Idaho 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025) Status: Enacted

S 1142 — EDUCATION – Amends and repeals existing law to transfer funds from the Empowering Parents Grant Program Fund to the General Fund and to repeal the Empowering Parents Grant Program.

Last action — Signed by Governor on 04/14/25 Session Law Chapter 328 Effective: 04/14/2025 SECTION 6 & 7; 07/01/2028 SECTION 1-5 & 8

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on April 04, 2025.

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The latest version of Senate Bill 1142 includes significant changes, such as the repeal of certain sections of the Idaho Code, specifically those that pertained to the Empowering Parents Grant Program. Notably, the amendment eliminates the specific fund established for this program and revises how grant awards are administered, ensuring a clearer process for terminating grant awards. This restructuring matters because it affects the availability and management of educational grants for students, changing how resources are allocated for parent empowerment in education.

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1142 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION;
1142, As Amended in the House BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION;
REPEALING SECTION 33-1033, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO A CERTAIN REPORT AND EVALUATION;
REPEALING SECTION 33-1033, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO A CERTAIN RE- PORT AND EVALUATION;
AMENDING SECTION 33-1034, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO- VIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS;
AMENDING SECTION 33-1031, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OF GRANT AWARDS;
AMENDING SECTION 33-1034, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES.
That Section 33-1031, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
33-1031.
EMPOWERING PARENTS GRANT PROGRAM.
(1) There is hereby estab- lished the empowering parents grant program, to be administered by the board according to the provisions of this section.
The purpose of the program is to provide education grants for eligible students.
(2) In order to administer the program, the board:
(a) Shall create and administer, or designate a third party to create and administer, a grant distribution platform;
(b) Shall establish a grant application process for parents;
(c) Shall establish provisions for the reimbursement of any eligi- ble education expense for which reimbursement is required and di- rect payment from the platform is not permitted pursuant to section 33-1030(3)(a), Idaho Code;
(d) Shall, subject to appropriation, award grants.
Grant awards shall be made in the following order of preference:
(i) First to eligible students whose household has an adjusted gross income under sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), as verified by the Idaho state tax commission using the prior year's tax re- turns.
Notification of grant awards for students in this category shall be made within thirty (30) days of application, and grant funds shall be made available for participants' use as soon as practicable, but no later than thirty (30) days after the notifi- cation of a grant award;
(ii) Starting sixty (60) days after grant awards in a fiscal year are made under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, to eligible students whose household has an adjusted gross income under sev- enty-five thousand dollars ($75,000), as verified by the Idaho state tax commission using the prior year's tax returns;
and (iii) Starting sixty (60) days after grant awards in a fiscal year are made under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, to all other eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis until all available funds are distributed;
and (e) May take such other actions as are necessary to implement and en- force the provisions of this section.
(3) Prior to the award of a grant, the parent of a participant shall agree to verify program compliance.
The parent of a participant shall use grant funds only for eligible education expenses.
If a parent is found to misuse grant funds, then neither the parent nor another parent of the student living in the same household may apply for a grant in the future for any stu- dent, provided that the parent may appeal the finding to the board.
(4) Grant funds shall be expended within three (3) years after they are awarded.
Any unused funds at the end of the three (3) year period shall revert to the empowering parents grant program fund established in section 33-1034, Idaho Code.
At any time before the three (3) year period ends, un- used funds may be forfeited and transferred from the participant account to the program fund.
(5) Grant awards per family shall be capped at three thousand dollars ($3,000), regardless of the number of eligible students in the family.
(6) No grant awards shall be made under the provisions of this section on or after the effective date of this act.
Any grants awarded prior to the effective date of this act may be used as provided in this section.
SECTION 7.
(2) On June 20, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable , and no later than June 29, 2025, the state controller shall transfer the unobligated cash balance remaining in the empowering parents grant program fund into the gen- eral fund.
(2) On June 20, 2028, and by no later than June 30, 2028, the state con- troller shall transfer the unobligated cash balance remaining in the empow- ering parents grant program fund into the general fund.
SECTION 7.
That Section 33-1034, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, Section 6 of this act shall be in full force and effect on June 20, 2025, and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of this act shall be in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2025.
That Section 33-1034 , Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9.
An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, Sections 6 and 7 of this act shall be in full force and ef- fect on and after passage and approval, and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 of this act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2028.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor on 04/14/25 Session Law Chapter 328 Effective: 04/14/2025 SECTION 6 & 7; 07/01/2028 SECTION 1-5 & 8

  2. Reported delivered to Governor at 12:26 p.m. on 04/04/25

  3. Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

  4. Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

  5. Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

  6. Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Carlson, RabeFloor Sponsor - No sponsor data.Title apvd - to enrol

  7. Read first time as amended in the House, filed for Second Reading

  8. Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended

  9. Amendments reported printed

  10. Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment

  11. Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence

  12. Returned from House, amended

  13. Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 56-13-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude(Harris), Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Cheatum, Church, Egbert, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, RubelAbsent – ClowFloor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to Senate

  14. Read second time as amended in House; Filed for Third Reading

  15. Read first time as amended in House; Filed for Second Reading

  16. Filed for First Reading

  17. Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing

  18. Reported out without recommendation as amended

  19. Referred to the Committee of the Whole

  20. U.C. to be placed on General Orders, no objection

  21. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

  22. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

  23. Read First Time, Referred to Education

  24. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  25. Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Anthon, Carlson, TaylorAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BlaylockTitle apvd - to House

  26. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

  27. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

  28. Reported Printed; referred to Education

  29. Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

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