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ID SCR121
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Declares Idaho's public school funding formula, last comprehensively revised in 1994, requires modernization to reflect contemporary educational practices and student needs
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Requests the State Superintendent of Public Instruction develop and present draft legislation for a revised funding formula, including financial breakdowns for each school district and charter school, for the 69th Legislature
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Current formula distributes more than $2.5 billion in state funds to school districts and public charter schools
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Revised formula must address six guiding considerations: constitutional duty, accountability linked to student outcomes, predictability/stability, transparency, weighted student needs-based funding, and accommodation of various delivery modalities (rural, charter, virtual, blended learning)
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Draft legislation and financial analysis to be presented at the fall meeting of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee with Education Committee members invited
Legislative Description
States findings of the Legislature, declares that the existing public school funding formula requires review and modernization, and requests that the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction present draft legislation to the Legislature.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Read First Time, Referred to Education
3/12/2026