Bill > H0940

This bill revises provisions related to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, a public school-choice learning environment that combines technology with instructional practices. It clarifies that the academy is an authorized entity, not a state or local agency, and emphasizes its goal of providing choice, accessibility, flexibility, quality, and equity in educational offerings for Idaho students in grades 6 through 12. The bill also updates the duties of the Academy Board of Directors, including a stipulation that administrative personnel costs cannot exceed thirty percent of the total budget, and modifies how fees are set and collected for academy courses, with specific pricing for required versus non-required graduation courses. Furthermore, it adjusts the funding mechanism by defining an "enrollment" for distribution purposes and outlining conditions for state funding eligibility, such as students being enrolled in a non-virtual Idaho school district or public charter school, and the course not being driver's education or a custom section unless an emergency clause applies. The bill also includes definitions for terms like "custom section" and "emergency clause" and mandates a report from the academy board to the state board of education on the status of courses and recommendations for managing digital learning statewide.

Education

Ways and Means Committee (House)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/H0940/