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2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 12 - TEACHERS › Section 33-1279 - RELEASED TIME FOR SERVICE ON STATE COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 12 - TEACHERS › Section 33-1280 - AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES TEACHING AUTHORIZATION.

33-1280. AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES TEACHING AUTHORIZATION. (1) As used in this section, "Indian tribe" is as defined in section 67-4001, Idaho Code.
(2) It is the policy of the state of Idaho to preserve, protect and promote the rights of Indian tribes to use, practice and develop their native languages and to encourage American Indians in the state to use, study and teach their native languages in order to encourage and promote:
(a) The survival of the native language;
(b) Increased student scholarship;
(c) Increased student awareness of the student’s culture and history; and
(d) Increased student success.
(3) The state board of education shall promulgate rules authorizing American Indian languages teachers to teach in the public schools of this state.
(4) Each Indian tribe may establish its own system of designation for individuals qualified to teach that tribe’s native language. In establishing such a system, the tribe shall determine:
(a) The development of an oral and written qualification test;
(b) Which dialects shall be used in the test;
(c) Whether the tribe will standardize the tribe’s writing system;
(d) How the teaching methods will be evaluated in the classroom; and
(e) The period of time for which a tribal designation shall be valid.
(5) (a) Each Indian tribe shall provide to the state board of education the names of those highly and uniquely qualified individuals who have been designated to teach the tribe’s native language.
(b) Upon receiving the names of American Indian languages teachers designated by an Indian tribe, the state board of education shall authorize those individuals as American Indian languages teachers in accordance with rules of the board.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state board of education shall not require an American Indian languages teacher who has obtained tribal designation to teach a native language to hold a specific academic degree or to complete a teacher education program.
(7) (a) An American Indian languages teaching authorization shall qualify the authorized individual to accept a teaching position or assignment in any school district of the state that offers or permits courses in an American Indian language.
(b) A holder of an American Indian languages teaching authorization who does not also have a teaching certificate as provided in section 33-1201, Idaho Code, may not teach in a school district of this state any subject other than the American Indian language for which he or she is authorized to teach.
History:
[33-1280, added 2002, ch. 265, sec. 1, p. 787.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS › Section 33-1302 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.

33-1302. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature hereby finds that interpreting services in Idaho public schools, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), for students who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind need to be improved. The absence of state standards for evaluating educational interpreters allows for inconsistencies in the delivery of educational information to students who are in need of such services. The legislature recognizes that educational interpreters in Idaho public schools must not only interpret the spoken word but must also convey concepts and facilitate the student’s understanding of the educational material. The legislature also finds that among the many factors that influence student success, there is a correlation between the academic achievements of deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind students and the competency of their interpreters. Therefore, the legislature finds that Idaho educational public policy is served by establishing standards for persons employed in the Idaho public schools as educational interpreters.
History:
[33-1302, added 2006, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 531.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS › Section 33-1303 - DEFINITIONS.

33-1303. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(1) "Board" means the state board of education.
(2) "Bureau" means the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind.
(3) "Deaf" means a person who is not able to process information aurally and whose primary means of communication is visual.
(4) "Deaf-blind" means a person who is deaf or hard of hearing and who also has significant visual impairment or is legally blind.
(5) "Educational interpreter" means a person employed in the Idaho public schools, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), to provide interpreting services to students who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind.
(6) "Educational interpreter performance assessment" means a statistically valid and reliable assessment tool administered by the boys town national research hospital or its successor organization.
(7) "Hard of hearing" means a person who has a hearing deficit, who is able to process information aurally with or without the use of a hearing aid or other device that enhances the ability of the person to hear, and whose primary means of communication may be visual.
(8) "Interpreter education program" means a postsecondary degree program of at least two (2) years in duration that is accredited by the state board of education or an equivalent program accredited by another state, district or territory or by a professional accreditation body.
(9) "Interpreting" means the process of providing accessible communication between and among persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind, and those who are hearing. The process includes, but is not limited to, communication between American sign language or other form of manual communication and English. The process may also involve various other modalities that involve visual, gestural and tactile methods.
History:
[33-1303, added 2006, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 532; am. 2010, ch. 191, sec. 1, p. 405.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS › Section 33-1304 - QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS.

