Loading chat...
ID HJM020
JM
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Idaho Legislature requests Congress establish a dedicated federal reimbursement or block grant program to help states cover costs of educating students regardless of immigration status, supplementing existing Title I and Title III ESEA funding
-
Cites Plyler v. Doe (1982) Supreme Court decision requiring states to provide K-12 education to all students regardless of immigration status, while fiscal burden falls primarily on state and local governments
-
Idaho's average per-pupil expenditure is approximately $11,000 per year, with additional costs for English language acquisition and remedial instruction services
-
Calls on Congress to revise federal education funding formulas to provide equitable support for states disproportionately impacted by federal immigration policy
-
Requests Congress commission a comprehensive fiscal impact study evaluating aggregate costs to states of complying with federal constitutional and immigration-related educational obligations
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature and calls on the President of the United States and Congress to assist states in covering the costs of educating students residing in the United States regardless of immigration status.
EDUCATION FUNDING
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
3/12/2026