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2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1609 - DEFINITIONS.

33-1609. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Abstinence" means the absence of any sexual activity prior to marriage, which activity includes physical contact between individuals involving intimate or private areas of the body that can potentially:
(a) Result in pregnancy;
(b) Transmit sexually transmitted diseases and infections; or
(c) Present emotional risks.
(2) "Sex education" means the study of the anatomy and the physiology of human reproduction.
History:
[33-1609, added 1970, ch. 119, sec. 2, p. 282; am. 2023, ch. 190, sec. 1, p. 521.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1610 - INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.

33-1610. INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. School districts shall involve parents and school district community groups in the planning, development, evaluation and revision of any instruction in sex education offered as a part of this new program.
History:
[33-1610, added 1970, ch. 119, sec. 3, p. 282.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1611 - EXCUSING CHILDREN FROM INSTRUCTION IN SEX EDUCATION.

33-1611. EXCUSING CHILDREN FROM INSTRUCTION IN SEX EDUCATION. Any parent or legal guardian who wishes to have his child excused from any planned instruction in sex education may do so upon filing a written request to the school district board of trustees and the board of trustees shall make available the appropriate forms for such request. Alternative educational endeavors shall be provided for those excused.
History:
[33-1611, added 1970, ch. 119, sec. 4, p. 282.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1613A - EXPENDITURES TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS.

33-1613A. EXPENDITURES TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS. Expenditures to abate unsafe or unhealthy conditions in public school facilities are ordinary and necessary expenses authorized by the general laws of this section within the meaning of section 3, article VIII, of the constitution of the state of Idaho. The general laws of this state authorizing such expenditures include, but are not limited to: the laws relating to expenditures of proceeds of a school district’s sale of real or personal property pursuant to chapter 6, title 33, Idaho Code; a school district’s collection and expenditure of levies provided by chapter 9, title 33, Idaho Code; a school district’s expenditures of state funds provided under the foundation program of chapter 10, title 33, Idaho Code; a school district’s expenditures of bond proceeds under chapter 11, title 33, Idaho Code; a school district’s expenditures for providing safe transportation pursuant to chapter 15, title 33, Idaho Code; a school district’s expenditures of proceeds of loans or grants procured pursuant to section 33-1613, Idaho Code, including previous amendments of section 33-1613, Idaho Code; and a school district’s expenditures of forest reserve and mining impact funds pursuant to chapter 13, title 57, Idaho Code. The definitions contained in section 33-1613, Idaho Code, apply to this section.
History:
[33-1613A, added 2003, ch. 270, sec. 2, p. 721.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1614 - CAREER EXPLORATION.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1615 - FINANCIAL LITERACY

33-1614 [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:
[33-1614 [33-1615], added 2023, ch. 50, sec. 1, p. 197.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1617 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS — PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

33-1617. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS — PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. It is legislative intent that the state board of education and state department of education develop statewide, research-based goals for students in Idaho who are English language learners. Goals shall specifically address compliance with applicable state and federal law and court decisions.
The board of trustees of each school district shall formulate a plan in sufficient detail that measurable objectives can be identified and addressed which will accomplish English language acquisition and improved academic performance. Moneys distributed to school districts based upon the population of limited-English proficiency students and distributed to school districts to support programs for students with non-English or limited-English proficiency shall be utilized in support of the district plan.
The district plan and allocation of funds shall be part of a report made annually to the state board of education and state department of education. The state board of education shall provide a summary of these reports to the legislature. Recommendations for program enhancements needed to reach the statewide goals are to be brought to the legislature after review and approval by the state board of education.
History:
[33-1617, added 2004, ch. 349, sec. 1, p. 1042.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1618 - ASSESSMENT EXCEPTION.

33-1618. ASSESSMENT EXCEPTION. A student who has not been enrolled for two (2) full school years in an elementary or secondary school in the United States and who scores less than a level four (4) on the state assessment used to determine English language proficiency may be excluded from requirements to participate in Idaho’s direct writing assessment and in Idaho’s direct mathematics assessment if the parent or guardian of such student and the student’s teacher agree that such an exclusion is educationally appropriate for the student.
History:
[33-1618, added 2006, ch. 357, sec. 1, p. 1090.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1619 - VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