33-1304. QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS. (1) Except as provided in this section, no person shall act as an educational interpreter in an Idaho public school unless the person has been qualified to do so. The person shall be qualified if the person:
(a) Has achieved a score of 3.5 or higher on the educational interpreter performance assessment or has achieved a comparable score on an equivalent test as determined by the bureau; or
(b) Is currently certified by:
(i) The registry of interpreters for the deaf;
(ii) The national association of the deaf at a level of III or higher;
(iii) The registry of interpreters for the deaf, oral transliteration for oral transliterators; or
(iv) The testing, evaluation, and certification unit for cued language transliterators.
(2) An educational interpreter currently employed in an Idaho public school may continue in the practice of educational interpreting without meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, provided that such requirements are met on or before June 30, 2009.
(3) Effective July 1, 2009, newly hired educational interpreters who have not worked in an Idaho public school as an educational interpreter in kindergarten through grade 12 prior to the enactment of this chapter may apply in writing to the bureau for emergency authorization to work as an educational interpreter for two (2) years before being required to meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. An educational interpreter who has received an emergency authorization under this subsection may apply in writing to the bureau for a onetime one (1) year extension of the emergency authorization. The bureau may grant such a one (1) year extension of the emergency authorization for good cause shown.
(4) A graduate of an interpreter education program may serve as an educational interpreter in Idaho public schools for persons of school age as defined in section 33-201, Idaho Code, before meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section for one (1) year following such graduation.
(5) Educational interpreters employed by an Idaho public school must complete a minimum of eighty (80) hours of training in the areas of interpreting or transliterating every five (5) years. This training must be documented and may include home study coursework, seminars, workshops and mentoring programs.
(6) The board is authorized to promulgate rules, if applicable, to implement this chapter.
History:
[33-1304, added 2006, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 532; am. 2010, ch. 191, sec. 2, p. 406; am. 2020, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 55.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1401 - DEFINITIONS.

33-1401. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of tuition charges and payments, the following words and phrases shall have these meanings:
1. "District" means any public school district including specially chartered school districts.
2. "Residence" of a pupil means the residence of his parent or guardian.
3. "Home district" means the school district of the pupil’s residence.
4. "Creditor district" means a district in which nonresident pupils are in attendance.
5. "Nonresident pupils" mean pupils attending schools in districts other than their home districts, or from other states.
6. "Debtor district" means the home district of nonresident pupils.
7. "Pupil" means a pupil in any grade, kindergarten through twelve (12).
8. "Elementary pupil," in the case of districts not giving instruction above grade eight (8), means any pupil. In all other districts it means any pupil in grades kindergarten through six (6).
9. "Secondary pupil" means, in the case of districts which give instruction beyond grade eight (8) any pupil in grades seven (7) through twelve (12).
10. "Guardian" means any person so designated by court order, or any person with whom the pupil is residing and making his home on a full-time basis, provided such person has in his possession a properly executed power of attorney for the care and custody of the pupil for a period of time not less than the balance of the school term.
History:
[33-1401, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 72, p. 27; am. 1974, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 1163; am. 1990, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 67.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1403 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS BY INITIATIVE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

