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Yes: 35 • No: 0
IdahoS 14392026 regular legislative sessionSenateWALLET
EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Model School Facility Council.
Sponsored By: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
EDUCATION
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New council to guide school construction
Idaho creates a Model School Facility Council by July 1, 2024. It has nine members: three named by the Governor, three by the House Speaker, and three by the Senate President Pro Tempore, and is chaired by the executive director of the Office of the State Board of Education. That office provides administrative support. The council must submit a model school facility plan to the Legislature by July 1, 2027. The plan sets standards for elementary, middle, and high schools, considers local differences, and uses expert input. Schools must follow the model when spending modernization fund money.
Stricter rules for school facility funds
School districts must spend state modernization funds only on school facilities. Allowed uses include routine and preventive maintenance, repairs, building security, planning and design, retrofits, system replacements, site work, and new construction. Districts that take annualized payments must follow Idaho Code section 33-911. Funds must support the district’s core educational mission and cannot go mainly to athletic facilities. If a district misuses money, it must return it; if not, the state deducts the same amount from the next state payment. Each district must file a yearly report to the State Department of Education on planned and actual spending, in the format the Department requires.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Kevin Cook
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/30/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 321 Effective: 04/10/2026
4/2/2026Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
4/1/2026SenateRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
3/30/2026SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/27/2026SenateReported Printed; referred to Education
3/26/2026SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
3/25/2026Senate
Bill Text
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