Bill > H0734

This bill appropriates a total of $15,896,900 to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for college and universities and the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2025, while also reducing one specific appropriation. * **Boise State University:** Receives a total of $4,813,600, with $4,292,600 from the General Fund and $521,000 from Unrestricted Fund. * **Idaho State University:** Receives a total of $4,522,600, including $2,991,900 from the General Fund, $31,700 from the Charitable Institutions Endowment Income Fund, $357,200 from the Normal School Endowment Income Fund, and $589,700 from the Unrestricted Fund. * **Lewis-Clark State College:** Receives a total of $1,397,700, with $551,700 from the General Fund, $352,200 from the Normal School Endowment Income Fund, and $225,000 from the Unrestricted Fund. * **University of Idaho:** Receives a total of $5,163,000, including $3,548,200 from the General Fund, $65,700 from the Agricultural College Endowment Income Fund, $49,700 from the Scientific School Endowment Income Fund, $266,500 from the University Endowment Income Fund, and $942,900 from the Unrestricted Fund. * **Reduction:** The appropriation for Boise State University from the General Fund for operating expenditures is reduced by $4,600. * **Spending Restrictions:** State-appropriated funds cannot be used to support diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice ideology in student activities, clubs, events, or organizations. Colleges and universities must report expenditures related to these activities to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee by December 1, 2024. Additionally, state-appropriated funds for capacity enhancement at the University of Idaho cannot support undergraduate nursing or physician assistant programs offered by other state-funded institutions. * **Effective Date:** The bill is effective on and after July 1, 2024.