33-1403. TRANSFER OF PUPILS BY INITIATIVE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (1) Whenever the board of trustees of any school district shall determine that it is in the best interest of any of its pupils to attend school in another district within this state, the boards of trustees of the districts may annually agree, in writing, that such pupil or pupils shall be transferred to and attend the designated school or schools of the other district party to the agreement.
(2) Whenever the board of trustees of any Idaho school district abutting upon another state shall determine that it is in the best interest of any of its pupils to attend school in a school district in such neighboring state, the board of trustees may annually agree, in writing, with the governing board of the nearest appropriate school district in the neighboring state for the education, and transportation if the school district attended abuts on the home district, of such pupil or pupils. Any such agreement shall specify the rate of tuition, and cost of transportation if any, to be paid by the Idaho school district, and the agreement shall be entered into the records of the board of trustees and a copy thereof shall be filed with the state board of education.
(3) The board of trustees of any Idaho school district, as a creditor district, may, subject to the approval of the state board of education, enter into an agreement with the governing body of any school district in another state, as the debtor district, to educate, and if necessary transport, any of the pupils of such debtor district upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and approved, but the rate of tuition to be charged by the Idaho school district shall be not less than the gross per-pupil cost of the credit district, as defined in section 33-1405, Idaho Code, plus the per-pupil costs paid by the state for the employer’s share of social security, and the employer’s share of retirement for the employees of the creditor district for the previous fiscal year, and other appropriate costs, all as determined by the state board of education. A copy of the agreement shall be entered into the records of the board of trustees and a copy thereof shall be filed.
(4) No pupil shall be transferred to any school without the notification and consent of the pupil’s parent or guardian.
History:
[33-1403, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 74, p. 27; am. 1973, ch. 117, sec. 1, p. 218; am. 1975, ch. 22, sec. 2, p. 34; am. 1976, ch. 85, sec. 2, p. 290; am. 1978, ch. 174, sec. 1, p. 398; am. 2023, ch. 156, sec. 2, p. 422.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1404 - DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE PUPILS.

33-1404. DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE PUPILS. (1) Every school district shall receive and admit pupils transferred thereto.
(2) Nonresident pupils who are placed by court order under provisions of the Idaho juvenile corrections or child protective acts and reside in licensed homes, agencies and institutions shall be received and admitted by the school district in which the facility is located without payment of tuition.
(3) Homeless children and youth as defined by the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act, 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq., may attend any school district or school within a district without payment of tuition when it is determined to be in the best interest of that child.
History:
[33-1404, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 75, p. 27; am. 1978, ch. 174, sec. 2, p. 399; am. 1983, ch. 85, sec. 2, p. 176; am. 1990, ch. 43, sec. 3, p. 69; am. 1990, ch. 272, sec. 1, p. 766; am. 2001, ch. 93, sec. 3, p. 235; am. 2004, ch. 23, sec. 6, p. 28; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 15, p. 555; am. 2023, ch. 156, sec. 3, p. 422.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1405 - RATES OF TUITION — TUITION CERTIFICATES.

33-1405. RATES OF TUITION — TUITION CERTIFICATES. (1) The state department of education shall prepare and distribute all necessary forms and shall issue to each school district, annually, a tuition certificate bearing a serial number, which certificate shall authorize the receiving district to charge and to bill for the tuition of its nonresident pupils where tuition has not been waived.
(2) In determining tuition rates to be charged by any creditor school district, the state department of education shall compute the sum of that district’s maintenance and operation costs, depreciation on its buildings, equipment, and other property, and the interest, if any paid by it on bonded debt or registered warrants. The said state department of education shall then compute what proportion of the sum of said costs, depreciation, and interest is allocable to elementary schools and what proportion is allocable to secondary schools in the district. The proportion allocable to elementary schools shall then be divided by the average daily attendance of elementary school pupils, and the proportion allocable to secondary schools shall be divided by the average daily attendance of secondary school pupils, in the district, and the amount so determined shall be the gross per-pupil cost, elementary or secondary, as the case may be. The net per-pupil cost shall be the gross per-pupil cost less the per-pupil apportionment to the district of any foundation program funds.
(3) Computations of tuition rates shall be made as of the school year next preceding the year for which tuition charges are determined and made.
(4) Charges for tuition made by any creditor school district shall be its net per-pupil cost, as hereinabove defined; except that its gross per-pupil cost shall be charged where any pupil has transferred to the creditor district by transfer other than one prescribed by section 33-1403, Idaho Code, or where the home district of any pupil attending school in the creditor district is without the state of Idaho.
(5) The board of trustees of a school district may request a waiver from the state board of education of any portion of the tuition rate determined pursuant to this section. A waiver request must be made for each individual student and may be requested for up to four (4) years, subject to annual review by the local board of trustees. Waivers must be requested before April 1 of the year prior to the operative date.
History:
[33-1405, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 76, p. 27; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 13, p. 207; am. 1990, ch. 43, sec. 4, p. 69; am. 2005, ch. 97, sec. 1, p. 317; am. 2023, ch. 156, sec. 4, p. 423.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1406 - BILLS OF TUITION.

