Senate Bill 1167 Summary

• Establishes the Idaho Launch Grant Program to provide education grants to eligible Idaho high school graduates pursuing in-demand careers, with grants not to exceed $8,000 per eligible student.

• Creates the In-Demand Careers Fund as a state treasury account funded by legislative appropriations, donations, interest earnings, and reverted grant funds to support the grant program.

• Requires the Workforce Development Council to determine in-demand careers annually based on job market data and submit a report to the legislature by January 1 each year including program statistics and effectiveness metrics.

• Sets a sunset date of July 1, 2029 for the Idaho Launch Grant Program and In-Demand Careers Fund provisions unless extended by future legislation.

• Modifies the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship to cease awarding new scholarships after July 1, 2023, allowing only renewals of previously awarded scholarships.