Bill > H0418

This bill appropriates additional funds to the Division of Career Technical Education (CTE) for fiscal year 2026, allocating $10,000,000 from the General Fund and $1,682,900 from the Federal Grant Fund for Postsecondary Programs, along with additional funds for Secondary, General, and Related Programs. The bill requires each technical college (including College of Eastern Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, College of Western Idaho, North Idaho College, Idaho State University, and Lewis-Clark State College) to receive $1,666,666 for capacity enhancements, with mandatory interim and end-of-fiscal year reports detailing fund expenditures. Additionally, CTE must submit a report by December 31, 2025, analyzing adult education and literacy investments from the past five fiscal years, including outcomes and return on investment. The bill provides exemptions from object transfer limitations for CTE programs, allowing some flexibility in budget management, particularly for federal Perkins Career and Technical Education funds. The appropriations are subject to specific conditions, limitations, and restrictions, and the bill declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage on July 1, 2025.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations Committee (H)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0418/