33-1406. BILLS OF TUITION. (1) Bills of tuition for nonresident pupils shall be rendered by each creditor district and for nonresident pupils attending any school of the creditor district under the provisions of section 33-1403 or 33-1404, Idaho Code, the bill of tuition shall be submitted to the home district of such pupils. The creditor district may submit to the parent of any out-of-state pupil attending school in its district a bill of tuition of such pupil, and such parent shall be liable for the payment of said tuition, if so billed. Tuition reimbursement for nonresident pupils who are placed by court order under provisions of the Idaho juvenile corrections or child protective acts may be obtained by the creditor district through procedures established in section 33-1002, Idaho Code, for nonresident tuition-equivalency allowance.
(2) Each bill of tuition submitted to a home district shall show the serial number of the tuition certificate last issued to the creditor district by the state department of education and shall show also the number of pupils for whom tuition is charged, which charge shall be as shown by the said tuition certificate.
(3) Bills of tuition, if submitted other than annually, shall be apportioned according to the number of school months for which any such bill is applicable. A fraction of a school month shall be deemed a school month.
History:
[33-1406, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 77, p. 27; am. 1974, ch. 76, sec. 2, p. 1163; am. 1976, ch. 85, sec. 3, p. 291; am. 1983, ch. 85, sec. 3, p. 177; am. 1985, ch. 107, sec. 14, p. 208; am. 2004, ch. 23, sec. 7, p. 29; am. 2012, ch. 257, sec. 9, p. 716; am. 2023, ch. 156, sec. 5, p. 424.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1407 - PAYMENT OF TUITION — SUIT TO RECOVER PAYMENT.

33-1407. PAYMENT OF TUITION — SUIT TO RECOVER PAYMENT. The board of trustees of any debtor district shall allow and order paid any bill for tuition received by it in proper form, at the first regular meeting following receipt of said bill.
Whenever any school district, or person, liable for the payment of tuition, shall fail or refuse to pay the same after payment thereof is due, the creditor district may commence suit against such district or person in the district court in and for the county in which such district maintains its administrative offices, or in which such person resides.
History:
[33-1407, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 78, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1408 - SPECIAL LEVY FOR TUITION.

33-1408. SPECIAL LEVY FOR TUITION. Any school district is hereby authorized to make a levy above the maintenance and operation levy otherwise authorized by law for the purpose of paying tuition costs of its students who, under authorization of the board of trustees of the district, attend school in another district in Idaho. Such levy shall be exempt from the provisions of section 63-802, Idaho Code.
History:
[33-1408, added 1981, ch. 235, sec. 1, p. 475; am. 1983, ch. 237, sec. 1, p. 643; am. 1996, ch. 208, sec. 8, p. 666; am. 1996, ch. 322, sec. 29, p. 1060; am. 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 1, sec. 12, p. 55.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1409 - MEASURING AND REPORTING CAPACITY.

33-1409. MEASURING AND REPORTING CAPACITY. (1) Every school district must determine maximum enrollment for each grade-level. The district will use the maximum enrollment to determine space available for transfer applications. For secondary grades, a district may use core classroom size per grade level as the standard to determine maximum enrollment.
(2) Not less than four (4) times during the school year, every school district shall publicly post on its website the space available at each grade-level and at each school. Space available shall be determined by comparing the maximum enrollment to the number of pupils actually enrolled. A school district that does not meet the minimum sample size necessary to prevent unlawful release of personally identifiable student data established pursuant to subsection (5) of this section is not subject to the publication requirements pursuant to this subsection.
(3) Not less than four (4) times during the school year, every school district shall report to the state reporting system the space available at each grade-level, school, and in each program, the number of transfer applications, the number of accepted transferred pupils, and the number of denied applications.
(4) By September 1 each year, the state board of education shall collect, analyze, and publish to its website the capacity and transfer data from each school district from the previous year. The report shall include the number of participants, the number of denied applications, and other relevant information. The state board of education shall also report this information to the legislature no later than February 1 of each year.
(5) The state board of education shall not publish or release data of a school district if the number of students who applied for a transfer is less than the minimum sample size necessary for prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable student data. The state board of education shall establish the minimum number of students necessary to meet the requirements of this subsection.
History:
[33-1409, added 2023, ch. 156, sec. 6, p. 424.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - TRANSFER OF PUPILS › Section 33-1410 - STUDENT APPEALS.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1502 - BUS ROUTES — NON-TRANSPORTATION ZONES.

