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

S 1092 — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for a lifetime instructional certificate and a lifetime administrator certificate for certain teachers and administrators.

Last action — Signed by Governor on 03/13/25 Session Law Chapter 58 Effective: 07/01/2025

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Brad Little (Republican) on March 14, 2025.

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Bill Text

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1092 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION;
1092, As Amended BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION;
VALIDITY, DURATION, RENEWAL, AND LAPSE OF CERTIFICATES -- LIFETIME INSTRUCTIONAL AND LIFETIME ADMINISTRATIVE CERTIFICATES .
VALIDITY, DURATION, RENEWAL, AND LAPSE OF CERTIFICATES -- LIFETIME INSTRUCTIONAL AND LIFETIME ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATES .
(4) The state board of education shall, subject to legislative approval, establish rules to provide for the issuance of a lifetime in - structional certificate or a lifetime administrative certificate to any certified teacher or administrator who has accumulated at least twenty-five (25) years of combined teaching and administrative experience in an Idaho school district, a public charter school in Idaho, or an equivalent public school system in another jurisdiction.
(4) The state board of education may, subject to legislative approval, establish rules to provide for the issuance of a lifetime instructional certificate or a lifetime administrator certificate to any certificated teacher or administrator who has accumulated at least twenty-five (25) years of combined teaching and administration experience in an Idaho school district, a public charter school in Idaho, or an equivalent public school system in another jurisdiction.
Experience in either teaching or administration may be applied toward the total required years for either certificate.
Experience in either teaching or adminis - tration may be applied toward the total required years for either certifi - cate.
(a) Be issued at no cost to the teacher;
(a) Be issued at no cost to the teacher or administrator;
(b) Not require any ongoing reporting, maintenance, or professional development from the teacher;
(b) Not require any ongoing reporting, maintenance, or professional development from the teacher or administrator;
and (c) Be valid for the duration of the teacher's lifetime, provided that the teacher does not engage in any professional misconduct that would warrant revocation pursuant to section 33-1208, Idaho Code.
and (c) Be valid for the duration of the teacher's or administrator's life- time, provided that the teacher or administrator does not engage in any professional misconduct that would warrant revocation pursuant to sec- tion 33-1208, Idaho Code.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor on 03/13/25 Session Law Chapter 58 Effective: 07/01/2025

  2. Reported delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on 03/12/25

  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. Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

  7. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 62-5-3AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Achilles, Berch, Cayler, Church, RubelAbsent – Galaviz, Redman, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - PickettTitle apvd - to Senate

  8. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

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

  10. Read First Time, Referred to Education

  11. Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

  12. Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House

  13. Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading

  14. Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading

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

  16. Amendments reported printed

  17. Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment

  18. Reported out without recommendation, as amended

  19. Placed in the Committee of the Whole

  20. Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment

  21. Reported Printed; referred to Education

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

Sponsors

  • EDUCATION COMMITTEE · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

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S 1092 is sponsored by EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.
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