement, education or experience requirements of the position other than such spouse; and

(c) The trustee abstained from voting in the employment of the spouse and was absent from the meeting while such employment was being considered and determined.

The school district or school may employ such spouse for further school years, provided that the conditions contained in this subsection are met for each school year in which such spouse is employed.

(4) Until June 30, 2030, for school districts with a fall student enrollment of four hundred (400) or less, a spouse may be employed if selected through a school district's approved hiring process as long as the trustee abstains from being involved in any part of the hiring, employment, or compensation processes and as long as the spouse is employed in a nonadministrative position.

(5) The trustee shall abstain from voting in any decisions affecting the compensation, benefits, individual performance evaluation or disciplinary action related to the spouse and shall be absent from the meeting while such issues are being considered and determined. Such limitation shall include, but not be limited to: any matters relating to negotiations regarding compensation and benefits; discussion and negotiation with district benefits providers; and any matter relating to the spouse and letters of reprimand, direction, probation or termination. Such limitations shall not prohibit the trustee spouse from participating in deliberation and voting upon the district's annual fiscal budget or annual audit report.

(6) Any spouse of a trustee employed as a certificated employee pursuant to this section, except spouses employed pursuant to subsection (4) of this section prior to June 30, 2030, shall be employed under a category 1 contract pursuant to section 33-514A, Idaho Code. Any spouse employed in a noncertificated position pursuant to this section shall be employed as an at-will employee with no contract status and no rights to continue employment.

(7) When any relative of any trustee or relative of the spouse of a trustee related by affinity or consanguinity within the second degree is considered for employment in a school district, such trustee shall abstain from voting in the election of such relative and shall be absent from the meeting while such employment is being considered and determined.

History:

[33-507, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 57, p. 27; am. 1977, ch. 23, sec. 1, p. 45; am. 1994, ch. 300, sec. 1, p. 947; am. 1996, ch. 193, sec. 3, p. 603; am. 2014, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 634; am. 2025, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 733.]
Idaho Code § 33-5310 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 53 / Section 33-5310
33-5310 CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

33-5310. credit enhancement program. If approved to participate in the Idaho school bond guaranty program established in this chapter, a school district may also seek credit enhancement, as authorized pursuant to section 57-728, Idaho Code, by applying therefor pursuant to section 57-728(3), Idaho Code.

History:

[33-5310, added 1999, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 848; am. 2009, ch. 185, sec. 5, p. 605.]
Idaho Code § 33-141 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-141
33-141 NATIONAL MOTTO.
Status: in_force

33-141. national motto. (1) An educational institution under the general supervision, governance, or control of the state board of education or the board of regents of the university of Idaho must display a durable poster or a framed copy of a representation of the national motto, "In God We Trust," in a conspicuous place if:

(a) Such poster or framed copy includes a representation of the United States flag or a representation of the flag of the state of Idaho, or both;

(b) The background, lettering, and framing on the poster or framed copy include only black, white, gold, or silver;

(c) Such poster or framed copy was donated to the institution;

(d) Such poster and framing do not contain any other lettering, verbiage, images, logos, or likeness other than that required by this section;

(e) Such poster and framing do not contain any markings identifying the donor of the poster; and

(f) The size of the poster or framed copy is approved by the educational institution.

(2) A poster or framed copy that meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section may be purchased from private donations and made available to an institution pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

History:

[33-141, added 2023, ch. 148, sec. 1, p. 402.]
Idaho Code § 33-5306 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 53 / Section 33-5306
33-5306 PAYING AGENT TO PROVIDE NOTICE — STATE TREASURER TO EXECUTE TRANSFER TO PAYING AGENTS — EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

33-5306. Paying agent to provide notice — State treasurer to execute transfer to paying agents — Effect of transfer.

(1) (a) The superintendent of each school district with outstanding, unpaid bonds shall transfer moneys sufficient for the scheduled debt service payment to its paying agent at least fifteen (15) days before any principal or interest payment date for the bonds.

(b) The paying agent may, if instructed to do so by the superintendent, invest the moneys at the risk and for the benefit of the school district until the payment date.

(c) A superintendent who is unable to transfer the scheduled debt service payment to the paying agent fifteen (15) days before the payment date shall immediately notify the paying agent and the state treasurer as set forth in the procedures for notice under the provisions of this chapter established by the state treasurer.

(2) If sufficient funds are not transferred to the paying agent as required by subsection (1) of this section, the paying agent shall notify the state treasurer of that failure in writing at least ten (10) days before the scheduled debt service payment date as set forth in the procedures for notice under the provisions of this chapter established by the state treasurer.

(3) (a) If sufficient moneys to pay the scheduled debt service payment have not been transferred to the paying agent, the state treasurer shall, on or before the scheduled payment date, gather sufficient moneys to make the scheduled debt service payment as set forth in section 33-5308, Idaho Code, and transfer such moneys to the paying agent.

(b) The payment by the treasurer:

(i) Discharges the obligation of the issuing school district to its bondholders for the payment; and

(ii) Transfers the rights represented by the general obligation of the school district from the bondholders to the state.

(c) The school district shall pay the transferred obligation to the state as provided in this chapter.

History:

[33-5306, added 1999, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 843; am. 2010, ch. 295, sec. 2, p. 796.]
Idaho Code § 33-1615 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1615
33-1615 FINANCIAL LITERACY.
Status: in_force

33-1615. Financial literacy. (1) Each school district, specially charted district, and public charter school serving students in grades 9 through 12, or any combination thereof, shall provide to all students in grades 9 through 12 one (1) or more courses in personal financial literacy and money management.

(2) This instruction must include the following core competency areas:

(a) Recognize the influence of money on human behavior;

(b) Learn about various types of bank accounts;

(c) Evaluate various investment options and calculate net worth;

(d) Learn about various types of credit and how credit rating is determined;

(e) Understand the essentials of financing a college education;

(f) Evaluate various types of insurance associated with independent living;

(g) Recognize the purpose of the tax system and how it relates to each citizen and the citizen's income;

(h) Build a budget for independent living; and

(i) Recognize and utilize modern consumer skills, tools, and practices.

(3) Completing this course will fulfill the financial literacy component of the high school graduation requirement.

(4) Subject to state-appropriated funds, the state department of education shall make available funding for high-quality professional development focused on financial literacy courses that align with the core competency areas described in subsection (2) of this section. Allowable expenses include summer institutes offered at different sites throughout the state and workshops to help high school teachers prepare to teach students financial literacy.

History:

[(33-1615) 33-1614, added 2023, ch. 50, sec. 1, p. 197; am. and redesig. 2024, ch. 16, sec. 11, p. 145.]
Idaho Code § 33-4408 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 44 / Section 33-4408
33-4408 PAYMENT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

33-4408. Payment provisions. Students shall be compensated on an hourly basis for actual time on the job at a rate commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the job. Student employees must be paid at least monthly. Individual checks payable to the student, or similar instruments which may be cashed by students on their own endorsement without further restrictions, are required. With written permission from the student, the institution may credit earnings to the student's account to defray institutional educational costs.

History:

[33-4408, added 1989, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 275.]
Idaho Code § 33-1271 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1271
33-1271 SCHOOL DISTRICTS — PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES — NEGOTIATION AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

33-1271. School districts — Professional employees — Negotiation agreements. (1) The board of trustees of each school district, including specially chartered districts, or designated representatives of such district, is hereby empowered to and shall, upon its own initiative or upon the request of a local education organization representing a majority of the professional employees, enter into a negotiation agreement with the local education organization or designated representatives of such organization.

(2) The parties to negotiations shall negotiate in good faith on those matters specified in any such negotiation agreement between the local board of trustees and the local education organization, unless otherwise prohibited by section 33-1275, Idaho Code, or any other applicable law.

(3) A request for negotiations may be initiated by either party to such negotiation agreement.

(4) Upon either party making a request for negotiations, the local education organization, upon board request, shall provide to the district written evidence establishing that the local education organization represents fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the professional employees for negotiations. If requested by the board, the local education organization shall establish this representative status on an annual basis, prior to the commencement of negotiations. In order to establish a local education organization's representative status, a local education organization must show that within the last two (2) years, fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the professional employees, as defined in section 33-1272, Idaho Code, indicated agreement to be represented by the local education organization for negotiation purposes. Evidence of fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) inconsistent with this provision shall not be counted in the establishment of representative status.

(5) Accurate records or minutes of the proceedings shall be kept and shall be available for public inspection at the office of the affected school district during normal business hours.

(6) Joint ratification of all final offers of settlement shall be made in open meetings. Each party must provide written evidence confirming to the other that majority ratification has occurred.

History:

[33-1271, added 1971, ch. 103, sec. 1, p. 223; am. 1977, ch. 309, sec. 1, p. 882; am. 1989, ch. 294, sec. 1, p. 722; am. 2011, ch. 40, sec. 1, p. 95; am. 2013, ch. 330, sec. 1, p. 862; am. 2018, ch. 219, sec. 1, p. 492; am. 2026, ch. 342, sec. 1, p. 1327.]
Idaho Code § 33-5205B — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 52 / Section 33-5205B
33-5205B PERFORMANCE-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY.
Status: in_force

33-5205B. PERFORMANCE-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY. (1) Within seventy-five (75) days of approval of a charter application, the authorizer and the charter holder shall negotiate and execute a performance certificate that clearly sets forth the agreed-upon academic and operational performance expectations and measures, consistent with those outlined by the public charter school in its application. The performance expectations and measures set forth in the performance certificate shall include:

(a) Student academic proficiency;

(b) Student academic growth;

(c) College and career readiness (for high schools);

(d) The actual and potential at-risk and economically disadvantaged makeup of the student body population as defined in section 33-1001, Idaho Code, for all grade levels; and

(e) Board performance and stewardship, including compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and terms of the performance certificate.

(2) The performance certificate shall be signed by the designated representatives of the authorizer's governing board and the charter holder.

(3) No public charter school may commence operations without an executed performance certificate.

(4) An authorizer shall continually monitor the performance and legal compliance of the public charter schools it oversees, including collecting and analyzing data, and may conduct prearranged site visits, if needed, to support ongoing evaluation according to the performance certificate. Every authorizer shall have the authority to conduct oversight activities that enable the authorizer to fulfill its responsibilities, including conducting appropriate inquiries and investigations, as long as those activities are consistent with the intent of this chapter and do not unduly inhibit the autonomy granted to public charter schools. If an authorizer has reason to believe that a charter holder or public charter school has violated any provision of law, it shall notify the charter holder and the entity responsible for administering said law of the possible violation.

