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Idaho Digital Learning Academy sees enrollment growth; board to consider cutting $75 course fee
Summary
IDLA enrollment topped budget estimates and its funding is now tied to per‑course enrollments; the academy plans to propose reducing its $75 course fee to $40 next year, and lawmakers were briefed on the statutory change that ties IDLA funding to student enrollments.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 4 heard that the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) is now funded by per‑course enrollments and is experiencing above‑budget growth, pushing analysts to recommend an appropriations adjustment if enrollments remain higher than initially estimated.
Jared Tetrault of the Legislative Services Office said IDLA was budgeted for 49,680 enrollments at $430 per enrollment under the funding formula established by House Bill 452, and that the program’s actual enrollments were running closer to 52,000 at the time of the hearing. "The appropriation is now set based on enrollments," Tetrault…
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