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Committee introduces RS 32448 to modernize school funding formula, directs $14.2 million to small and rural districts

3071529 · February 20, 2025
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Rep. Wendy Horman told the committee RS 32448 would convert a discretionary funding amount to a per-pupil allocation and move toward a weighted per-student formula next year; a fiscal note of $14.2 million was reported and the RS was introduced by voice vote.

Representative Wendy Horman (District 32) presented RS 32448, a proposal she described as the first step to modernize Idaho's public-school funding formula, which she said is more than three decades old.

Horman said the bill converts a discretionary portion of school funding to a per-pupil amount but preserves…

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