JFAC approves multiple K‑12 budget adjustments, funds special programs and IDLA enrollment increase

The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a slate of K‑12 budget adjustments and one‑time pilot funding, including increases for the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind, teachers’ placement and compensation changes, a $9.5 million federal grant supplemental, a $3.58 million enrollment increase for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy and a $2.2 million student transportation pilot.