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ID S1142
Bill
Status
Passed
4/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Repeals the Empowering Parents Grant Program, which provided education grants up to $3,000 per family for eligible students to cover education expenses
- Prohibits new grant awards immediately upon passage, while allowing grants awarded prior to the effective date to be used as originally provided
- Requires the state controller to transfer all unobligated cash balance from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the general fund between June 20-30, 2028
- Repeals Idaho Code sections 33-1029 through 33-1034, eliminating the program's statutory framework including definitions, the Parent Advisory Panel, and reporting requirements, effective July 1, 2028
- Declares an emergency for immediate effect of provisions terminating new awards and fund transfers
Legislative Description
Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 328 Effective: 04/14/2025 SECTION 6 & 7; 07/01/2028 SECTION 1-5 & 8
4/14/2025
Committee Referrals
Education3/27/2025
Education3/4/2025
Judiciary and Rules3/3/2025
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