33-1502. BUS ROUTES — NON-TRANSPORTATION ZONES. The board of trustees of each school district may establish, and alter, bus routes and establish, and alter, non-transportation zones. Such routes and zones shall be determined for each year not later than the regular August meeting of the board; but nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the board in altering such routes or zones when change in the condition of the roads, or in the number of pupils being transported would justify such alteration.
A non-transportation zone shall comprise an area of a school district designated by the board of trustees which is impracticable, by reason of sparsity of pupils, remoteness, or condition of roads, to serve by established bus routes.
Whenever practicable, routes shall be so established that no bus stop shall be more than one and one-half (1 1/2) miles from the intersection of the driveway of the home of any pupil otherwise eligible for transportation and the nearest public road; except that no board of trustees shall be required to route school buses or other passenger equipment over any road not maintained as a part of a highway district, county, state or federal highway system, or by the state or national forest service; except, that the primary requirements to be observed by the board of trustees are the safety and adequate protection of the health of the pupils.
History:
[33-1502, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 80, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1503 - PAYMENTS WHEN TRANSPORTATION NOT FURNISHED.

33-1503. PAYMENTS WHEN TRANSPORTATION NOT FURNISHED. a. Whenever any pupil lives more than one and one-half (1 1/2) miles from any established bus stop or from the school of attendance, as designated by the board of trustees, and such pupil is regularly transported by private vehicle not under contract with the school district, the board may pay to the parent or guardian an amount per month up to ten dollars ($10.00) per vehicle plus mileage at the current rate established by the state board of examiners for each round trip approved.
b. Whenever in the judgment of the board of trustees any pupil residing within the area of a nontransportation zone, and otherwise eligible to transportation, cannot be transported in any manner herein authorized, the said board may pay to the parent or guardian thereof such amount of the cost incurred by the parent or guardian for the board and lodging of the pupil as may be authorized by the board of trustees.
History:
[33-1503, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 81, p. 27; am. 1977, ch. 236, sec. 1, p. 710; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 2, p. 171; am. 1986, ch. 48, sec. 1, p. 140; am. 1997, ch. 115, sec. 1, p. 289.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1504 - SCHOOL BUSES.

33-1504. SCHOOL BUSES. A motor vehicle shall be deemed a "school bus" when it has a seating capacity of more than ten (10) persons and meets the current national and state minimum standards for school bus construction, and is owned and operated by a school district or a common carrier and is used exclusively for transporting pupils, or is owned by a transportation contractor and is used regularly for transporting pupils.
History:
[33-1504, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 82, p. 27; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 3, p. 171.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1505 - SELLER’S WARRANTY.

33-1505. SELLER’S WARRANTY. All school buses shall at all times conform to standards of construction therefor specified by the state board of education. No contract shall be negotiated or executed for the purchase or sale of any school bus, body, or chassis, where the same is to be used as, or as a part of, a school bus, which said contract would provide for construction standards not in conformity with those specified by the said state board.
Any person selling or offering for sale any school bus, or any body or chassis thereof, shall warrant that such school bus, body or chassis sold or offered for sale is in no respect below the standards of construction prescribed therefor by the state board of education. If, after the sale of any school bus, or any body or chassis, and before the same is placed into operation, an inspection as hereinafter required shall disclose that such equipment is below the said minimum standards, the seller shall, immediately after notification thereof and at his own expense, make such additions or changes as will meet the said minimum standards or, in lieu thereof, the said seller shall refund the full purchase price paid for such equipment by the buyer, and repossess the said equipment.
History:
[33-1505, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 83, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1506 - INSPECTION OF SCHOOL BUSES.

