Bill > H0251

This bill appropriates funds for the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2026, totaling over $3.2 billion. * **Division of Teachers:** $1,359,220,700 from the Public School Income Fund and Federal Grant Fund for teacher salaries and operations, with $13,750,000 specifically designated for professional development. * **Division of Student Support:** $1,668,779,900 from the Public School Income Fund and Federal Grant Fund for administrators, operations, and children's programs. This includes $1,175,112,500 for operations, $129,336,900 for administrators, and $124,182,700 for children's programs. Additionally, $36,500,000 from the Public School Income Fund is allocated for classroom technology, $4,324,900 from cigarette, tobacco, and lottery income tax revenue funds for school safety and substance abuse prevention, $4,715,000 for coursework for students not meeting proficiency standards, and $4,820,000 for English language learner programs. * **Idaho Digital Learning Academy:** $22,232,400 from the Public School Income Fund. * **Division of Facilities:** $194,982,100 from the Public School Income Fund and School Districts Facilities Fund. * **Division of Central Services:** $14,237,600 from the Public School Income Fund for operating expenditures, including up to $4,500,000 for professional development and teacher training, $2,258,500 for student assessments, $1,200,000 for adaptive math instruction content and curriculum, $2,250,000 for research-based programs for English language learners and learning loss, and up to $1,570,000 for technology education opportunities and certifications. * **Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind:** $16,295,600 from the Public School Income Fund and School for the Deaf and the Blind Endowment Fund. * **General Fund Transfer:** $2,430,570,100 is transferred from the General Fund to the Public School Income Fund. * **Other Transfers:** $80,000 from the Public School Income Fund to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs for substance abuse prevention and $200,000 from the Public School Income Fund to the Idaho State Police for toxicology lab capacity. The bill also clarifies that certain funds are considered expended from specific sources, provides for additional compensation for instructional and pupil service staff, estimates discretionary funds per support unit, and estimates health benefit and insurance funds per support unit. The appropriations cover the fiscal year July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The State Department of Education is granted authority to transfer appropriations between certain divisions.