(5) A charter holder or the authorizer may enter into negotiations to revise a charter or performance certificate at any time. If a charter holder applies to revise its charter or performance certificate, the authorizer's review of the application shall be limited in scope solely to the proposed revisions.

(6) The charter holder shall be responsible for promptly notifying the authorizer of the following with appropriate documentation:

(a) If the charter holder becomes aware that the school is not operating in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of its performance certificate;

(b) If any revisions or amendments are made to the articles of incorporation or bylaws;

(c) If the school's accrediting body finds that the school has failed to meet or maintain full accreditation requirements;

(d) If any complaints are filed against the school, including but not limited to lawsuits and complaints filed with the Idaho professional standards commission relating to school employees;

(e) If there are changes to any school board members or their contact information; or

(f) If there are any early warning signs of distress as outlined in the performance certificate, including any excessive reductions in enrollment of all students or at-risk students, excessive staff turnover, or excessive governance board turnover of the charter holder in any school year or between school years.

History:

[33-5205B, added 2024, ch. 9, sec. 17, p. 69.]
Idaho Code § 33-1630 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1630
33-1630 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT FLEXIBILITY DOCUMENT — STATE BOARD OF AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DUTIES.
Status: in_force

33-1630. elementary and secondary education act flexibility document — state board of and state department of education duties. (1) The state board of education shall promulgate rules setting forth the provisions of the flexibility document associated with the federal elementary and secondary education act (ESEA). The purpose of the document is to achieve flexibility for state and local education agencies (LEA). Such document shall include testing for grades 3 through 8 and once in high school at the minimum. Such document shall include the following:

(a) A testing schedule for pupils in grade 11 who shall take a college or career ready assessment;

(b) A provision stating that LEAs may conduct additional formative or pre- and post-testing as needed;

(c) A provision stating that federal testing requirements may be used as graduation criteria;

(d) A provision stating that the state education agency will select an appropriate statewide test based on, at a minimum, such elements as adherence to Idaho's content standards for learning, cost and duration or type, i.e., written or computer adaptive; and

(e) A provision for maintenance of a statewide learning management system of reporting for the support of LEAs that maximizes communication, collaboration and mastery of academic content. Reporting in this section is intended to satisfy the minimum federal requirements of the consolidated state performance report (CSPR) and serve as a tool for LEAs to measure individual growth or achievement and system accountability.

(2) The state department of education shall begin to review the Idaho's standards for learning of math and English language arts (ELA) in 2015. Idaho's content standards of learning are intended to reinforce our commitment to maintaining a college and career ready standard.

History:

[33-1630, added 2015, ch. 315, sec. 1, p. 1231.]
Idaho Code § 33-6801 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 68 / Section 33-6801
33-6801 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

33-6801. short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Protecting Campus Free Speech in Higher Education Act."

History:

[33-6801, added 2025, ch. 194, sec. 1, p. 892.]
Idaho Code § 33-3730 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 37 / Section 33-3730
33-3730 PROCEDURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Status: in_force

33-3730. procedures to prevent the spread of infectious disease. (1) Each state institution of higher education must adopt a policy for measures and procedures to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease, including temporary closure of the institution or any of its buildings or campuses. Such policy must be adopted in consultation with the state board of education and the district health department of any public health district in which the institution offers in-person classes. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, once such policy is adopted, only the state board of education, acting in accordance with the policy, has the authority to close an institution or any of its buildings or campuses, to limit its programs or activities, or to require other measures at the institution for the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious or infectious disease.

(2) The state board of education or a state institution of higher education acting in accordance with a policy adopted pursuant to this section may not be held to violate any order issued by the department of health and welfare pursuant to section 56-1003(7), Idaho Code; a district board of health pursuant to section 39-414(2), Idaho Code; or a city pursuant to section 50-304, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-3730, added 2021, ch. 15, sec. 1, p. 36.]
Idaho Code § 33-5009 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 50 / Section 33-5009
33-5009 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.
Status: in_force

33-5009. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 of that act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001(a), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 of that act, 15 U.S.C. section 7003(b).

History:

[33-5009, added 2007, ch. 173, sec. 2, p. 516.]
Idaho Code § 33-1224 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1224
33-1224 POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

33-1224. Powers and duties of teachers. (1) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Corporal punishment" means knowingly and purposely inflicting physical pain on a pupil as a disciplinary measure.

(b) "Physical escort" means a temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder, or back for the purpose of directing a student to a safe location.

(c) "Restraint" means physical, mechanical, or chemical forms of restriction, which are defined as follows:

(i) "Physical restraint" means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move his torso, arms, legs, or head freely. This term does not include a physical escort;

(ii) "Mechanical restraint" means the use of any device or equipment to restrict a student's freedom of movement. This term does not include devices implemented by trained school personnel or utilized by a student that have been prescribed by an appropriate medical-related services professional and are used for the specific and approved purposes for which such devices were designed, such as:

1. Adaptive devices or mechanical supports, when used to achieve proper body position, balance, or alignment to allow greater freedom of mobility than would be possible without the use of such devices or mechanical supports;

2. Vehicle safety restraints, when used as intended during the transport of a student in a moving vehicle;

3. Restraints for medical immobilization; or

4. Orthopedically prescribed devices that permit a student to participate in activities without risk of harm; and

(iii) "Chemical restraint" means the use of drugs or medication to control behavior. This term does not include drugs or medication prescribed by and administered in accordance with the directions of a qualified health professional.

(d) "Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving. This term does not include a timeout that is a behavior management technique that is part of an approved program, involves the monitored separation of the student in a nonlocked setting, and is implemented for the purpose of calming.

(2) In the absence of any statute or rule or regulation of the board of trustees, any teacher employed by a school district shall have the right to direct how and when each pupil shall attend to his appropriate duties and the manner in which a pupil shall demean himself while in attendance at the school. It is the duty of a teacher to carry out the rules and regulations of the board of trustees in managing classroom behavior, and a teacher shall have the power to adopt any reasonable rule or regulation to manage classroom behavior and otherwise govern the classroom, not inconsistent with any statute or rule or regulation of the board of trustees. However, corporal punishment shall not be used.

(3) Restraint and seclusion shall not be used as forms of discipline or methods of classroom governance. Physical escort may be used to remove a student from the classroom when it has been determined that the student's behavior is severely disrupting the learning of other students or when physical escort is identified as an appropriate intervention in the student's individualized education program. Chemical restraint shall not be used for any purpose. Physical or mechanical restraint or seclusion may be deployed only in circumstances where a pupil's conduct has placed himself, employees, or any other individual in imminent danger of serious bodily harm. Termination of restraint or seclusion shall immediately occur when it is determined that the student is no longer placing himself, employees, or any other individual in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or when a parent or legal guardian has taken custody of the student.

(4) The state department of education shall prepare resources, guidance, and training modules to support schools in adhering to the provisions of this section.

(5) All public and charter school staff directly assigned to students or classrooms shall receive annual professional development training regarding positive behavior supports, de-escalation techniques, and classroom behavior management. All staff directly serving students or classrooms with students who demonstrate aggressive or dangerous behaviors shall receive annual professional development training in crisis management, de-escalation techniques, the correct use of restraints and seclusion when required, and the implementation of functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention plans, and crisis plans.

(6) All school district boards of trustees and directors of public charter schools shall demonstrate to the state department of education that they have a seclusion and restraint policy that meets the requirements of this section. School district boards of trustees and directors of public charter schools shall adopt a policy that applies to nondisabled and disabled students to include the following:

(a) Definitions of physical restraint, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and seclusion pursuant to this section;

(b) Guidelines for use and prohibitions for use of restraint and seclusion;

(c) Reporting requirements for documenting and informing parents, administrators, and state and federal agencies as necessary of each instance of restraint or seclusion; and

(d) Requirements for periodic review of instances of restraint or seclusion, and of practices related to such, by school district boards of trustees and directors of public charter schools.

History:

[33-1224, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 164, p. 27; am. 2023, ch. 246, sec. 1, p. 761; am. 2024, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 383.]
Idaho Code § 33-315 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-315
33-315 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES — LEGISLATIVE INTENT DECLARED.
Status: in_force

33-315. Cooperative educational services — Legislative intent declared. The legislature of the state of Idaho hereby declares its intent to encourage school districts to cooperatively provide those educational services which they are unable to offer singly or which can be provided more economically and/or more efficiently in combination with other districts.

History:

[33-315, added 1967, ch. 362, sec. 1, p. 1042.]
Idaho Code § 33-917 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-917
33-917 SCHOOL DISTRICT USE OF FUNDS — SCHOOL MODERNIZATION FACILITIES FUND.
Status: in_force

33-917. school DISTRICT USE OF FUNDS — SCHOOL MODERNIZATION Facilities FUND.

(1)(a) Moneys distributed to a school district shall be used for school facility construction, renovation, or maintenance needs or, in the case of school districts electing annualized distributions, funds shall be used subject to section 33-911, Idaho Code. Uses of funds shall include regular and routine facilities maintenance, including preventive maintenance, building repairs, and building security, and shall also include periodic major facilities projects that involve planning, design, construction, renovation, retrofitting, and replacing of buildings and building systems, components, and features, as well as site acquisition, site improvements, and new construction.

(b) Any funds distributed by the state to school districts for facilities must be used only for the purposes described in this subsection. Any funds intended for facilities but used for another purpose shall be returned to the state by the school district and deposited to the school modernization facilities fund. If the school district fails to return such funds, an amount equivalent to the misused funds shall be deducted from the state's next payment to the school district pursuant to this chapter or chapter 52, title 33, Idaho Code.

(2) All funds shall be used for school facilities directly related to the school district's core educational mission. No funds shall be used for facilities with a primary athletic purpose.

(3) Each school district shall annually report to the state department of education, in a manner prescribed by the state department of education, on the planned and actual expenditure of moneys it has received pursuant to this section.

(4) A model school facility council shall be created by July 1, 2024, to research, adopt, and recommend a model school facility plan that schools shall abide by when using school modernization facilities fund moneys pursuant to the plan adopted in paragraph (c) of this subsection. The council shall:

(a) Be chaired by the executive director of the office of the state board of education, with administrative support provided by the office of the state board of education;

(b) Consist of nine (9) members, with three (3) members appointed by the governor, three (3) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and three (3) members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate; and

(c) Adopt a model school facility plan and submit it to the legislature by July 1, 2027, that:

(i) Outlines a clear plan for school facility construction, including standardization for elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools;

(ii) Considers potential variability of school properties, objectives, and goals; and

(iii) Consults all necessary experts to develop a thorough plan for school facilities to guide the use of funds from the school modernization facilities fund.