33-1506. INSPECTION OF SCHOOL BUSES. All school buses shall at all times conform to the standards of construction prescribed therefor by the state board of education.
Before any newly acquired school bus is used for transporting pupils it shall be inspected by a duly authorized representative of the state department of education, and if, upon inspection, it conforms to prescribed standards of construction, or such other standards prescribed by law or regulation, it may be used for transporting pupils; otherwise, no such school bus shall be used for that purpose.
The board of trustees of each school district shall provide for an annual inspection of all school buses by district personnel or upon contract at intervals of not more than twelve (12) months. The district, over the signature of the superintendent, shall file with the state department of education its report of inspection of the school buses operated by the authority of the school district. At intervals of not more than sixty (60) days during each school year the board of trustees shall cause inspection to be made of all school buses operating under the authority of the board. In addition, the state department of education shall conduct random, spot inspections of school buses throughout the school year.
Whenever any school bus is found, upon inspection, to be deficient in any of the prescribed standards, or is found in any way to be unsafe or unfit for the transportation of pupils, such vehicle shall be withdrawn from service and shall not be returned to service until the district certifies the necessary repairs have been made.
History:
[33-1506, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 84, p. 27; am. 1980, ch. 330, sec. 1, p. 852; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 4, p. 172; am. 1997, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 54.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1507 - LIABILITY INSURANCE RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION.

33-1507. LIABILITY INSURANCE RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION. The board of trustees of each school district owning and operating vehicles for the transportation of pupils, and any transportation contractor, shall have in effect at all times for each vehicle so used, insurance purchased from a company or companies licensed to operate in this state, in amounts not lower than the minimums set by the state board of education, indemnifying the insured against claims for any injury to or death of a person(s) arising out of the operation of the school transportation system.
Each school district may purchase and keep in force, insurance in excess of such required minimum amounts; and insurance indemnifying the district, its officers and employees against any tort claims arising out of the operation of its school transportation system.
History:
[33-1507, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 85, p. 27; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 5, p. 172.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1508 - OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUSES.

33-1508. OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUSES. (1) All school buses shall at all times be operated in conformity with law and with rules of the Idaho state police and the state board of education.
(2) No school bus shall:
(a) Cross any railroad track, or enter or cross any arterial highway without first coming to a full stop. If any such crossing, intersection or access be obscured by trees, buildings or other objects, or because of wind, storm or fog, the school bus driver shall open such windows and doors as will permit him to determine when it is safe to proceed;
(b) Be operated at any time for the transportation of pupils by any person who does not have a current commercial driver’s license (CDL) as specified in section 49-105, Idaho Code, and the minimum training for bus drivers as prescribed by the state board of education;
(c) Be operated at any time in excess of its maximum occupancy as determined by the manufacturer. Occupancy at no time shall exceed three (3) persons in a seat.
History:
[33-1508, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 86, p. 27; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 6, p. 173; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 68, p. 209; am. 2000, ch. 426, sec. 1, p. 1379; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 81, p. 1526; am. 2005, ch. 88, sec. 1, p. 305.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1510 - CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.