33-1619. VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. School districts may offer instruction in the manner described for a virtual school in section 33-5202A, Idaho Code. For programs meeting such definition, the school district may count and report the average daily attendance of the program’s students in the manner prescribed in section 33-5208(10), Idaho Code. School districts may also offer instruction that is a blend of virtual and traditional instruction. For such blended programs, the school district may count and report the average daily attendance of the program’s students in the manner prescribed in section 33-5208(10), Idaho Code. Alternatively, the school district may count and report the average daily attendance of the blended program’s students in the same manner as provided for traditional programs of instruction, for the days or portions of days in which such students attend a physical public school. For the balance of days or portions of days, average daily attendance may be counted in the manner prescribed in section 33-5208(10), Idaho Code.
History:
[33-1619, added 2009, ch. 340, sec. 2, p. 984; am. 2012, ch. 188, sec. 10, p. 508; am. 2013, ch. 342, sec. 4, p. 906.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1624 - RULES.

33-1624. RULES. The state department of education is hereby directed to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act. Such rules may include a requirement that students successfully complete one (1) or more standardized assessments approved by the state department of education. The department shall work with school districts and public charter schools in developing the rules authorized by this section.
History:
[33-1624, added 2010, ch. 275, sec. 6, p. 715.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1627 - MATH INITIATIVE.

33-1627. MATH INITIATIVE. (1) The legislature finds that mathematical skills are increasingly important to the future academic and career success of students. The legislature further finds that student mathematical skills are not currently meeting the needs of Idaho’s economy and must be improved. To this end, the state department of education shall promote the improvement of mathematical instruction and student achievement through one (1) or more of the following activities:
(a) Provide high quality professional development for teachers that is intensive, ongoing and connected to classroom practice, that focuses on student learning, aligns with school improvement priorities and goals, and builds strong working relationships among teachers;
(b) Provide statewide online mathematical instruction programs that furnish mathematical tutoring, remedial instruction and advanced instruction;
(c) Provide formative assessments to assist teachers in identifying student mathematical skill levels, areas of deficiency and areas of advancement.
(2) The cost of math initiative activities provided for in this section shall be paid by the state department of education from moneys appropriated for this program in the educational support program budget.
History:
[33-1627, added 2014, ch. 255, sec. 1, p. 645.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1628 - FIREARMS SAFETY EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

33-1628. FIREARMS SAFETY EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The board of trustees of a school district is encouraged to establish and maintain a firearms safety education course for primary and secondary school students. The trustees may 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, or a person recognized by the trustees as having expertise in firearms safety education may provide the course instruction.
History:
[33-1628, added 2018, ch. 250, sec. 1, p. 580.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1630 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT FLEXIBILITY DOCUMENT — STATE BOARD OF AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DUTIES.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1631 - REQUIREMENTS FOR HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

33-1631. REQUIREMENTS FOR HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (1) School districts and charter schools shall undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that information on harassment, intimidation and bullying of students is disseminated annually to all school personnel, parents and students, including an affirmation that school personnel are authorized and expected to intervene or facilitate intervention on behalf of students facing harassment, intimidation or bullying.
(2) School districts and charter schools shall provide ongoing professional development to build skills of all school staff members to prevent, identify and respond to harassment, intimidation and bullying. The state board shall promulgate rules regarding the content of the professional development required by this subsection.
(3) District policies shall include a series of graduated consequences that may include, but are not limited to, referral to counseling, diversion, use of juvenile specialty courts, restorative practices, on-site suspension and expulsion for any student who commits an act of bullying, intimidation, harassment, violence or threats of violence. Guidelines for such policies will be set forth in the rules of the state board.
(4) Annually school districts shall report bullying incidents to the state department of education in a format set forth in rule by the state board. District policy shall designate persons to whom bullying reports are to be made and a procedure for a teacher or other school employee, student, parent, guardian or other person to report or otherwise provide information on bullying activity.
History:
[(33-1631) 33-1630, added 2015, ch. 289, sec. 2, p. 1161; am. and redesig. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 16, p. 110.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1634 - COMPUTER SCIENCE.

33-1634. COMPUTER SCIENCE. Starting in fiscal year 2020, each school district, specially chartered district and public charter school serving students in grades 9 through 12 inclusive, or any combination thereof, shall make available to all students in grades 9 through 12 one (1) or more courses in computer science. Students must have the option of taking the course as part of their course schedule during normal instructional hours at the school in which the student is enrolled. Such courses may be offered through virtual education programs and online courses, traditional in-person courses or hybrid courses consisting of a combination of online and in-person instruction. Computer science courses must be aligned with the Idaho content standards for computer science.
History:
[33-1634, added 2018, ch. 239, sec. 1, p. 562.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1701 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES.

