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ID H0112

Bill

Status

Passed

3/20/2023

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Relocates the Education Opportunity Resource Committee from the state department to the office of the state board of education and replaces the state board appointee with the education data chief information officer as a member.

  • Designates the education data chief information officer as the committee chairperson instead of having the committee elect a chairperson.

  • Expands the state department's duties to distribute appropriated moneys to E-rate eligible entities for internet service and allowable services, and authorizes funding increases when entities consistently exceed utilization benchmarks during school or business days.

  • Requires the Commission for Libraries to distribute appropriated moneys to Idaho public libraries for reimbursement of internet service costs and other allowable services using the methodology established by the education opportunity resource committee.

  • Effective date declared as July 1, 2023, with an emergency clause.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise committee members, to allow for certain distributions of appropriated moneys, to require certain distributions, and to authorize certain funding increases.

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY RESOURCE COMMITTEE

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 16, 2023 Session Law Chapter 36 Effective: 07/01/2023

3/20/2023

Committee Referrals

Education3/1/2023
Education2/10/2023

Full Bill Text

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