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Committee introduces proposal to require school appropriations be spent for their stated purpose
Summary
Representative Kyle Harris introduced RS 32540, a short draft that would require state appropriations to public and charter schools be spent only for the purpose stated in the bill language. Lawmakers asked for details on auditing and administrative cost implications.
Representative Kyle Harris, R-District 7, introduced RS 32540 in the Idaho House Education Committee on March 3, 2025. The draft states that money appropriated by the Legislature to public and charter schools must be used for the purpose specified in the appropriation language.
Harris told the committee the measure is "pretty cut and dry" and aimed to prevent state funds earmarked for a specific purpose from being diverted to other uses. "So math and…
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