History:

[33-917, added 2024, ch. 237, sec. 19, p. 832; am. 2024, ch. 302, sec. 4, p. 1014; am. 2026, ch. 321, sec. 1, p. 1286.]
Idaho Code § 33-913 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-913
33-913 ISSUANCE OF BONDS — SCHOOL MODERNIZATION FACILITIES FUND.
Status: in_force

33-913. Issuance of Bonds — School Modernization Facilities Fund. (1) The Idaho state building authority is hereby authorized to issue bonds from time to time as needed for the state department of education, secured by unobligated moneys in the school modernization facilities fund established in section 33-912, Idaho Code, for the purpose of providing funds to the state department of education for distribution to eligible school districts as provided in this section.

(2) Bonds shall be issued with maturities of no more than ten (10) years from the date of issuance.

(3)(a) The annual debt service and related expenses of the Idaho state building authority for bonds issued under this section may not exceed the amount available from continuing appropriations of the school modernization facilities fund minus the annualized distributions elected by school districts.

(b) In times of economic recession in which sales tax receipts fall below prior year levels, the legislature may consider temporarily ceasing annualized distributions for those districts electing such annualized distributions. In the case of school districts that elect a lump sum, annual debt service and related expenses of such bonds may be covered during the economic recession by withholding other payments that would be made available to the district in response to the economic recession, such as distributions of rainy day funds or federal recovery funds.

History:

[33-913, added 2024, ch. 237, sec. 15, p. 829.]
Idaho Code § 33-2503 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 25 / Section 33-2503
33-2503 BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS — POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

33-2503. Board of library commissioners — Powers and duties. The board of library commissioners is designated as the policymaking body for the Idaho commission for libraries. The board of library commissioners shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To foster and promote library service in the state of Idaho.

(2) To promulgate all rules and make policies as necessary for the proper conduct of its business.

(3) To receive donations of money, materials and other real and personal property, for the benefit of the Idaho commission for libraries. Title to donations in any form shall vest in the state of Idaho. Donations shall be held and controlled by the board of library commissioners.

(4) To promote and facilitate the establishment, use, and cooperation of libraries throughout the state so all Idahoans have access to the resources of those libraries.

(5) To support or deliver statewide library programs and services.

(6) To accept, receive, administer and expend, in accordance with the terms thereof, any moneys, materials or other aid granted, appropriated, or made available to Idaho by the United States, or any of its agencies, or by any other public or private source, for library purposes. The board of library commissioners is authorized to file any accounts required with reference to receiving and administering all such moneys, materials and other aid.

(7) To assist in the establishment of financing of a statewide program of cooperative library services, which may be in cooperation with any taxing unit, or public or private agency.

(8) To contract with other libraries or agencies, within or without the state of Idaho, to render library services to people of the state of Idaho. The board of library commissioners shall have authority to reasonably compensate other library units or agencies for the cost of the services provided by the other library unit or agency under any such contract. Such contracts and compensation shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 92, title 67, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-2503, added 1998, ch. 57, sec. 2, p. 212; am. 2006, ch. 235, sec. 4, p. 702; am. 2016, ch. 289, sec. 7, p. 808.]
Idaho Code § 33-1273 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1273
33-1273 SCHOOL DISTRICTS — PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES — NEGOTIATIONS.
Status: in_force

33-1273. School districts — Professional employees — Negotiations. The local education organization shall be the exclusive representative for all professional employees in that district for purposes of negotiations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The individual or individuals selected to negotiate for the professional employees shall be a member of the organization designated to represent the professional employees and shall be a professional employee of the local school district. However, in the event a local board of trustees chooses to designate any individual(s) other than the superintendent or elected trustee(s) of the school district as its representative(s) for negotiations, the local educational organization is authorized to designate any individual(s) of its choosing to act as its representative(s) for negotiations. Negotiations pursuant to this chapter shall only occur between the respective designated representatives.

History:

[33-1273, added 1971, ch. 103, sec. 3, p. 223; am. 1989, ch. 294, sec. 3, p. 723; am. 2013, ch. 330, sec. 3, p. 863.]
Idaho Code § 33-6405 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 64 / Section 33-6405
33-6405 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

33-6405. rulemaking authority. The state board of education may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History:

[33-6405, added 2021, ch. 138, sec. 1, p. 386.]
Idaho Code § 33-129 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-129
33-129 MATCHING GRANTS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS — GRANT CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

33-129. Matching grants for science education programs — Grant criteria. The state department of education shall administer a program of matching grants to encourage the expansion or maintenance of science education programs in the state of Idaho. Matching grants shall only be made to nonprofit corporations incorporated or registered in the state of Idaho and which shall have conducted such a science education program for a minimum of one (1) year. Grants shall require the applicant to provide at least one-half (1/2) of the financial support for the science education program with money or in-kind contributions.

"Science education programs" include, but are not limited to, demonstration programs intended to encourage knowledge of and interest in the disciplines of science among Idaho's elementary and secondary school students.

The state department of education shall administer this program with such funds as are appropriated to the science education program. Competing grant applications shall be evaluated and funding decisions shall be made based upon the department's judgment as to the probable effectiveness of the various proposals in furthering the purposes of this act.

History:

[33-129, added 1991, ch. 139, sec. 3, p. 331.]
Idaho Code § 33-2127 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2127
33-2127 PROVISIONS OF BONDS AND TRUST INDENTURES.
Status: in_force

33-2127. Provisions of bonds and trust indentures. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, the commission, in addition to its other powers, shall have power:

(a) To pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees or revenues to which its right then exists or may thereafter come into existence, the proceeds of grants of funds and moneys received or to be received from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof pursuant to agreements entered into between the commission and the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof prior to the issuance of the bonds may be considered as revenues of the project as referred to in this chapter.

(b) To covenant against pledging all or any part of its rents, fees and revenues, or against permitting or suffering any lien on such revenues or property; to covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any dormitory housing projects or any part thereof; and to covenant as to what other or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it.

(c) To covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of such bonds in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds thereof; to provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds; to covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest thereon; and to redeem the bonds, and to covenant for their redemption and to provide the terms and conditions thereof.

(d) To covenant (subject to the limitations contained in this act) as to the rents and fees to be charged in the operation of a dormitory housing project or projects, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees and other revenues, and as to the use and disposition to be made thereof; to create or to authorize the creation of special funds for moneys held for construction or operating costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes, and to covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in such funds.

(e) To prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto and the manner in which such consent may be given.

(f) To covenant as to the use of any or all of its real or personal property; and to covenant as to the maintenance of its real and personal property, the replacement thereof, the insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance moneys.

(g) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition or obligation; and to covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations shall become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(h) To vest in a trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds; to vest in a trustee or trustees the right, in the event of a default by said commission, to take possession of any dormitory housing project or part thereof, and (so long as said commission shall continue in default) to retain such possession and use, operate and manage said project, and to collect the rents and revenues arising therefrom and to dispose of such moneys in accordance with the agreement of the commission with said trustee; to provide for the powers and duties of a trustee or trustees and to limit the liabilities thereof; and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.

(i) To exercise all or any part or combination of the powers herein granted; to make covenants other than and in addition to the covenants herein expressly authorized, of like or different character; to make such covenants as will tend to make the bonds more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein but not contrary hereto.

History:

[33-2127, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 12, p. 137; am. 1970, ch. 80, sec. 3, p. 196.]
Idaho Code § 33-113 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-113
33-113 LIMITS OF INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

33-113. Limits of instruction. The state board, in the interests of efficiency, shall define the limits of all instruction in the educational institutions supported in whole or in part by the state, and, as far as practicable, prevent wasteful duplication of effort in said institutions.

History:

[33-113, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 13, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-6705 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 67 / Section 33-6705
33-6705 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
Status: in_force

33-6705. Reasonable accommodation. (1) A public school shall provide a reasonable accommodation to a student who:

(a) For any reason, is unwilling or unable to use a multi-occupancy restroom or changing facility designated for the person's sex and located within a public school building, or multi-occupancy sleeping quarters while attending a public school-sponsored activity; and

(b) Provides a written request for reasonable accommodation to the public school.

(2) A reasonable accommodation does not include access to a restroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarter that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while persons of the opposite sex are present or could be present.

History:

[(33-6705) 33-6605, added 2023, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 345; am. and redesig. 2024, ch. 16, sec. 12, p. 147.]
Idaho Code § 33-1637 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1637
33-1637 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

33-1637. human growth AND development instruction in public schools. (1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each school district, specially chartered district, and public charter school serving students in grades 5 through 12 inclusive, or any combination thereof, shall include instruction on human growth and development as provided in this subsection and subsection (2) of this section. Such instruction shall include but shall not be limited to an age appropriate presentation of:

(a) A high-definition ultrasound video, at least three (3) minutes in duration, showing the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development; and

(b) A high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus, noting significant markers in cell growth and organ development for every week of pregnancy until birth.

(2) The instruction required in subsection (1) of this section shall also be included in every class that discusses or provides instruction concerning human biology, discusses or provides instruction concerning contraception, or discusses or provides instruction concerning sexually transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections.

History:

[33-1637, added 2025, ch. 179, sec. 1, p. 849.]
Idaho Code § 33-6401 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 64 / Section 33-6401
33-6401 EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
Status: in_force

33-6401. extended learning opportunities. Full-time students attending public schools in Idaho shall be eligible for extended learning opportunities outside of the traditional classroom. For the purposes of this chapter, "extended learning opportunity" means an out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with:

(1) Enrichment opportunities outside of a classroom setting;

(2) Career readiness or employability skills, including internships, pre-apprenticeships, and apprenticeships; or

(3) Any other type of out-of-classroom educational opportunity approved by the state board of education or the student's school district or public charter school.

History:

[33-6401, added 2021, ch. 138, sec. 1, p. 384; am. 2023, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 400.]
Idaho Code § 33-2134 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2134
33-2134 REPORTS.
Status: in_force

33-2134. Reports. At least once a year, the dormitory housing commission shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year together with an accounting of its operations, and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this act.

History:

[33-2134, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 19, p. 137.]
Idaho Code § 33-803 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 33-803
33-803 LEVY FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF MIGRATORY FARM WORKERS.
Status: in_force

33-803. Levy for education of children of migratory farm workers. In any school district in which there is located any farm labor camp and the children of migratory farm workers housed therein attend the schools of the district, the board of trustees may make a levy not exceeding one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property within the district, in addition to any other levies authorized by law, for the cost of educating such children.

Whenever the aggregate of the levy herein authorized and other levies made for maintenance and operation of the district shall exceed six-tenths of one percent (.6%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property within the district, the levy authorized by this section must be approved by the school district electors at a tax levy election held for that purpose. Notice of such election shall be given, the election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof made, as provided in title 34, Idaho Code; and the question shall be approved only if a majority of the qualified electors voting at such election vote in favor thereof.

