ID H0447

Creates a new 9-member Idaho Launch Grant Program Advisory Board consisting of 3 House members, 3 Senate members, and 3 governor-appointed public members to oversee the program and determine in-demand career criteria

Transfers program administration authority from the Workforce Development Council to the executive director, with the advisory board setting policies on eligible coursework, institutions, and grant reversion triggers

Beginning with spring 2026 graduates, restricts eligible coursework to programs requiring no more than an associate degree, certificates/training of 2 years or less, or health care/engineering/IT careers not requiring a postbaccalaureate degree

Caps grants at $8,000 per eligible student or 80% of tuition and fees, whichever is less, with participants required to expend funds within 3 years

Establishes priority order for excess funds: first to health care careers requiring postbaccalaureate degrees, then up to $10 million for enhanced grants (with up to $5 million for adult learners), then to Idaho Opportunity Scholarships for students in in-demand careers