Senate Bill No. 1292 Summary

• Students attending Idaho public schools are eligible for $4,125 in Advanced Opportunities Scholarship funds to use toward overload courses, dual credits, and postsecondary credit-bearing examinations in grades 7-12.

• Overload courses are capped at $225 per course and must be high school credit taken outside regular school day; dual credits are capped at $75 per credit hour and must be 100-level or higher from regionally accredited institutions.

• Students must apply for the scholarship within two years of graduating from a public school.

• Early graduation scholarships equal 35% of statewide average daily attendance-driven funding per enrolled pupil for each year of curriculum completed early, and may be used for tuition and fees at Idaho public postsecondary institutions.

• State Department of Education must reimburse schools within 125 days of receiving necessary data, with reimbursements capped at $50 per credit hour for community college out-of-district tuition payments.