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Legislature boosts community college funding, directs State Board to design outcome-based model
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved $1.68 million in ongoing general funds to cover enrollment workload adjustments for three community colleges and directed the State Board of Education to return an outcome-based funding model by Dec. 31, 2025.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved funding on March 7 to increase state support for Idaho's community colleges and ordered the State Board of Education to propose an outcome-based funding model.
The committee voted to add $1,679,800 in ongoing general fund for enrollment workload adjustments for fiscal year 2026: $496,800 for the College of Eastern Idaho, $690,000 for the College of Southern Idaho and $493,000 for the College of Western Idaho. The motion passed on a committee roll call of 19 ayes, 1 nay.
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