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IdahoH 06352026 regular legislative sessionHouseWALLET
EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding investigations conducted by the Idaho Professional Standards Commission.
Sponsored By: EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
EDUCATION
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Discipline decisions, records, employer notice
Within 21 days after a hearing ends, the panel issues a written decision with findings and evidence. It can dismiss, issue a reprimand, place conditions, suspend, or revoke a certificate. Within three days, the decision is added to the certificate holder’s permanent record. If conditions are set or a certificate is suspended or revoked, the PSC notifies the employing public school that the decision may affect the person’s job.
Getting a certificate back after discipline
The PSC can reissue a certificate only when the original cause no longer exists. No certificate may be issued to anyone convicted of crimes listed in Idaho Code 33‑1208(2).
Out-of-state or lapsed applicants face checks
If you are certified elsewhere or were previously certified in Idaho, your application is denied if conditions remain on a certificate or a state investigation is pending. You can authorize release of investigative files for review. After review, the officer may grant or deny. If denied, you may ask for the hearing process within 30 days. If you refuse to authorize release, you can reapply only after investigations finish and all conditions are cleared.
Hearing rights, timing, panel rules
You have 30 days after service to request a hearing. If you do not, the complaint’s grounds are admitted. If you request a hearing, it must be set within 90 days (or another agreed time) with at least 5 days’ notice. Hearings are informal under Idaho’s Administrative Procedure Act. You may appear with a lawyer, present witnesses, cross‑examine, and file a sworn written statement instead of testifying. A panel of three or more members hears the case; most must work in your same role, the chair is a former PSC member, and no one from the probable‑cause step may sit. The state superintendent can issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents, and a court can enforce them. Witness fees and mileage follow civil court rules.
How teacher conduct cases start
A written, signed complaint can come from a person with a substantial interest (not a public school student) or a local school board. The chief certification officer, the attorney general, and a PSC investigator review it. They can send it back to the district or open an investigation and must notify the complainant and teacher within 14 days. The teacher can respond in writing and by phone before any complaint is issued. The PSC executive committee decides probable cause at one of its next two regular meetings. If there is probable cause, the chief certification officer files a written complaint stating the grounds and proposed action and serves it within 30 days by personal service or certified mail. Any claim that points to criminal behavior is reported to law enforcement. “Teacher” includes anyone who must hold a certificate under Idaho Code 33-1201.
Appeal PSC decisions in local court
You can seek judicial review of a final PSC decision under Idaho’s Administrative Procedure Act. The case is filed in the district court of the county where you last worked as a teacher.
All changes start July 1, 2026
All the changes in this law apply on and after July 1, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Cindy J. Carlson
Republican • Senate
Heather Scott
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/16/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 34 • No: 1
House vote • 2/17/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 66 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2026 Session Law Chapter 50 Effective: 07/01/2026
3/20/2026Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
3/18/2026HouseReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
3/17/2026HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 34-1-0
3/16/2026HouseRetained on calendar
3/12/2026HouseRetained on calendar
3/10/2026HouseRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/26/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/25/2026HouseReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
2/18/2026SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-3-1
2/17/2026HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
2/16/2026HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2/13/2026HouseReported Printed and Referred to Education
2/12/2026HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2/11/2026House
Bill Text
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