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Superintendent briefs board on Idaho bills affecting school funding, levies and curriculum
Summary
Superintendent Dena Naccarato summarized several Idaho legislative proposals including a $50M parental choice tax credit, a bill to allow six‑year supplemental levies and measures affecting graduation rules, instructional materials posting and public comment rights.
During her superintendent’s report, Dena Naccarato reviewed a set of bills before the Idaho Legislature that could affect district funding, governance and operations.
She noted HB 93, which would create an Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit directing $50 million to school choice via refundable tax credits of $5,000 per student without a declared cap per family. She described SB 1094, which has passed the Senate and would allow districts to run supplemental levies for up to six years if enacted. Dena also outlined HB 305 (removing "use it or lose it" restrictions to provide districts more flexibility in staffing and funds), HB 295 (creating an Administrator Leadership Apprenticeship Program), HB 298 (moving graduation requirements from administrative rule into statute) and SB1007aa (would require boards to allow public comment on any item regardless of agenda placement), among other bills.
She said HB 291 proposes a $3 million fund to help with costs associated with high‑needs students, HB 351 would require posting supplemental educational materials online, HB 352 would require districts to adopt policies restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, and SB 1023 would remove vaccination requirements to attend school. Several items were noted as pending action or committee placement in the Legislature; no board action was requested at the meeting.