History:

[33-803, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 92, p. 27; am. 1995, ch. 82, sec. 11, p. 225; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 46, p. 1023.]
Idaho Code § 33-2719 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-2719
33-2719 BOARD OF TRUSTEES — MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

33-2719. Board of trustees — Meetings. The annual meeting of a library district board shall be on the date of its first regular meeting in June. The purposes of the annual meeting are to elect the officers of the board, to establish a regular meeting date, and to review, amend, repeal or adopt bylaws, policies and procedures. The oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected or re-elected trustee or trustees on the first regular meeting following each trustee election. The regular meetings of the board of trustees of an administrative only district shall be held at least once in each quarter. All other library district boards shall meet at least once every two (2) months at a uniform day of the month as the board of trustees shall determine at its annual meeting. Special or adjourned meetings may be held from time to time as the board may determine, but written notice thereof shall be given to the members at least two (2) days prior to the day of the meeting. A quorum shall consist of three (3) members, but a smaller number may adjourn. All meetings shall be held under the provisions of chapter 2, title 74, Idaho Code. It is the duty of each trustee to attend all meetings of the board of trustees.

History:

[(33-2719) added 1963, ch. 188, sec. 11, p. 568; am. and redesig. 1989, ch. 132, sec. 14, p. 294; am. 1996, ch. 71, sec. 22, p. 230; am. 2002, ch. 312, sec. 5, p. 889; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 68, p. 428; am. 2015, ch. 283, sec. 1, p. 1150.]
Idaho Code § 33-3012 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 30 / Section 33-3012
33-3012 STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
Status: in_force

33-3012. State museum of natural history. (1) Recognizing the importance of our natural heritage to the citizens of the state of Idaho, and the need for a state museum of natural history which would preserve and interpret natural history objects and which would provide educational services about our natural heritage for both residents and visitors through its own facilities and by supporting and encouraging local and municipal natural history museums throughout the state of Idaho, there is hereby created and established at Idaho State University a state museum of natural history to be known as the Idaho museum of natural history, where tangible objects and documents reflecting our natural heritage may be collected, preserved, studied, interpreted, and displayed for educational and cultural purposes.

(2) The Idaho museum of natural history may receive gifts, contributions, and donations of all kinds for the purpose of support and maintenance of the museum, and may receive tangible objects and specimens for the development of collections, educational programs and exhibits.

History:

[33-3012, added 1986, ch. 239, sec. 1, p. 651.]
Idaho Code § 33-2113 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2113
33-2113 CAPITAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

33-2113. Capital funds. (1) The board of trustees of each junior college district may issue general obligation bonds in the manner and form, and for the same purposes, as prescribed for public school districts, the maximum amount of general obligation bonds outstanding, computed in the manner so prescribed shall not at any time exceed one per cent (1%) of the market value for assessment purposes of the taxable property in the district. The board may also create a plant facilities reserve fund in the manner, and for the same purposes, as prescribed for school districts.

(2) Tax levies for the purposes of this section shall be certified to the board of county commissioners at the same time as are certified the tax levies provided in section 33-2111, Idaho Code.

(3) The board of trustees of each junior or community college district may issue bonds in the same manner and form, and for the same purposes as state institutions of higher education pursuant to chapter 38, title 33, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-2113, added 1963, ch. 363, sec. 13, p. 1037; am. 1980, ch. 350, sec. 15, p. 902; am. 1987, ch. 264, sec. 1, p. 556.]
Idaho Code § 33-2727 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-2727
33-2727 CONTRACTS — JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS — PARTICIPATION IN NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

33-2727. Contracts — Joint powers agreements — Participation in nonprofit corporations. (1) In lieu of, or in addition to, establishing an independent library, the board of trustees may purchase specified library services by contract from any taxing unit, or public or private agency maintaining a library. Contracts for services shall contain provisions on annual budget procedures, accounting for funds, dispute resolution procedures, ownership of assets purchased with district funds, annual reports and procedures for ending the contract.

(2) The board of trustees of a library district may sell specified library services to any taxing unit, or public or private agency which contracts to make an acceptable annual appropriation for these services.

(3) Any purchase or sale of library services shall be under a written contract that is in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

(4) In order to improve or expand public library services, library districts may participate in the joint exercise of powers with other public agencies as specified by law.

(5) In order to improve or expand public library services, library districts may become corporate partners in nonprofit corporations.

History:

[(33-2727) 1963, ch. 188, sec. 19, p. 568; am. 1965, ch. 255, sec. 4, p. 648; am. and redesignated 1989, ch. 132, sec. 22, p. 298; am. 1996, ch. 71, sec. 29, p. 234; am. 2002, ch. 312, sec. 11, p. 892.]
Idaho Code § 33-705 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 7 / Section 33-705
33-705 ACTIVITY FUNDS.
Status: in_force

33-705. Activity funds. 1. The board of trustees of each school district, including specially chartered districts, shall create a fund or funds for the purpose of controlling and accounting for the receipts, deposits, expenditures, assets, liabilities and fund balances arising from the following transactions:

(a) Admission charges for interscholastic activities.

(b) The sale of yearbooks and annuals.

(c) Student fee collections that are used to provide more than one (1) activity or benefit to all of the students of a school or school building.

(d) Receipts from vending machines located on school property.

2. For each fund created the board of trustees shall promulgate policies:

(a) Describing with reasonable certainty the nature and type of expenditures that may be made therefrom.

(b) Setting forth the requirements for the expenditures and withdrawal of such moneys.

3. The treasurer of the district shall provide accounting procedures for the receipt, deposit, expenditure and withdrawal of such moneys and procedures for monthly reporting to the board of trustees of the transactions, assets, liabilities and fund balance for each such fund.

4. For other activity or student funds, including but not limited to custodial funds, the board of trustees may create a separate fund or funds and promulgate policies to provide for accounting and control thereof.

5. Nothing in this section limits the power of the board of trustees of any school district from promulgating policies or imposing further controls, requirements, accounting and reporting procedures with respect to any funds or moneys of the district or moneys that it holds as custodian for the students.

6. Disbursements from any of the funds created under this section may be made by regular bank check signed by the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the district and countersigned by the chairman or vice chairman of the board of trustees or other employee of the district designated by the board of trustees or a debit or credit card associated with such fund's account.

History:

[33-705, added 1990, ch. 198, sec. 3, p. 447; am. 1999, ch. 165, sec. 1, p. 452; am. 2024, ch. 23, sec. 1, p. 176.]
Idaho Code § 33-319 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-319
33-319 RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS — RURAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

33-319. RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS — RURAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. (1) A school district shall be considered a rural school district if it meets one (1) of the following two (2) criteria:

(a) There are fewer than twenty (20) enrolled students per square mile within the area encompassed by the school district's boundaries; or

(b) The county in which a plurality of the school district's market value for assessment purposes is located contains less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) residents, based on the most recent decennial United States census.

(2) A public charter school shall be considered a rural public charter school if the school district in which the public charter school is physically located meets the definition of a rural school district, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. A public charter school that is also a virtual school shall be considered a rural public charter school if over fifty percent (50%) of its enrolled students reside within school districts that meet the definition of a rural school district pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

History:

[33-319, added 2009, ch. 239, sec. 1, p. 739.]
Idaho Code § 33-2507 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 25 / Section 33-2507
33-2507 STATE TREASURER TRUSTEE OF LIBRARY FUNDS WHEN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

33-2507. State treasurer trustee of library funds when required. When the conditions of the grant or appropriation so require, the state treasurer shall serve as trustee of funds appropriated to the state from any appropriation made by the federal government, the state, or any other agency for providing and equalizing library service in Idaho.

History:

[(33-2507)(33-2723) 1963, ch. 188, sec. 16, p. 568; am. & redesig. 1989, ch. 132, sec. 18, p. 296; am. & redesig. 2002, ch. 312, sec. 9, p. 891.]
Idaho Code § 33-1703 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 33-1703
33-1703 ELIGIBLE PUPILS — TIME COURSES OFFERED.
Status: in_force

33-1703. Eligible pupils — Time courses offered. Reimbursable programs shall be open to all residents of the state, of the ages fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) through twenty-one (21) years whether or not they are enrolled in a public, private or parochial school. Residents living within any school district operating, or participating in the operation of, an authorized driver training program, shall enroll, when possible, in the training program offered in the school district of residence.

No charge or enrollment fee, not required to be paid by public school pupils for driver training, shall be required to be paid by residents not then attending public schools.

Driver training programs herein authorized may, at the discretion of the board of trustees, be conducted after school hours, or on Saturdays, or during regular school vacations.

History:

[33-1703, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 167, p. 27; am. 1965, ch. 153, sec. 1, p. 297; am. 1992, ch. 246, sec. 1, p. 724; am. 2000, ch. 214, sec. 2, p. 585.]
Idaho Code § 33-5305 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 53 / Section 33-5305
33-5305 STATE TO MONITOR FISCAL SOLVENCY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS — DUTIES OF STATE TREASURER AND STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

33-5305. State to monitor fiscal solvency of school districts — Duties of state treasurer and state superintendent of public instruction. (1) The state treasurer shall:

(a) Receive the following from each school district applying for the state's guaranty under this chapter and each school district receiving the state's guaranty under this chapter:

(i) A copy of the annual statement of financial condition and report required in section 33-701, Idaho Code; and

(ii) A copy of the complete audit of the financial statements of the school district prepared pursuant to section 33-701, Idaho Code.

(b) In conjunction with the state superintendent of public instruction, annually report his conclusions concerning the fiscal solvency of school districts receiving a guaranty under this chapter to the governor, the legislature and the endowment fund investment board; and

(c) Report immediately to the governor, the endowment fund investment board and the state superintendent of public instruction any circumstances suggesting that a school district will be unable to timely meet its debt service obligations and recommend a course of remedial action.

(2) The state superintendent of public instruction shall:

(a) Provide an analysis of a school district's current fiscal solvency upon the request of the state treasurer;

(b) In conjunction with the state treasurer, annually report his conclusions concerning the fiscal solvency of school districts receiving a guaranty under this chapter to the governor, the legislature and the endowment fund investment board; and

(c) Report immediately to the governor, the endowment fund investment board and the state treasurer any circumstances suggesting that a school district will be unable to timely meet its debt service obligations and recommend a course of remedial action.

(3) (a) After examining the analysis of the state superintendent of public instruction and other information available to the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall determine whether or not the financial affairs and condition of a school district are such that it would be imprudent for the state to guarantee future bonds of that school district.

