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JFAC approves $9,900 for STEM Action Center IT replacements
Summary
The committee approved a small IT replacement appropriation for the STEM Action Center to support outreach and coordination of STEM education across Idaho.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 11 approved a $9,900 one-time general fund appropriation for IT replacements at the STEM Action Center.
Representative Price moved the FY2026 program maintenance budget adjustment adding $9,900 for IT replacements; Senator Borden seconded the motion. The committee adopted the motion by unanimous voice and recorded the bill as recommended to pass. No statutory language accompanied this item.
The STEM Action Center is responsible for outreach to students and teachers and for coordinating STEM-related activities statewide; the analyst summarized the agency's role before the motion. Committee members did not request further detail on programmatic uses for the IT replacement funds during the hearing.
