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ID S1233
Bill
Status
Passed
3/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
- Changes term length for five governor-appointed board members from four years to three years, with staggered expiration dates of July 1, 2018, 2019, and 2020, then three-year terms thereafter
- Establishes the STEM Action Center Advisory Board as a nine-member board including the directors of commerce and labor, one state board of education member, the superintendent of public instruction, and five governor-appointed manufacturing or STEM industry representatives
- Requires the STEM action center administrator to annually report progress to the house and senate education committees, governor's office, joint finance-appropriations committee, and state board of education, including educator participation numbers, student services data, and program effectiveness metrics
- Specifies that STEM action center duties and oversight shall not interfere with state board of education duties and removes the board's power to prescribe additional duties beyond those listed
- Requires all expenditures from the STEM education fund to be approved by the Idaho STEM action center advisory board
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide for the STEM Action Center Advisory Board, to revise the terms of certain members of the board, to provide for staggered terms, to revise the duties of the STEM Action Center and to provide that the administrator shall report the progress of the STEM Action Center.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH EDUCATION
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 23 Effective: 07/01/2018
3/1/2018
Committee Referrals
Education2/9/2018
Education1/26/2018
Judiciary and Rules1/25/2018
Full Bill Text
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