33-1510. CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. (1) All contracts entered into by boards of trustees for the transportation of pupils shall be in writing using the current pupil transportation model contract developed by the state department of education. School districts may attach to the model contract addenda to meet local requirements. School districts shall submit to the state superintendent of public instruction a copy of the pupil transportation contract prior to both parties signing it, for a review of legal requirements and appropriate costs and for final approval. The state superintendent of public instruction shall respond to the school district within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the postmarked receipt of the contract by notifying the school district of contract approval or of recommended or required changes. A school district may appeal to the state board of education any changes the state superintendent requires, in which case the state board may, upon review, approve the contract without such changes.
(2) No contract shall be executed covering a period of time exceeding five (5) years. School districts shall advertise, bid and contract for all bus transportation service routes at a single time, and contract with the lowest responsible bidder or bidders meeting the specifications; provided that, one (1) time only, a school district may renew a contract with the current contractor if the board of trustees, after renegotiation with the contractor, determines that the terms are satisfactory to the district. The board of trustees may renew the contract for a term not to exceed five (5) years. Renewal of any contract pursuant to this section shall not be granted unless the provisions of this section were included, in a substantially conforming summary, within the bidding notice, published pursuant to section 33-601, Idaho Code, of the contract.
(3) Before entering into such contracts, the board of trustees shall invite bids by twice giving notice as provided in section 33-402(2), Idaho Code, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section and any provision of law or rule to the contrary, contracts that receive federal funding pursuant to the federal clean school bus program, 42 U.S.C. 16091, may exceed five (5) years but may not exceed ten (10) years.
History:
[33-1510, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 88, p. 27; am. 1987, ch. 9, sec. 1, p. 14; am. 1989, ch. 3, sec. 1, p. 4; am. 1997, ch. 40, sec. 2, p. 76; am. 1997, ch. 176, sec. 1, p. 495; am. 2004, ch. 136, sec. 1, p. 462; am. 2004, ch. 254, sec. 1, p. 725; am. 2009, ch. 171, sec. 6, p. 549; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 49, p. 1025; am. 2011, ch. 151, sec. 18, p. 428; am. 2022, ch. 87, sec. 1, p. 251.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1511 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION — POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION.

33-1511. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION — POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION. In addition to powers and duties of the state board of education hereinbefore prescribed, the said state board shall:
(1) Designate a member of its staff as supervisor of school transportation responsible for a school bus driver training program and such program shall provide for a qualified driver trainer for each school district and with such duties as the board may prescribe;
(2) Adopt, publish and distribute, and from time to time as need therefor arises amend, minimum standards for the construction of school buses, the basis of which standards shall be those incorporated in the latest report of the National Conference on School Transportation, which report shall be filed with the Idaho state police;
(3) Approve the form(s) to be used for the inspection of school buses;
(4) Authorize the supervisor of school transportation to conduct any combination of in-depth program reviews, fiscal audits, and reviews of annual reimbursement claims supporting documentation of each school district pupil transportation program at a frequency adequate to ensure compliance with state law, accuracy of data and reimbursement claims, and safety of school buses. Priority for selecting districts for review and audit shall be given to those districts that exceed both the most recent annual state average reimbursable cost per mile and the state average reimbursable cost per rider as calculated by the state department of education, unless the supervisor of school transportation determines otherwise;
(5) Authorize the supervisor of school transportation, based upon results of program reviews, fiscal audits, and spot inspections as set forth in section 33-1506, Idaho Code, to provide to school districts a list of required corrective actions, when necessary;
(6) Require school districts to submit progress reports on those corrective actions developed by the supervisor of school transportation to the state department of education at prescribed intervals until deficiencies are corrected or the corrective actions no longer apply;
(7) Withhold all or a portion of a district’s pupil transportation reimbursement funding in instances of noncompliance with the requirements of subsection (6) of this section or section 33-1506, Idaho Code, provided that a district may appeal to the state board of education for reconsideration, in which case the state board of education may reinstate or adjust the withheld funds.
History:
[33-1511, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 89, p. 27; am. 1980, ch. 330, sec. 2, p. 853; am. 1982, ch. 92, sec. 8, p. 174; am. 1991, ch. 30, sec. 4, p. 61; am. 1995, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 843; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 82, p. 1527; am. 2004, ch. 135, sec. 1, p. 461.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1512 - LEASING OF SCHOOL BUSES.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1513 - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM FUND.

