Bill > H0692

This bill appropriates additional funds and adjusts existing appropriations for Special Programs for the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for fiscal year 2025. * **Forest Utilization Research:** $50,500 from the General Fund. * **Geological Survey:** $39,600 from the General Fund. * **Museum of Natural History:** $32,100, with $11,500 from the General Fund and $20,600 from Trustee and Benefit Payments. * **Scholarships and Grants:** $749,600 from the General Fund and $4,528,900 from the US Dept of Education Gear Up Scholarship Fund. * **Small Business Development Centers:** $44,500 from the General Fund. * **TechHelp:** $20,100 from the General Fund. * **Reduction in Federal Grant Fund Appropriation:** A reduction of $4,528,900 from the Federal Grant Fund for Personnel Costs, Operating Expenditures, and Trustee and Benefit Payments. * **Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions:** An increase of 1.28 FTE positions is authorized.