(b) If the state treasurer determines that the state should not guarantee the bonds of that school district, the state treasurer shall:

(i) Prepare a determination of ineligibility for future guaranties; and

(ii) Keep it on file in the office of the state treasurer.

(c) The state treasurer may remove a school district from the status of ineligibility for future guaranties when a subsequent report of the school district or other information made available to the state treasurer evidences that it is no longer imprudent for the state to guarantee the bonds of that school district.

(4) Nothing in this section affects the state's guaranty of bonds of a school district issued:

(a) Before determination of ineligibility for future guaranties;

(b) After the eligibility for future guaranties of the school district is restored; or

(c) Under a certificate of eligibility issued under this chapter.

History:

[33-5305, added 1999, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 843; am. 2009, ch. 185, sec. 3, p. 603; am. 2010, ch. 295, sec. 1, p. 795.]
Idaho Code § 33-6205 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 62 / Section 33-6205
33-6205 CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

33-6205. cause of action. (1) Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the school or institution of higher education.

(2) Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, institution of higher education, or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of this chapter to an employee or representative of the school, institution, or athletic association or organization, or to any state or federal agency with oversight of schools or institutions of higher education in the state, shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the school, institution, or athletic association or organization.

(3) Any school or institution of higher education that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization.

(4) All civil actions must be initiated within two (2) years after the harm occurred. Persons or organizations who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this section shall be entitled to monetary damages, including for any psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.

History:

[33-6205, added 2020, ch. 333, sec. 1, p. 969.]
Idaho Code § 33-2724 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-2724
33-2724 TAXES FOR THE SUPPORT OF LIBRARY DISTRICT — TAX ANTICIPATION LOANS — CARRY OVER AUTHORITY — CAPITAL ASSETS REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR FUND.
Status: in_force

33-2724. Taxes for the support of library district — Tax Anticipation loans — Carry over authority — Capital assets replacement and repair fund. (1) Any tax levied for library district purposes shall be a lien upon the property against which the tax is levied. The board of trustees shall determine and levy a tax upon each dollar of assessed valuation of property within the district for the ensuing fiscal year as shall be required to satisfy all maturing bond, bond interest, and judgment obligations. For the maintenance and operation of the library district, the board of trustees may also levy upon the taxable property within the district a tax not to exceed six hundredths percent (.06%) of market value for assessment purposes. These levies shall be certified to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the district may lie, not later than the second Monday in September of each year.

(2) In the first year after establishment, the board of a district may, for the purpose of organization and to finance general preliminary expenses of the district and before making a tax levy, incur an indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate a sum equal to six hundredths percent (.06%) on each one dollar ($1.00) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property within the district. To repay the organization indebtedness incurred, the board shall have authority to levy and collect an additional tax not to exceed two hundredths percent (.02%) per annum on each one dollar ($1.00) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property within the district. This additional levy shall not be used for any purpose other than repayment of the organizational indebtedness and interest thereon. This additional levy may be imposed for three (3) years.

(3) Library districts may accumulate fund balances at the end of a fiscal year and carry over these fund balances into the ensuing fiscal year, sufficient to achieve or maintain library district operations on a cash basis. A fund balance is the excess of the assets of a fund over its liabilities and reserves.

(4) The board of trustees of a library district may establish a capital assets replacement and repair fund within the library district budget for which district moneys may be budgeted and carried over from year to year. Disbursements from the fund may be made as the board may determine to maintain, repair, or replace the capital assets of the district to remodel or repair any existing library building; to furnish and equip any existing library building; and to purchase or replace major appliances and vehicles necessary to maintain and operate the services of the district. Moneys from the capital assets replacement and repair fund may not be used for the purchase of land or to build new library facilities or to build additions to current library facilities. Moneys in the fund may be invested in the manner provided in section 57-127, Idaho Code. In any year in which there is a capital assets replacement and repair fund in a library district, the amount held in the fund shall be reported in the library district's budget hearing announcement, along with a list of capital items which may eventually be replaced or repaired with moneys from the fund. The fund shall be included in the annual report filed with the board of library commissioners and in the audit required in section 33-2726, Idaho Code.

History:

[(33-2724) 33-2714, added 1963, ch. 188, sec. 14, p. 568; am. 1965, ch. 255, sec. 6, p. 648; am. 1974, ch. 141, sec. 1, p. 1355; am. and redesignated 1989, ch. 132, sec. 19, p. 296; am. 1990, ch. 378, sec. 10, p. 1052; am. 1995, ch. 119, sec. 11, p. 519; am. 1996, ch. 71, sec. 26, p. 232; am. 2002, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 450; am. 2006, ch. 235, sec. 28, p. 716.]
Idaho Code § 33-4301 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 43 / Section 33-4301
33-4301 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

33-4301. Short title. This act may be cited as "The Scholarships and State Aid Act."

History:

[33-4301, added 1972, ch. 393, sec. 1, p. 1136; am. 2013, ch. 72, sec. 2, p. 183.]
Idaho Code § 33-205 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-205
33-205 DENIAL OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Status: in_force

33-205. Denial of school attendance. (1) The board of trustees may deny enrollment or attendance at any of its schools by expulsion, to any pupil:

(a) Who is habitually truant;

(b) Whose conduct, in the judgment of the board, is such as to be continuously disruptive of school discipline or of the instructional effectiveness of the school;

(c) Whose presence in a public school is detrimental to the health and safety of other pupils;

(d) Who has possessed a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm on school property;

(e) Who has been denied enrollment due to behavior detrimental to the health and safety of other pupils, disenrolled in lieu of discipline, or expelled from another school in this state or any other state; or

(f) Who has a conviction or adjudication for any of the offenses under section 20-525A(5), Idaho Code, or chapter 9, 61, or 66, title 18, Idaho Code. Such convictions or adjudications shall be disclosed by a parent or legal guardian of a pupil to any school district where the pupil is seeking enrollment or is enrolled. The parent's or legal guardian's failure to disclose such convictions shall constitute adequate grounds to deny enrollment or attendance to such pupil.

(2) Discipline of students with disabilities shall be in accordance with the requirements of federal law part B of the individuals with disabilities education act and section 504 of the rehabilitation act.

(3) Any pupil having been denied enrollment or expelled may be enrolled or readmitted to the school by the board of trustees upon such reasonable conditions as may be prescribed by the board; but such enrollment or readmission shall not prevent the board from again expelling such pupil for cause.

(4) Provided however, the board shall expel from school for a period of no less than one (1) year, twelve (12) calendar months, or may deny enrollment to a student who has been found to have possessed a firearm on school property in this state or any other state. The board may modify such expulsion or denial of enrollment requirement on a case-by-case basis when the board determines reasonable conditions apply and the student's presence is not detrimental to the health and safety of other students. An authorized representative of the board shall report such student and incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(5) No pupil shall be expelled or denied enrollment without the board of trustees having first given written notice to the parent or legal guardian of the pupil, which notice shall state the grounds for the proposed expulsion or denial of enrollment and the time and place where such parent or legal guardian may appear to contest the action of the board to deny school attendance and which notice shall state the rights of the pupil to be represented by counsel, to produce witnesses and submit evidence on his own behalf, and to cross-examine any adult witnesses who may appear against him. Within a reasonable period of time following such notification, the board of trustees shall grant the pupil and his parents or legal guardian a full and fair hearing on the proposed expulsion or denial of enrollment. However, the board shall allow a reasonable period of time between such notification and the holding of such hearing to allow the pupil and his parents or legal guardian to prepare their response to the charge. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 74-205 and 74-206, Idaho Code, a decision to expel or to deny enrollment of a student may be made in executive session, and the student shall not be named in the minutes of the meeting. A record of the decision shall be placed in the student's educational record and in the official records of the board. Any pupil within the age of compulsory attendance who is expelled or denied enrollment as herein provided shall come under the purview of the juvenile corrections act, and an authorized representative of the board shall, within five (5) days, give written notice of the pupil's expulsion to the prosecuting attorney of the county of the pupil's residence.

(6) The superintendent of any district or the principal of any school may temporarily suspend any pupil for disciplinary reasons, including student harassment, intimidation or bullying, or for other conduct disruptive of good order or of the instructional effectiveness of the school. A temporary suspension by the principal shall not exceed five (5) school days, and the school superintendent may extend the temporary suspension an additional ten (10) school days. Provided, that on a finding by the board of trustees, which finding shall be made in executive session, that immediate return to school attendance by the temporarily suspended student would be detrimental to other pupils' health, welfare, or safety, the board of trustees may extend the temporary suspension for an additional five (5) school days. Prior to suspending any student, the superintendent or principal shall grant an informal hearing on the reasons for the suspension and the opportunity to challenge those reasons. Any pupil who has been suspended may be readmitted to the school by the superintendent or principal who suspended him upon such reasonable conditions as said superintendent or principal may prescribe. The board of trustees shall be notified of any temporary suspensions, the reasons therefor, and the response, if any, thereto.

(7) The board of trustees of each school district shall establish the procedure to be followed by the superintendent and principals under its jurisdiction for the purpose of effecting a temporary suspension, which procedure shall conform to the minimal requirements of due process and afford the pupil privacy.

(8) As used in this section, "possess," "deadly or dangerous weapon," and "firearm" have the same meanings as provided in section 18-3302D, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-205, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 28, p. 27; am. 1973, ch. 294, sec. 1, p. 618; am. 1976, ch. 86, sec. 1, p. 293; am. 1978, ch. 67, sec. 1, p. 135; am. 1992, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 149; am. 1995, ch. 248, sec. 2, p. 820; am. 1995, ch. 250, sec. 1, p. 825; am. 1995, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 827; am. 1998, ch. 186, sec. 1, p. 680; am. 2002, ch. 348, sec. 1, p. 994; am. 2006, ch. 313, sec. 1, p. 969; am. 2021, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 502; am. 2021, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 869; am. 2022, ch. 111, sec. 21, p. 381; am. 2025, ch. 220, sec. 1, p. 1036.]
Idaho Code § 33-107D — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-107D
33-107D CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

33-107D. Campus Access for Religious students. (1) No state postsecondary educational institution shall take any action or enforce any policy that would deny a religious student group any benefit available to any other student group based on the religious student group's requirement that its leaders adhere to its sincerely held religious beliefs or standards of conduct.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Benefits" include without limitation:

(i) Recognition;

(ii) Registration;

(iii) The use of facilities at the state postsecondary educational institution for meetings or speaking purposes;

(iv) The use of channels of communication of the state postsecondary educational institution; and

(v) Funding sources that are otherwise available to any other student group through the state postsecondary educational institution.

(b) "State postsecondary educational institution" means a public postsecondary organization governed or supervised by the state board, the board of regents of the university of Idaho, a board of trustees of a community college established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21, title 33, Idaho Code, or the state board for career technical education.