33-1513. PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM FUND. (1) In order to promote school transportation safety and awareness in Idaho and to help defray costs associated with Idaho’s oversight of the statewide pupil transportation support program, there is hereby created in the state treasury the pupil transportation support program fund to which shall be credited:
(a) Moneys as may be provided by law; and
(b) Interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the fund, which shall be paid to the pupil transportation support program fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated to the department of education, and any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not be appropriated to any other fund.
(3) Moneys in the fund shall be used only for educational programs promoting school transportation safety and awareness; provided however, the department of education is authorized to retain a portion of the moneys, not to exceed ten percent (10%) of annual revenues, to help defray costs associated with the implementation, administration and oversight of the statewide pupil transportation support program.
History:
[33-1513, added 2004, ch. 301, sec. 1, p. 841; am. 2018, ch. 169, sec. 6, p. 355.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 15 - TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS › Section 33-1514 - FEE — REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

33-1514. FEE — REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION COSTS. The state department of education shall assess an annual fee based on past reimbursement to school districts, to be paid by all school districts claiming reimbursement for pupil transportation costs, to defray the department’s actual cost of providing financial reviews of school district pupil transportation records. Such fees shall be treated, and may be claimed as reimbursable pupil transportation costs, pursuant to the provisions of section 33-1006, Idaho Code.
History:
[(33-1514) 33-1513, added 2004, ch. 388, sec. 3, p. 1166; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 49, p. 101.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1601 - INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1603 - SECTARIAN INSTRUCTION FORBIDDEN.

33-1603. SECTARIAN INSTRUCTION FORBIDDEN. No sectarian or denominational doctrine shall be taught in the public schools, nor shall any books, tracts, papers or documents of sectarian or denominational character be used therein.
History:
[33-1603, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 178, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1604 - BIBLE READING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

33-1604. BIBLE READING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Selections from the Bible, to be chosen from a list prepared from time to time by the state board of education, shall be read daily to each occupied classroom in each school district. Such reading shall be without comment or interpretation. Any question by any pupil shall be referred for answer to the pupil’s parent or guardian.
History:
[33-1604, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 179, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1605 - HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS — EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, STIMULANTS AND NARCOTICS.

33-1605. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS — EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, STIMULANTS AND NARCOTICS. In all school districts there shall be instruction in health and physical fitness, including effects of alcohol, stimulants, tobacco and narcotics on the human system. The state board of education shall cause to be prepared such study guides, materials and reference lists as it may deem necessary to make effective the provisions of this section.
History:
[33-1605, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 180, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1606 - ARBOR DAY.

33-1606. ARBOR DAY. A day during the month of April in each year, designated as Arbor Day, shall be observed by such exercises as will encourage the planting, preservation and protection of trees and shrubs.
History:
[33-1606, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 181, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1607 - AMERICANIZATION EDUCATION OF ADULTS.

33-1607. AMERICANIZATION EDUCATION OF ADULTS. The board of trustees of any school district is authorized to provide instruction for Americanization of adult residents of the state, including classes in reading, writing and speaking the English language; the principles of the Constitution of the United States, American history, and such other subjects as deemed desirable for making, of such adults, better American citizens. The expense of such instruction shall be a lawful charge against the maintenance and operation funds of the district.
History:
[33-1607, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 182, p. 27.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 33 - EDUCATION › Chapter 16 - COURSES OF INSTRUCTION › Section 33-1608 - FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION — LEGISLATIVE POLICY.

33-1608. FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION — LEGISLATIVE POLICY. The legislature of the state of Idaho believes that the primary responsibility for family life and sex education, including moral responsibility, rests upon the home and the church and the schools can only complement and supplement those standards which are established in the family. The decision as to whether or not any program in family life and sex education is to be introduced in the schools is a matter for determination at the local district level by the local school board of duly selected representatives of the people of the community. If such program is adopted, the legislature believes that:
a. Major emphasis in such a program should be to assist the home in giving them the knowledge and appreciation of the important place the family home holds in the social system of our culture, its place in the family and the responsibility which will be there much later when they establish their own families.
b. The program should supplement the work in the home and the church in giving youth the scientific, physiological information for understanding sex and its relation to the miracle of life, including knowledge of the power of the sex drive and the necessity of controlling that drive by self-discipline.
c. The program should focus upon helping youth acquire a background of ideals and standards and attitudes which will be of value to him now and later when he chooses a mate and establishes his own family.
History:
[33-1608, added 1970, ch. 119, sec. 1, p. 282.]