33-1701. DRIVER TRAINING COURSES. In conjunction with its supervision of traffic on public highways, the Idaho transportation department is directed to cooperate with the state board of education in its establishment of driver training courses in the public schools of the state.
History:
[33-1701, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 165, p. 27; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 42, p. 387.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1702 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COURSES.

33-1702. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COURSES. (1) The state board of education and the transportation department shall cooperate in establishing, and amending as need arises, minimum standards for driver training programs reimbursable hereunder.
(2) Such standards shall require not less than thirty (30) clock hours of classroom instruction, six (6) hours observation time in a driver training car, and six (6) hours behind-the-wheel practice driving; but the state board of education may allow in lieu of not more than three (3) hours of such practice driving, such equivalent thereof in simulated practice driving as the said board may have, by uniform rules, approved. The board shall adopt standards necessary to allow completion of the thirty (30) clock hours of required classroom instruction through an approved correspondence course.
History:
[33-1702, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 166, p. 27; am. 1994, ch. 347, sec. 1, p. 1098; am. 1997, ch. 41, sec. 1, p. 77; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 3, p. 380; am. 2000, ch. 214, sec. 1, p. 584; am. 2004, ch. 223, sec. 1, p. 664.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1703 - ELIGIBLE PUPILS — TIME COURSES OFFERED.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1704 - AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE PROGRAM.

33-1704. AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE PROGRAM. The board of trustees of any school district proposing to establish an authorized driver training program shall, as a condition of reimbursement for costs incurred in the driver training program, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the proposed commencement thereof, submit to the state department of education the plan therefor. The state department shall approve or disapprove such plan within ten (10) days after receipt from the district of the proposal, and shall give written notice of its decision to said board of trustees. Any school district which operates any driver training program without prior written approval from the state department of education shall not be entitled to reimbursement, as provided in section 33-1707, Idaho Code, for the unapproved plan, or the unapproved portions of any plan.
History:
[33-1704, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 168, p. 27; am. 1972, ch. 15, sec. 1, p. 19; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 16, p. 209.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1705 - TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS COOPERATING.

33-1705. TWO OR MORE DISTRICTS COOPERATING. Two (2) or more school districts may, by written agreement, offer a driver training program jointly. In such case the plan shall be submitted by one (1) of the districts which shall be designated as the operating district; and upon approval of the plan, all reports and apportionments of funds shall be made as though the designated operating district were the only district operating the program. The absence of a written agreement, however, shall not limit the board of trustees of any school district in accepting enrollments in its driver training program on the part of residents in neighboring school districts.
History:
[33-1705, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 169, p. 27; am. 1965, ch. 153, sec. 2, p. 297.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1706 - REPORTS TO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1707 - REIMBURSEMENT — DETERMINATION — CERTIFICATION.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 17 - DRIVER TRAINING COURSES › Section 33-1708 - ADMINISTRATION — STATE SUPERVISOR OF DRIVER TRAINING — EMPLOYEES — EXPENSES.

33-1708. ADMINISTRATION — STATE SUPERVISOR OF DRIVER TRAINING — EMPLOYEES — EXPENSES. The state superintendent of public instruction shall administer the driver training fund. The state board of education shall employ within its department of education a state supervisor of driver training, who shall be a full-time employee, and such other supervisory and clerical help as may be deemed necessary, to effectuate the provisions hereof. The state superintendent of public instruction shall cause to be maintained an accurate, current, and complete record of all costs of administering and supervising the driver training program in the state. Annually, not later than the first day of September, the state superintendent of public instruction shall cause the supervisor of driver training to prepare a report showing the actual expenses incurred in administering and supervising the driver training program during the preceding fiscal year ending June 30.
History:
[33-1708, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 172, p. 27; am. 1967, ch. 128, sec. 2, p. 296; am. 1972, ch. 15, sec. 3, p. 19; am. 1973, ch. 18, sec. 3, p. 38; am. 1974, ch. 10, sec. 10, p. 49; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 18, p. 210.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1801 - SHORT TITLE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1802 - DEFINITIONS.

