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State Board officials seek modest FY2026 funding for campus training amid stable systemwide budget
Summary
Legislative analyst presented the college and university systemwide budget; the system transfers roughly $4 million annually to institutions for research and requested $15,000 for minors-on-campus training in FY2026 plus a small CEC correction.
Legislative Services analysts told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee the college and university systemwide budget is generally stable and that about $4 million of the systemwide budget is transferred annually to Idaho institutions to support research and systemwide programs.
Kevin Campbell, a budget and policy analyst, said systemwide is not a physical campus but a funding mechanism within the State Board of Education that routes funding to research and systemwide projects. He said systemwide has 2.5 full‑time positions, a base budget of about $6.4 million and that roughly $4 million of the FY2025 estimated expenditures are transferred directly to colleges and universities for research activities.
For FY2026 the office requested a modest $15,000 ongoing appropriation for training materials addressing the presence of minors on campus as dual‑credit and other programs bring younger students to campus. Campbell said that request is considered systemwide because the issue affects multiple institutions. The office also requested a $3,600 correction to the FY2025 cost‑of‑employment calculation.
Joshua Whitworth, director for the State Board of Education, was present to take questions. Senators asked how often dual‑credit students come physically to campuses; Whitworth said students sometimes come for support services, camps and other programs and described the request as targeted training for institutions that serve under‑18 students on campus.
There was no formal action; committee members accepted the informational presentation and may consider the small additions during broader budget deliberations.