History:

[33-107D, added 2013, ch. 190, sec. 1, p. 472; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 5, p. 39.]
Idaho Code § 33-2601 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 26 / Section 33-2601
33-2601 POLICY.
Status: in_force

33-2601. Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Idaho, as a part of the provisions for public education, to promote the establishment and development of free library service for all the people in Idaho. It is the purpose of this act to assure an informed electorate by enabling the provision of free local library service, in the present and in the future, to children in their formative years and to adults for their continuing education. To carry out the purpose of this act, an independent, nonpartisan board shall govern the library.

Every library established in this chapter shall be forever free for the use of the residents of the city, always subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the library board may find necessary to adopt.

History:

[33-2601, added 1993, ch. 186, sec. 2, p. 468.]
Idaho Code § 33-1629 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1629
33-1629 AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

33-1629. agricultural and natural resource education programs. (1) Idaho Quality Program Standards Incentive Grants.

(a) The board for career technical education shall adopt and implement Idaho quality program standards for agricultural and natural resource education programs offered in any grade 9 through 12. Such standards shall apply to the areas of instruction, curriculum development, advisory committees, student development and community development. Such standards shall be used to assess the quality of local programs and to set goals for continued program improvement.

(b) The board for career technical education shall establish and administer an incentive grant program for instructors of agricultural and natural resource education programs offered in any grade 9 through 12 where such programs meet or exceed the applicable Idaho quality program standards as determined by the board. A district may apply to the board, on behalf of an instructor, for a grant provided for in this subsection. The board shall develop an application form and criteria to judge each application for the grant program. Grant awards shall be made by the board to instructors of programs that meet or exceed the criteria established by the board. The maximum amount of an incentive grant as provided for in this section shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(c) There is hereby created in the state treasury the quality program standards incentive grant fund, to which shall be credited all moneys both public and private that may be appropriated, allocated, donated, distributed to or otherwise provided for by law. Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for incentive grants as provided for in this subsection. Moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purposes of this incentive grant program. All idle moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in a like manner as provided for in section 67-1210, Idaho Code, with respect to other surplus or idle moneys in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investments shall be returned to the fund.

(d) The board for career technical education shall in its annual budget request to the legislature request funding for the grant program provided for in this section.

(e) The board for career technical education shall adopt rules to implement the grant program established by this subsection.

(2) Agricultural Education Program Start-Up Grants.

(a) The board for career technical education shall establish and administer a start-up grant program for school districts and public charter schools to begin or to re-establish an agricultural and natural resource education program in any grade 9 through 12.

(b) The board shall develop an application form and criteria to judge each application for a start-up grant. Any school district or public charter school may apply for a start-up grant.

(c) There shall be no more than four (4) start-up grants awarded per school year. The maximum award for any one (1) start-up grant shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(d) There is hereby created in the state treasury the agricultural and natural resource education program start-up grant fund, to which shall be credited all moneys both public and private that may be appropriated, allocated, donated, distributed to or otherwise provided for by law. Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for start-up grants as provided for in this subsection. Moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purposes of this start-up grant program. All idle moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in a like manner as provided for in section 67-1210, Idaho Code, with respect to other surplus or idle moneys in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investments shall be returned to the fund.

(e) The board for career technical education shall in its annual budget request to the legislature request funding for the grant program provided for in this subsection.

(f) The board for career technical education shall adopt rules to implement the grant program established by this subsection.

(3) The provisions of this section shall apply to agricultural and natural resource education programs provided for in grades 9 through 12.

History:

[33-1629, added 2014, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 354; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 20, p. 1018; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 9, p. 41.]
Idaho Code § 33-1706 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 33-1706
33-1706 REPORTS TO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

33-1706. Reports to state department of education. Each school district that has completed a course or courses in driver training, whether approved for reimbursement or not, shall submit a report to the state department of education not later than forty-five (45) days after completion of the last course or courses in each fiscal year, showing (1) the number of pupils who enrolled; (2) the number of pupils who completed the course; and (3) the total cost of operation of the program, together with such other information as the state board may require. Failure to submit reports to the state department of education shall be cause for the state department of education to disallow reimbursement even for a prior approved driver training program.

History:

[33-1706, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 170, p. 27; am. 1972, ch. 15, sec. 2, p. 19; am. 1973, ch. 18, sec. 1, p. 38; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 17, p. 209; am. 2014, ch. 254, sec. 1, p. 644.]
Idaho Code § 33-2903 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-2903
33-2903 ASSENT TO ADAMS ACT.
Status: in_force

33-2903. Assent to Adams act. The assent of the legislature of the state of Idaho shall be, and the same is hereby, given to all the provisions of an act of Congress, approved March 16, 1906, entitled, "An act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and regulating the expenditures thereof." And the legislature of the state of Idaho hereby approves of, and assents to, the purposes of the grants and appropriations provided for and made by said act of Congress, and hereby agrees to abide by the terms, conditions, requirements and limitations thereof.

History:

[(33-2903) 1907, p. 22, sec. 1; reen. R.C., sec. 30; compiled and reen. C.L. 40:3; C.S., sec. 1072; I.C.A., sec. 32-2403.]
Idaho Code § 33-2117 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2117
33-2117 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

33-2117. Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this act, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

(a) "Junior college housing commission" or "commission" shall mean any public corporation created by section 33-2118.

(b) "District" shall mean any junior college district organized and existing under chapter 21 of title 33, Idaho Code.

(c) "Governing body" shall mean the board of trustees of a junior college district.

(d) "Chairman" shall mean the chairman of the board of trustees of a junior college district.

(e) "Clerk" shall mean the clerk of the board of trustees of a junior college district.

(f) "Federal government" shall include the United States of America and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.

(g) "Dormitory project" shall mean the construction of dormitory or dormitories for occupation by students attending a junior college organized under chapter 21, title 33, Idaho Code, and shall include the construction of buildings for occupation by students and facilities for the feeding and recreation of students, equipment and furniture therefor and all matters usually incidental thereto, including the furnishing of sewer, heat, water service, landscaping, and streets or rights of ingress and egress. The term "dormitory project" also may be applied to the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of the improvements, and all other work in connection therewith.

(h) "Students" shall mean persons duly enrolled as students in a junior college.

(i) "Bonds" shall mean any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by a commission pursuant to this act.

(j) "Real property" shall include all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgments, mortgage or otherwise, and the indebtedness secured by such liens.

(k) "Obligee of the commission" or "Obligee" shall include any bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessors demising to the commission property used in connection with the dormitory project, or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest, or any part thereof, and the federal government when it is a party to any contract with the commission.

(l) "Drop deadline" shall mean the last date by which a student can drop a class and still receive a one hundred percent (100%) refund of tuition and fees from the college. "Drop deadline" does not mean the withdrawal deadline.

(m) "Withdrawal deadline" shall mean the last date by which a student can drop a class and receive a "W" grade.

(n) "Out-of-district student" shall mean a student who is a resident of the state of Idaho but is not an in-district student as defined in section 33-2110B, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-2117, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 2, p. 137; am. 2016, ch. 303, sec. 3, p. 857.]
Idaho Code § 33-2711 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 27 / Section 33-2711
33-2711 CONSOLIDATION OF LIBRARY DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

33-2711. Consolidation of library districts. When there are two (2) or more library districts, which have at least one (1) common boundary, the boards of trustees of the library districts, meeting together, may determine that it is in the best interest of library service that the districts be consolidated, as herein provided.

The boards of trustees shall jointly prepare a petition describing the boundaries of the existing library districts, the names of the existing library districts, and praying for the reorganization of the territory therein described as one (1) or more library districts to be known as the "…. (Name) Library District" and with boundaries as set forth in the petition.

The petition shall be signed by the chairpersons of the library boards upon majority approval of the respective boards involved in the consolidation.

The petition shall be forwarded to the clerk of the board of county commissioners in all counties affected, who shall verify the signatures, and shall file the petition. Thereupon, the board of county commissioners in all counties affected shall proceed with the hearing and resolution as outlined in section 33-2704, Idaho Code. Upon completion of the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall issue an order granting the petition.

In the order granting the petition of consolidation, the board of county commissioners in all counties affected shall certify the new boundaries and the name of the district.

A copy of the order shall be transmitted to the board of trustees of the library districts involved, and to the board of library commissioners.

Other notices required by law shall be filed by the board of trustees of the district, including a legal description and map of altered boundaries prepared in a draftsmanlike manner to be filed with the board(s) of county commissioners, the county recorder, the county assessor of the home county, the board of library commissioners, and the state tax commission in a timely manner, but no later than December 15, of the year in which consolidation takes place.

The board of county commissioners of the home county of the consolidated public library district shall within ten (10) days take action to reaffirm members of the board of trustees, or to appoint members of the board, who shall be chosen from the members of the boards initiating the consolidation. These trustees shall serve until the next annual election of trustees or until their successors are elected and qualified as in section 33-2715, Idaho Code. The board of trustees shall take the oath of office as outlined in section 33-2715, Idaho Code.

History:

[(33-2711) 33-2722B, as added by 1973, ch. 102, sec. 3, p. 172; am. and redesignated 1989, ch. 132, sec. 6, p. 290; am. 1990, ch. 378, sec. 9, p. 1051; am. 1995, ch. 119, sec. 7, p. 517; am. 1996, ch. 71, sec. 12, p. 224; am. 2006, ch. 235, sec. 24, p. 713.]
Idaho Code § 33-2911 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-2911
33-2911 SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

33-2911. Scientific school permanent endowment fund. (1) There is established in the state treasury the scientific school permanent endowment fund. This fund is perpetually appropriated for the beneficiaries of the endowment. The fund shall be managed and invested by the endowment fund investment board according to law and the policies established by the state board of land commissioners. The fund principal shall forever remain intact. The fund shall be a permanent fund and shall consist of the following:

(a) Proceeds of the sale of lands granted to the state of Idaho by the United States government under the provisions of the Idaho Admission Bill, 26 Stat. L. 215, ch. 656, known as scientific school endowment lands, and those granted in lieu of such lands;

(b) Proceeds of royalties arising from the extraction of minerals on scientific school endowment lands owned by the state;

(c) Moneys allocated from the scientific school earnings reserve fund.

(2) Proceeds from the sale of scientific school endowment lands may be first deposited into the land bank fund established in section 58-133, Idaho Code, to be used to acquire other lands within the state for the benefit of beneficiaries of the scientific school endowment. If the land sale proceeds are not used to acquire other lands in accordance with section 58-133, Idaho Code, the proceeds shall be deposited into the scientific school permanent endowment fund along with any earnings on the proceeds.