33-1802. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Dyslexia" means a specific learning challenge that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent, or both, word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities, which typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction.
(2) "Dyslexia screening tools" means assessments in the areas of phonological awareness skills, phonemic decoding efficiency, rapid automatic naming skills, encoding ability, and sight work reading efficiency skills in order to identify students that demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
(3) "Idaho comprehensive literacy plan" means the state board of education-approved, evidence-based plan outlining the minimum statewide literacy comprehension expectations and framework. This plan shall include details on data literacy, the statewide reading assessment, and best practices.
(4) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means a school district, including charter school districts, or a public charter school identified as an LEA pursuant to chapter 52, title 33, Idaho Code.
(5) "Statewide reading assessment" means the state board of education-approved assessment for facilitating continuous improvement, tailoring student-level instruction, and providing summative results.
History:
[33-1802, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 874; am. 2022, ch. 169, sec. 1, p. 562.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1803 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.

33-1803. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. Pursuant to section 1, article IX, of the Idaho constitution, and the state constitutional duty to establish and maintain a general, uniform, and thorough system of public, free common schools, the legislature finds that ensuring all students have access through the public schools to evidence-based reading instruction and interventions focused on developing the foundational reading skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension are significant components of ensuring that the system of public schools throughout the state is uniform and thorough. In exercising its duty of general supervision and governance of the public schools of the state, it is appropriate that the state board of education, supported by the department of education, hold local education providers accountable for demonstrating that the reading instruction they provide is focused on these foundational reading skills.
History:
[33-1803, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 875.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1804 - IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY PLAN.

33-1804. IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY PLAN. (1) The state board of education shall develop an Idaho comprehensive literacy plan designed to create a framework for all students to be proficient in literacy and prepared to read and learn in the next grade level, as applicable to the student’s grade. The comprehensive literacy plan shall be evidence-based and include the identification of best practices for literacy development and interventions.
(2) The state board of education shall convene a group of education stakeholders consisting of, at a minimum, representation from the Idaho public school system and postsecondary education system with experience in literacy development and reading instruction and parents to review and make recommendations to the state board of education on updates to the Idaho comprehensive literacy plan. The comprehensive literacy plan shall be reviewed and updated at least every five (5) years.
(3) The comprehensive literacy plan shall:
(a) Identify the state’s strategy to ensure students develop strong literacy skills needed for future learning;
(b) Set expectations for LEA-level leadership collaboration, professional development for staff, effective instruction and interventions, and the use of assessments and data for setting locally established student proficiency and growth targets; and
(c) Identify evidence-based practices and tools aligned to the comprehensive literacy plan.
History:
[33-1804, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 875.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1806 - READING AND LITERACY ASSESSMENT.

33-1806. READING AND LITERACY ASSESSMENT. (1) The state department of education shall be responsible for administration of all assessment efforts and shall train LEA-level assessment personnel and report results.
(2) In continuing recognition of the critical importance of reading skills, all public school students in kindergarten through grade 3 shall have their reading skills assessed. For purposes of this assessment, the Idaho comprehensive literacy plan shall be the reference document. The kindergarten assessment shall include reading readiness and phonological awareness. Grades 1, 2, and 3 shall test for fluency, comprehension, and accuracy of the student’s reading. The assessment shall be by a single statewide test specified by the state board of education, and the state department of education shall ensure that testing shall take place no fewer than two (2) times per year in the relevant grades. Additional assessments may be administered to students who are identified for reading interventions as set forth in section 33-1805, Idaho Code. The state K-3 assessment test results shall be reviewed by school personnel for the purpose of providing necessary interventions to sustain or improve the students’ reading skills. Results shall show for each school building with kindergarten through grade 3 in each school district and charter school the percentage of students who are achieving proficiency on the statewide reading assessment. Such results shall be maintained and compiled by the state department of education and shall be reported annually to the public through the state education dashboard and reported to the state board of education, the legislature, and the governor in a consistent manner, by school and by district.
(3) The assessment scores and interventions recommended and implemented shall be maintained in the permanent record of each student.
(4) The administration of the state K-3 assessments is to be done in the local school districts by individuals chosen by the district other than the regular classroom teacher. All those who administer the assessments shall be trained by the state department of education.
(5) It is the legislature’s intent that curricular materials utilized by school districts for kindergarten through grade 3 shall be tied to evidence-based best practices and aligned with the Idaho comprehensive literacy plan.
History:
[33-1806, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 877.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1808 - EDUCATOR PREPARATION.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1809 - ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

