Title 33 — EDUCATION

33-1211. Privileged communication or publication. Any publication or communication made by any member of the state board of education, or by any person delegated by the said state board to hold or conduct any hearing, or by any certification officer of the state board of educatio…

33-1212. school counselors. (1) In recognition of the diverse and complicated demands upon students, their families and the public school system, the legislature finds that counseling offered at Idaho public schools should be flexible and responsive. For purposes of counselor ser…

33-1212A. COLLEGE and CAREER ADVISORS AND STUDENT MENTORS. (1) College and career advising and student mentoring are essential components of students’ educational experience. Such advising and mentoring provide all students with an early opportunity to identify academic strengths…

33-1216. Sick and other leave. (a) At the beginning of each new employment year and thereafter as necessary during the employment year, each noncertificated employee of any school district, including charter districts, who regularly works twenty (20) hours or more per week or cer…

33-1217. accrued unused sick leave — Transfer. Unused sick leave shall accrue from year to year as long as an employee remains continuously in the service of the same school district, including charter districts. Termination of employment in any district shall terminate sick leav…

33-1218. Sick leave in excess of statutory minimum amounts — Proof of illness. The board of trustees may fix and establish for the district a period of annual sick leave and accumulation of sick leave in excess of the amounts provided herein, in sections 33-1216 and 33-1217, Idah…

33-1220. In-service training — Halting service increments. The board of trustees of any school district may establish for the district, uniform requirements for in-service training of certificated personnel; and the board may upon notice halt teaching service increments otherwise…

33-1221. Sales of services or merchandise limited. No person employed by any public school district shall, either as a principal or as an agent, sell or offer to sell to pupils attending school in the district, or to a parent or guardian of any such pupil, any services or merchan…

33-1222. Freedom from abuse. Certificated employees of every school district shall be free from abuse by parents or other adults, as provided in section 18-916, Idaho Code.

33-1224. Powers and duties of teachers. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Corporal punishment" means knowingly and purposely inflicting physical pain on a pupil as a disciplinary measure. (b) "Physical escort" means a temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, sh…

33-1225. Threats of violence — Limitation on liability. (1) A communication by any person to a school principal, or designee, or a communication by a student attending the school to the student’s teacher, school counselor or school nurse, and any report of that communication to t…

33-1228. Severance allowance at retirement. (1) Upon separation from public school employment by retirement in accordance with chapter 13, title 59, Idaho Code, an employee’s unused sick leave shall be determined based on accumulated sick leave earned subsequent to July 1, 1976, …

33-1251. Professional standards — Title of act. This act shall be known and cited as the "public schools professional standards act."

33-1252. Professional standards commission — Members — Appointment — Terms. (1) A professional standards commission is hereby created in the department of education, consisting of eighteen (18) members, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the staff of the state department of edu…

33-1253. Chairman and vice-chairman — Secretary — Rule making. At the first meeting of the commission, after the appointment of its members, it shall organize itself and name from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman who shall act in the absence of the chairman; it shal…

33-1254. Professional codes and standards — Adoption — Publication. The commission shall have authority to adopt recognized professional codes and standards of ethics, conduct and professional practices which shall be applicable to teachers in the public schools of the state, and…

33-1258. Recommendations to improve professional standard. The commission may make recommendations to the state board of education in such areas as teacher education, teacher certification and teaching standards, and such recommendations to the state board of education or to boar…

33-1271. School districts — Professional employees — Negotiation agreements. The board of trustees of each school district, including specially chartered districts, or the designated representative(s) of such district, is hereby empowered to and shall, upon its own initiative or …

33-1272. Definitions. As used in this act: (1) "Professional employee" means any certificated employee of a school district, including charter districts; provided however, that administrative personnel including superintendents, supervisors or principals are excluded from the pro…

33-1273. School districts — Professional employees — Negotiations. The local education organization shall be the exclusive representative for all professional employees in that district for purposes of negotiations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The individual or ind…

33-1274. Appointment of mediators — Compensation. In the event the parties in negotiations are not able to come to an agreement upon items submitted for negotiations under a negotiations agreement between the parties, one or more mediators may be appointed. The issue or issues in…

33-1275. terms of agreements. (1) All agreements, by any name or title, entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall have a one (1) year duration of July 1 through June 30 of the ensuing fiscal year. The parties shall not have the authority to enter into any agreeme…

33-1276. Intent of act. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall conflict with, or abrogate the powers or duties and responsibilities vested in the legislature, state board of education, and the board of trustees of school districts by the laws of the state of Idaho. Each…

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 st…

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 develo…

33-1301. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Educational Interpreter Act."

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 educ…

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 …

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 s…

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 p…

33-1402. Enrollment options. (1) Each school district shall implement an enrollment options program as provided in this section. School districts shall adopt policies to govern the process for enrollment options pursuant to this chapter, including in-district transfers. The polic…

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…

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, agenc…

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 receivi…

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…

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,…

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 distric…

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 classroo…

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 day…

33-1501. Transportation authorized. To afford more equal opportunity for public school attendance, the board of trustees of each district, including specially chartered school districts, shall, where practicable, provide transportation for the public school pupils within the dist…

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…

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 veh…

33-1504. Authorized vehicles. (1) The following vehicles are authorized for the transportation of pupils to and from school and school-related events when owned and operated by a school district or a common carrier and are used exclusively for transporting pupils, or is owned by …

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 …

33-1506. Inspection of Authorized vehicles. All authorized vehicles for the transportation of pupils to and from school and school-related events pursuant to section 33-1504, Idaho Code, shall at all times conform to the standards of construction prescribed therefor by the state …

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…

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 …

33-1509. School bus drivers — Definition — Qualification — Duties — liability. For the purpose of this chapter, the term "school bus driver" shall mean any person who at any time is operating a school bus or authorized vehicle while transporting pupils to or from school, or to or…

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 atta…

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 respon…