(3) Earnings from the investment of the scientific school permanent endowment fund shall be distributed according to the provisions of section 57-723A, Idaho Code.

History:

[33-2911 added 1998, ch. 256, sec. 16, p. 832.]
Idaho Code § 33-5601 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 56 / Section 33-5601
33-5601 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

33-5601. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Education Opportunity Resource Act."

History:

[33-5601, added 2016, ch. 182, sec. 3, p. 492.]
Idaho Code § 33-1801 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 18 / Section 33-1801
33-1801 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

33-1801. SHORT Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act."

History:

[33-1801, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 874.]
Idaho Code § 33-2139 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2139
33-2139 STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACCOUNT CREATED.
Status: in_force

33-2139. State community college account created. There is hereby created a state community college account in the state operating fund in the state treasurer's office to which shall be credited all moneys that may be transferred pursuant to section 23-404(1)(b)(ii), Idaho Code. The state treasurer shall make such disbursements from the account as may be ordered by the state board of education in accordance with the provisions of this act.

History:

[33-2139, added 1967, ch. 350, sec. 1, p. 993; am. 1982, ch. 255, sec. 9, p. 662; am. 2012, ch. 35, sec. 1, p. 106; am. 2014, ch. 16, sec. 1, p. 23; am. 2026, ch. 324, sec. 2, p. 1291.]
Idaho Code § 33-2142 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2142
33-2142 DIRECT PAYMENT TO BOARD — UTILIZATION.
Status: in_force

33-2142. Direct payment to board — Utilization. Disbursement shall be by direct payment to the governing board of such Junior College District which board shall utilize and disburse such funds in the furtherance of the academic program which such board is authorized by law to administer.

History:

[33-2142, added 1967, ch. 350, sec. 5, p. 993.]
Idaho Code § 33-1115 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-1115
33-1115 DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

33-1115. District responsible for bonds. The faith of each district is solemnly pledged for the payment of interest and redemption of principal on all bonds lawfully and validly issued.

History:

[33-1115, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 111, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-107B — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-107B
33-107B BOARD MAY ESTABLISH AN OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
Status: in_force

33-107B. Board may establish an optional retirement program for community colleges. (1) The state board of education may establish an optional retirement program under which contracts providing retirement and death benefits may be purchased for members of the teaching staff and officers of community colleges, including north Idaho college, college of southern Idaho and college of eastern Idaho, hired on or after July 1, 1997; provided however, that no such employee shall be eligible to participate in an optional retirement program unless he would otherwise be eligible for membership in the public employee retirement system of Idaho.

(2) The state board of education is hereby authorized to provide for the administration of the optional retirement program and to perform or authorize the performance of such functions as may be necessary for such purposes. The board shall designate the company or companies from which contracts are to be purchased under the optional retirement program and shall approve the form and contents of such contracts. In making the designation and giving approval, the board shall consider:

(a) The nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by such contracts for participants and their beneficiaries;

(b) The relation of such rights and benefits to the amount of contributions to be made;

(c) The suitability of such rights and benefits to the needs of the participants and the interests of the institutions in the recruitment and retention of staff members; and

(d) The ability of the designated company to provide such suitable rights and benefits under such contracts.

(3) Elections to participate in an optional retirement program shall be as follows:

(a) Eligible employees are the teaching staff and officers initially appointed or hired on or after the effective date of this chapter. All eligible employees, except those who are vested members of the public employee retirement system of Idaho, shall participate in the optional retirement program.

(b) Eligible employees who are vested members of the public employee retirement system of Idaho may make a one (1) time irrevocable election to transfer to the optional retirement program. The election shall be made in writing and within sixty (60) days of the date of initial hire or appointment, or one hundred fifty (150) days after the effective date of this chapter, whichever occurs later. The election shall be filed with the administrative officer of the employing institution. The election shall be effective not later than the first day of the second pay period following the date of the election.

(c) Teaching staff and officers employed by the institution the day before the effective date of this chapter may make a one (1) time irrevocable election to participate in the optional retirement program. The election shall be made in writing and within one hundred fifty (150) days after the effective date of this chapter. The election shall be filed with the administrative officer of the employing institution. The election shall be effective not later than the first day of the second pay period following the date of the election.

(d) The accumulated contributions of employees who make the one (1) time irrevocable election or are required to participate in the optional retirement program may be transferred by the public employee retirement system of Idaho to such qualified plan, maintained under the optional retirement program, as designated in writing by the employee.

(e) An election by an eligible employee of the optional retirement program shall be irrevocable and shall be accompanied by an appropriate application, where required, for issuance of a contract or contracts under the program.

(4) (a) Each institution shall contribute on behalf of each participant in its optional retirement program. Effective on and after July 1, 2011, the institutional contribution optional retirement program rate shall be equal to the public employee retirement system of Idaho contribution rates to the designated company or companies, reduced by the amount necessary, if any, to provide contributions to a total disability program provided either by the state or by a private insurance carrier licensed and authorized to provide such benefits, or any combination thereof, but in no event less than five percent (5%) of each participant's salary.

(b) For the purposes of section 59-1322, Idaho Code, the term "projected salaries" shall include the sum of the annual salaries of all participants in the optional retirement program established pursuant to this section.

(c) Each participant shall contribute an amount equal to six and ninety-seven hundredths percent (6.97%). Employee contributions may be made by employer pick-up pursuant to section 59-1332, Idaho Code.

(5) Any person participating in the optional retirement program shall be ineligible for membership in the public employee retirement system of Idaho as long as he remains continuously employed in any teaching staff position or as an officer with any of the institutions under the jurisdiction of the state board of education.

(6) A retirement, death or other benefit shall not be paid by the state of Idaho or the state board of education for services credited under the optional retirement program. Such benefits are payable to participants or their beneficiaries only by the designated company or companies in accordance with the terms of the contracts.

History:

[33-107B, added 1997, ch. 275, sec. 2, p. 816; am. 1998, ch. 297, sec. 2, p. 982; am. 1999, ch. 329, sec. 29, p. 868; am. 2011, ch. 118, sec. 1, p. 327; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 4, p. 37; am. 2018, ch. 17, sec. 1, p. 22; am. 2018, ch. 176, sec. 2, p. 388.]
Idaho Code § 33-111 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-111
33-111 BUDGET FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

33-111. Budget for educational institutions. The state board shall submit to the budget director of the state, at a time set by said director, a budget for each state educational institution under its government and control, showing the financial needs of said institutions for the period for which appropriations are to be made. The board shall direct and control all funds so appropriated.

History:

[33-111, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 11, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-7004 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 70 / Section 33-7004
33-7004 POLICY ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

33-7004. policy adoption. Each local school district and public charter school shall adopt a policy governing the use of generative artificial intelligence by students and employees in school buildings, on school grounds, during school activities, and on school-issued devices. The policy shall:

(1) Align with the statewide generative artificial intelligence in education framework approved by the state board of education pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Define appropriate and prohibited uses of generative AI for instructional, administrative, and communication purposes;

(3) Include safeguards for student privacy, data security, accessibility, and academic integrity; and

(4) Comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including Idaho student data privacy requirements, the Idaho parental rights act, the family educational rights and privacy act, the children's internet protection act, and the children's online privacy protection act.

History:

[33-7004, added 2026, ch. 71, sec. 1, p. 309.]
Idaho Code § 33-2131 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 33-2131
33-2131 EXEMPTION OF PROPERTY FROM EXECUTION SALE.
Status: in_force

33-2131. Exemption of property from execution sale. All real property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same, nor shall any judgment against a dormitory housing commission be a charge or lien upon its real property; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an authority on its rents, fees or revenues.

History:

[33-2131, added 1957, ch. 87, sec. 16, p. 137.]
Idaho Code § 33-1279 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 33-1279
33-1279 RELEASED TIME FOR SERVICE ON STATE COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

33-1279. Released time for service on state committees and commission. (1) Each certificated employee of any school district, including specially chartered districts, shall be entitled to and be allowed released time for service on committees and commissions established by the state of Idaho, or established by the legislature, or established by any of the departments or agencies of the state of Idaho.

Each certificated employee shall be entitled to five (5) such days of released time, and time beyond five (5) days shall be allowed at the discretion of the board of trustees.

(2) No such certificated employee shall lose any salary or other benefits because of such released time for service on any such committee or commission and shall not be required to make up any released time spent in serving on any such committee or commission; except that the amount of any honorarium or compensation received for service on committees or commissions, except actual and necessary expenses, shall be deducted from salary otherwise due such certificated employee.

History:

[33-1279, added 1979, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 581.]
Idaho Code § 33-1601 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1601
33-1601 INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Status: in_force

33-1601. Instruction in English language. Instruction in all subjects in the public schools, except that required for the teaching of foreign languages, shall be conducted in the English language. Provided, however, that for students where the language spoken in their home is not English, instruction may be given in a language other than English as necessary to allow for the transition of the students to the English language.

History:

[33-1601, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 176, p. 27; am. 1980, ch. 140, sec. 1, p. 306.]
Idaho Code § 33-3707 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 37 / Section 33-3707
33-3707 RECEIPTS USED IN OPERATION OF DINING HALLS.
Status: in_force

33-3707. Receipts used in operation of dining halls. The receipts of said dining halls shall be used and utilized by said institutions in the operation of said dining halls; and any net profits may be disbursed upon the authority of the board of trustees for the payment of interest or principal of any revenue bonds issued by the institution under the authority of chapter 38, title 33, Idaho Code. Provided further that a reasonable reserve to be determined by the state board of education, acting as board of trustees, is hereby created for replacement of dining hall equipment.

History:

[33-3707, added 1943, ch. 3, sec. 4, p. 4; am. 1963, ch. 286, sec. 3, p. 752; am. 1965, ch. 124, sec. 4, p. 250.]
Idaho Code § 33-3712 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 37 / Section 33-3712
33-3712 OFFICE OF BURSAR A PUBLIC OFFICE — DUTIES AND BOND OF BURSAR.
Status: in_force

33-3712. Office of bursar a public office — Duties and bond of bursar. The office of bursar at state educational institutions is declared a public office and the state board of education in its capacity as boards of trustees for the several state educational institutions is empowered to fix the duties of bursars and in its discretion fix the amount of the bond to be given by such bursars as such officers. In the performance of his duties each bursar shall be supervised as the state board of education and board of regents may direct.

History:

[33-3712, added 1943, ch. 73, sec. 1, p. 155; am. 1971, ch. 106, sec. 1, p. 227.]
Idaho Code § 33-6103 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 61 / Section 33-6103
33-6103 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE — ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES FUNDING.
Status: in_force

33-6103. flexible schedule — advanced opportunities funding. A student who opts for a flexible schedule pursuant to the provisions of section 33-6102, Idaho Code, may use the student's allotment of advanced opportunities funds for activities identified in subsection (2)(a) of that section.

