JFAC hears statewide public school support budget as enrollment-based units fall

Mar 4, 2025

Legislative analysts and the state superintendent told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that changes in how student counts are measured, the end of federal COVID funding and statutory formula mechanics are driving a drop in support units even as total appropriations remain large.

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Jared Tetrault, deputy division manager with the Legislative Services Office Budget and Policy Analysis Division, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 4 that Idaho’s public school support program is seeing fewer "support units" even as overall dollar appropriations remain high.

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