Senate Bill 1373 - Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 33-1002 to revise the Educational Support Program funding calculation and distribution procedures for school districts and public charter schools.

• Establishes combined funding for literacy intervention programs and optional full-day kindergarten, with disbursements based on 50% average enrollment of kindergarten through grade 3 students and 50% student reading proficiency gains on statewide assessments.

• Prioritizes economically disadvantaged students for full-day kindergarten in areas where facility or teacher shortages make universal implementation infeasible.

• Provides minimum funding of $2,000 for school districts and public charter schools with 1-5 kindergarten through grade 3 students, and counts economically disadvantaged students as 1.75 students for funding calculation purposes.

• Takes effect as an emergency measure on July 1, 2022.