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ID S1092

Bill

Status

Passed

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates lifetime instructional and lifetime administrator certificates for teachers and administrators with at least 25 years of combined teaching and administration experience in Idaho public schools, charter schools, or equivalent public school systems in other states

  • Lifetime certificates are issued at no cost and require no ongoing reporting, maintenance, or professional development

  • Certificates remain valid for the holder's lifetime unless revoked due to professional misconduct under Section 33-1208, Idaho Code

  • State Board of Education may establish rules for issuance, subject to legislative approval; experience in either teaching or administration counts toward the 25-year requirement for either certificate type

  • Effective date of July 1, 2025, with emergency clause declaring immediate need for implementation

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide for a lifetime instructional certificate and a lifetime administrator certificate for certain teachers and administrators.

EDUCATION

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 58 Effective: 07/01/2025

3/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Education3/3/2025
Education2/11/2025
Judiciary and Rules2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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