History:

[33-6103, added 2019, ch. 297, sec. 1, p. 880.]
Idaho Code § 33-5903 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 59 / Section 33-5903
33-5903 DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

33-5903. definition. For the purposes of this chapter, "public educational facility" means all structures and buildings existing now or constructed in the future that are owned, leased or used by public educational institutions, which include public colleges, public community colleges, public universities, public school districts, public charter schools, or a school for children in any grade kindergarten through 12 that is operated by the state of Idaho receiving state funding.

History:

[(33-5903) 33-5803, added 2016, ch. 192, sec. 1, p. 534; am. and redesig. 2017, ch. 58, sec. 16, p. 110.]
Idaho Code § 33-2909A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-2909A
33-2909A UNIVERSITY EARNINGS RESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

33-2909A. University earnings reserve fund. (1) There is established in the state treasury the university earnings reserve fund. The fund shall be managed and invested by the endowment fund investment board according to law and the policies established by the state board of land commissioners. The fund shall consist of the following:

(a) All earnings from the university permanent endowment fund;

(b) Proceeds of the sale of timber growing upon university endowment lands;

(c) Proceeds of leases of university endowment lands;

(d) Proceeds of interest charged upon deferred payments on university endowment lands or on timber on those lands; and

(e) All other proceeds received from the use of university endowment lands and not otherwise designated for deposit in the university permanent endowment fund.

(2) Moneys shall be distributed out of the university earnings reserve fund only to support the beneficiaries of the university endowment, including distributions by the state board of land commissioners to the university permanent endowment fund and the university income fund; provided, that funds shall not be appropriated by the legislature from the university earnings reserve fund except to pay for administrative costs incurred managing the assets of the university endowment including, but not limited to, real property and monetary assets.

History:

[33-2909A, added 1998, ch. 256, sec. 12, p. 832.]
Idaho Code § 33-4007 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 40 / Section 33-4007
33-4007 NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

33-4007. Name change. Whenever the name of Boise college or Boise state college shall appear in any statute, such statute is hereby amended to read Boise state university as fully and completely as though said name in said statute was specifically amended herein, and all such statutes shall be construed to refer to and mean Boise state university.

History:

[33-4007, added 1974, ch. 25, sec. 3, p. 803.]
Idaho Code § 33-1512 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-1512
33-1512 LEASING OF SCHOOL BUSES.
Status: in_force

33-1512. Leasing of school buses. The board of trustees of a school district is hereby authorized to lease school buses. Such leasing agreements may be entered into only when commercial bus transportation is not reasonably available. For any school bus leased, the school district shall charge an amount not less than the school district's current total cost per mile. All revenue in excess of operating costs incurred under the lease received from leasing school buses shall be placed in a fund designated for replacement of school buses.

Whenever any school bus is leased, the lettering designating the vehicle as a school bus shall be covered and concealed and the admonitions to stop while loading and unloading pupils shall not be used in the operation of the vehicle.

History:

[I.C., sec. 33-1512, as added by 1974, ch. 230, sec. 1, p. 1587; am. 1976, ch. 167, sec. 1, p. 617; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 9, p. 174.]
Idaho Code § 33-1614 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 33-1614
33-1614 CAREER EXPLORATION.
Status: in_force

33-1614. Career exploration. (1) Starting in fiscal year 2024, every student in grade 7 or grade 8 enrolled in an Idaho public school district, a specially chartered district, or a public charter school shall complete one (1) or more career exploration courses. A student may opt out by submitting a form to the school showing the student's parent or legal guardian has consented to the student not participating in the career exploration courses pursuant to this section. Such courses should align to the "first step" standards set by the state board of education for career technical education. Such courses may be offered face-to-face, through virtual education programs, as online courses, or as hybrid courses consisting of a combination of online and in-person instruction.

(2) All staff teaching a career exploration course must have participated in a career exploration professional development course approved by the state board of education.

(3) The state board of education will maintain resources that can be utilized or modified for the implementation of this section.

(4) A career pathway plan shall be developed by students with the approval of parents or guardians, with advice and recommendation from school personnel, which shall include career exploration courses or workforce discovery activities. The purpose of a parent-approved student career pathway plan is to outline a course of study and learning activities to help students become successful in life. Every student's career pathway plan shall be reviewed annually and can be revised at any time. The student's school shall provide a personalized career pathway plan progress report to the student's parent or guardian. The progress report may be sent via electronic communication.

(5) Funding provided in section 33-1002(2)(r), Idaho Code, in accordance with section 33-1212A, Idaho Code, may be used to support career exploration courses.

(6) Professional development funding provided pursuant to section 33-1002, Idaho Code, may be used to provide professional development to career exploration course instructors.

History:

[33-1614, added 2023, ch. 243, sec. 1, p. 743.]
Idaho Code § 33-3106 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 31 / Section 33-3106
33-3106 PRESIDENT AND OTHER TEACHERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES — SALARIES AND DUTIES — REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

33-3106. President and other teachers, officers, and employees — Salaries and duties — Removal. The board of trustees shall have power to employ a president of the college and, with his advice, to appoint such assistants, deans, instructors, specialists and other employees as are required for the operation of the college; to fix salaries and to prescribe duties and to remove the president or other employees in accordance with the policies and rules of the state board of education.

History:

[(33-3106) 1893, p. 6, sec. 7; reen. 1899, p. 164, sec. 7; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 506; C.S., sec. 1085; I.C.A., sec. 32-2506; am. 1947, ch. 99, sec. 5, p. 182; am. 1971, ch. 44, sec. 5, p. 92.]
Idaho Code § 33-101 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-101
33-101 CREATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

33-101. Creation of board. For the general supervision, governance and control of all state educational institutions, to wit: University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise State University, Lewis-Clark State College, the School for the Deaf and the Blind and any other state educational institution which may hereafter be founded, and for the general supervision, governance and control of the public school systems, including public community colleges, a state board of education is created. The said board shall be known as the state board of education and board of regents of the University of Idaho.

For the purposes of section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, the state board of education and all of its offices, agencies, divisions and departments shall be an executive department of state government.

Where the term "state board" shall hereafter appear, it shall mean the state board of education and board of regents of the University of Idaho.

History:

[33-101, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 1, p. 27; am. 1974, ch. 10, sec. 1, p. 49; am. 1993, ch. 404, sec. 1, p. 1471; am. 1999, ch. 56, sec. 1, p. 144.]
Idaho Code § 33-2911A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 29 / Section 33-2911A
33-2911A SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL EARNINGS RESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

33-2911A. Scientific school earnings reserve fund. (1) There is established in the state treasury the scientific school earnings reserve fund. The fund shall be managed and invested by the endowment fund investment board according to law and the policies established by the state board of land commissioners. The fund shall consist of the following:

(a) All earnings of the scientific school permanent endowment fund;

(b) Proceeds of the sale of timber on scientific school endowment lands;

(c) Proceeds of leases of scientific school lands;

(d) Proceeds of interest charged upon deferred payments on scientific school endowment lands or on timber on those lands; and

(e) All other proceeds received from the use of scientific school endowment lands and not otherwise designated for deposit in the scientific school permanent endowment fund.

(2) Moneys shall be distributed out of the scientific school earnings reserve fund only to support the beneficiaries of the scientific school endowment, including distributions by the state board of land commissioners to the scientific school permanent endowment fund and the scientific school income fund; provided, that funds shall not be appropriated by the legislature from the scientific school earnings reserve fund except to pay for administrative costs incurred managing the assets of the scientific school endowment including, but not limited to, real property and monetary assets.

History:

[33-2911A, added 1998, ch. 256, sec. 17, p. 833.]
Idaho Code § 33-515A — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-515A
33-515A SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

33-515A. Supplemental contracts. (1) In addition to the provisions of sections 33-514, 33-514A and 33-515, Idaho Code, a board of trustees may enter into supplemental contracts to provide extra duty or extra day assignments for certificated employees.

(2) An extra duty assignment is, and extra duty supplemental contracts may be used for, an assignment which is not part of a certificated employee's regular teaching duties. Any such contract shall be separate and apart from the certificated employee's underlying contract, and no property rights shall attach to a supplemental extra duty contract. If a board of trustees determines not to reissue a supplemental extra duty contract, the board shall give written notice to the employee describing reasons for the decision not to reissue. The employee, upon written request to the board, shall be entitled to an informal review. The process and procedure for informal review shall be determined by the board of trustees. Should a board of trustees provide for additional procedures, nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit those procedures. The contract shall be in a form approved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

(3) An extra day assignment is, and supplemental extra day contracts may be used for, an assignment of days of service in addition to the standard contract length used for the majority of certificated employees in the district. Such additional days may be in service of the same activities as the certificated employee's regular teaching duties. Any such extra day contracts shall provide the same daily rate of pay and rights to due process and procedures as provided by the certificated employee's underlying contract. The contract shall be in a form approved by the state superintendent of public instruction.

(4) For the purposes of this section, "underlying contract" means either a category 1, 2, 3 or renewable contract.

History:

[33-515A, added 1999, ch. 208, sec. 2, p. 558; am. 2016, ch. 288, sec. 1, p. 791.]
Idaho Code § 33-112 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-112
33-112 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS — EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

33-112. Plans and specifications — Equipment, appliances and supplies. The state board shall authorize and approve all plans and specifications for the construction or alteration of buildings at the state educational institutions under its government and control; and shall direct and control the purchase of equipment, fixtures and supplies therefor.

History:

[33-112, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 12, p. 27.]
Idaho Code § 33-1023 — Idaho Code / Title 33 / Chapter 10 / Section 33-1023
33-1023 MONEYS PROVIDED FROM UNANTICIPATED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE.
Status: in_force

33-1023. Moneys provided from unanticipated public charter school closure. In the event a public charter school closes and ceases to provide educational instruction during the course of a school year, the following provisions relating to funding shall apply:

(1) A school district or public charter school shall report to the state department of education all newly enrolled students when such students have enrolled from a public charter school that has closed during a school year.

(2) The state department of education shall use the reported enrollment information provided for in subsection (1) of this section to calculate the funding that the district or public charter school would have received had those reported new enrollees been enrolled in such district for the entire school year. Such funding shall be prorated based on the percent of days left in the school year following the enrollment of new students. Such funding shall be included in the next scheduled payment to the school district or public charter school.

History:

[(33-1023) 33-1021 , added 2011, ch. 310, sec. 1, p. 878; am. and redesig. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 15, p. 110.]