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ID HCR023

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • University of Idaho officially opened on October 5, 1892, as the state's public, national, land-grant, research institution
  • Secretary of the Interior John W. Noble presented the first land-grant payment of $15,000 to University Regent Willis Sweet on December 25, 1892
  • University of Idaho has awarded more than 118,000 degrees since its opening and continues its land-grant mission of education, research, and extension across all 44 Idaho counties
  • Legislature commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's establishment of public higher education through the Morrill Act and the University of Idaho's 125 years of service to Idaho citizens in 2017

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Legislature and commemorating the University of Idaho on its 125th anniversary.

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Last Action

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:16 a.m. on March 17, 2017

3/20/2017

Committee Referrals

Education3/7/2017

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