ID H0443

Appropriates $5,360,700 to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2026, including $5,000,000 for trustee and benefit payments, $140,700 for personnel costs, and funds for IT/data management and school safety programs

Authorizes one additional full-time equivalent position and establishes a Public-Private Workforce Capacity Grant requiring matching funds (1:1 ratio for major universities, 2:1 for Lewis-Clark State College and community colleges) for programs on the In-Demand Careers List

Requires development of outcomes-based funding models to replace the Enrollment Workload Adjustment for both universities and community colleges, with proposals due December 31, 2025, and implementation targeted for fiscal year 2028 or earlier

Mandates a report by December 31, 2025, detailing five years of spending on credit and transcript mobility initiatives, including federal and grant funds, with outcomes and return on investment analysis

Reappropriates unexpended American Rescue Plan Fund balances for nonrecurring expenditures and appropriates $20,000 for the Credit Mobility Grant for fiscal year 2025, with emergency effective date provisions