33-1809. ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. (1) In recognition of the critical role leadership plays in creating a culture in our schools around continuous improvement, it is the intent of the legislature to provide local school boards of trustees and charter school boards of directors with the resources necessary to work effectively with school leadership to set goals and growth targets.
(2) All newly elected or appointed board members shall participate in at least one (1) board member orientation focused on:
(a) State and school district or charter school resources available for literacy intervention and improvements;
(b) School, district, and state level data available to track progress on student literacy proficiency and growth toward proficiency; and
(c) How to set measurable goals for improving student proficiency.
(3) Every board of trustee member or charter school director shall participate in the literacy intervention orientation and training by June 30, 2023, or as provided by the state board of education thereafter.
(4) School district and charter schools shall set annual literacy proficiency and growth targets for students in kindergarten through grade 3.
(5) Literacy proficiency and growth targets shall align with the continuous improvement plan goals and targets of the school district or charter school and the framework for schools to achieve statewide literacy growth targets. Goal-setting and growth targets shall be based on comparisons between similar cohorts of students in similar school buildings and school districts.
(6) There shall be a statewide dashboard available for school personnel, parents, the governor, and the legislature to use to view progress toward the school’s literacy proficiency and growth targets and statewide progress toward the statewide literacy growth targets set by the state board of education. Information shall be available by school level based on like cohorts of students in similar schools and school districts.
History:
[33-1809, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 879.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 18 - IDAHO LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT › Section 33-1810 - RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

33-1810. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The state board of education may promulgate rules for the implementation of this chapter.
History:
[33-1810, added 2021, ch. 292, sec. 5, p. 880.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN › Section 33-2001 - DEFINITIONS.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN › Section 33-2002 - RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

33-2002. RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. (1) Each public school district is responsible for and shall provide for the special education and related services of children with disabilities enrolled therein.
(2) Every public school district in the state shall provide instruction and training for persons between the ages of three (3) years and twenty-one (21) years who are children with disabilities as defined in this chapter and by the state board of education. The state board of education shall through its department of education determine eligibility criteria for children with disabilities, qualifications of special teachers and special personnel, programs of instruction and minimum standards for classrooms and equipment to be used in administering the provisions of this act.
(3) The child study team shall assess the importance and necessity of teaching Braille to each child who is legally blind. Preference shall be given to Braille. If the child study team determines that learning Braille is important with respect to a particular child, the child shall be given the opportunity to learn Braille.
(4) In accordance with the provisions of part B of the federal individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA), a student with a disability shall be informed by the school district or other public agency providing education to the student, at least one (1) year before he reaches the age of majority, that rights currently afforded to the parents or guardian of the student pursuant to IDEA, will transfer to the student when he reaches the age of majority. However, such rights shall remain with the parent or guardian after the student reaches the age of majority if the student is determined to be incompetent under Idaho law or if an individualized education program team determines the student lacks the ability to provide informed consent with respect to his educational program.
History:
[(33-2002) 1963, ch. 13, sec. 183, p. 27; am. 1963, ch. 219, sec. 1, p. 628; am. 1965, ch. 228, sec. 1, p. 542; am. 1972, ch. 312, sec. 1, p. 774; am. 1974, ch. 10, sec. 11, p. 49; am. and redesignated 1991, ch. 323, sec. 4, p. 840; am. 1993, ch. 134, sec. 1, p. 330; am. 1998, ch. 24, sec. 1, p. 139.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN › Section 33-2003 - RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR EDUCATION OF GIFTED/TALENTED CHILDREN.

33-2003. RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR EDUCATION OF GIFTED/TALENTED CHILDREN. Each public school district is responsible for and shall provide for the special instructional needs of gifted/talented children enrolled therein.
Public school districts in the state shall provide instruction and training for children between the ages of five (5) years and eighteen (18) years who are gifted/talented as defined in this chapter and by the state board of education. The state board of education shall, through its department of education, determine eligibility criteria and assist school districts in developing a variety of flexible approaches for instruction and training that may include administrative accommodations, curriculum modification and special programs.
History:
[33-2003, added 1991, ch. 323, sec. 5, p. 840; am. 1993, ch. 409, sec. 1, p. 1501.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 20 - EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN › Section 33-2004 - CONTRACTING BY APPROVED FORM FOR EDUCATION BY ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED REHABILITATION CENTER OR HOSPITAL, OR A CORPORATION.

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.]