ID S1382

Appropriates $31,953,000 total to the State Board of Education and Board of Regents for Special Programs for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021) across six programs: Forest Utilization Research ($1,421,000), Geological Survey ($1,105,200), Scholarships and Grants ($23,232,600), Museum of Natural History ($624,700), Small Business Development Centers ($681,400), and TechHelp ($362,800).

Authorizes full-time equivalent positions for each program: Forest Utilization Research (12.68), Geological Survey (12.28), Scholarships and Grants (1.35), Museum of Natural History (8.20), Small Business Development Centers (8.83), and TechHelp (3.25).

Directs the State Controller to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered moneys from the fiscal year 2020 Scholarship and Grants Program to the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account created under Idaho Code Section 33-4303.

Requires the State Board of Education to report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee by January 10, 2021, on the current balance in the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account and estimated obligations from over-awarded or early-awarded scholarships for fiscal year 2022.