House Bill 110 Summary

• Establishes legislative intent to transition Idaho toward a mastery-based education system where student progress is based on demonstrated mastery of competencies rather than seat time or grade level.

• Directs the Department of Education to conduct a statewide awareness campaign, establish an educator committee to identify implementation roadblocks, and facilitate planning to identify an initial cohort of 20 local education agencies as "incubators" by fiscal year 2017.

• Defines "incubator process" as a framework where willing districts and charter schools receive support for professional development, stakeholder education, and ongoing assessment while providing data and best practices for continued statewide implementation.

• Requires the Department of Education to report annually by January 31 to the State Board of Education and legislature education committees on progress toward implementing mastery-based education.

• Allocates funding for mastery-based education activities through the state's educational support program budget under the existing funding formula in Section 33-1002.