Bill > H0417

This bill appropriates additional funds to the State Board of Education for community colleges for fiscal year 2026, totaling $1,679,800, and establishes a plan for transitioning to an outcomes-based funding model. * **College of Eastern Idaho:** $496,800 from the General Fund for personnel costs. * **College of Southern Idaho:** $690,000 from the General Fund for personnel costs. * **College of Western Idaho:** $493,000 from the General Fund for personnel costs. The bill also directs the Office of the State Board of Education to develop and propose an outcomes-based funding model for community colleges by December 31, 2025, with a goal of implementation in fiscal year 2028 or earlier. Quarterly progress reports on this initiative are required. The appropriations are effective on July 1, 2025.