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H0824..........................................................by EDUCATION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES - Adds to and amends existing law to provide legislative findings and intent; to provide for the establishment of state community colleges by the State Board of Education; to provide for establishment of community college advisory boards and to provide powers of the boards; to provide tuition for students residing outside of a community college district; to provide for disbursement of funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for state community colleges and the services they provide. 03/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/16 Rpt prt - to W/M
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 824 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO JUNIOR COLLEGES; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; AMEND- 3 ING THE CHAPTER HEADING OF CHAPTER 21, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING 4 CHAPTER 21, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 5 33-2101, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE COMMUNITY 6 COLLEGES BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 21, TITLE 33, 7 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-2101A, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO- 8 VIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARDS AND TO PROVIDE 9 POWERS OF THE BOARDS; AMENDING SECTION 33-2101, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIGNATE 10 THE SECTION, TO PROVIDE PROPER TERMINOLOGY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORREC- 11 TIONS; AMENDING SECTION 33-2101A, IDAHO CODE, TO REDESIGNATE THE SECTION 12 AND TO DELETE A CODE REFERENCE; AMENDING SECTION 33-2110A, IDAHO CODE, TO 13 PROVIDE TUITION FOR STUDENTS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIS- 14 TRICT; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 21, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A 15 NEW SECTION 33-2141A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS 16 APPROPRIATED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 18 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. (1) The state of Idaho and 19 the nation are being challenged by a mix of demographic, economic and techno- 20 logical changes. Combined, these changes are driving the state toward a 21 skilled workforce deficit in both new and experienced workers. A workforce 22 deficit threatens the competitiveness of our state and acts as a barrier to 23 individual opportunities for all citizens. Increased community college ser- 24 vices, accessible to all citizens and designed to address new and emerging 25 employment needs, will address the growing deficits in the workforce and pro- 26 vide increased access to educational opportunities for Idaho citizens. 27 (2) The purpose of this act is to establish a statewide network of commu- 28 nity colleges to meet demands across the state, and to allow the four-year 29 academic institutions to concentrate on baccalaureate, graduate and postgradu- 30 ate level students. 31 (3) A community college established pursuant to the provisions of this 32 chapter shall give instruction in academic subjects, professional-technical 33 programs, workforce training programs, adult and other remedial and develop- 34 mental subjects, and in such other subjects as shall be authorized by the 35 advisory board of the community college. The academic courses offered and the 36 instruction of the courses shall be of the same standard as the same are 37 offered and taught in the first two years of any other state institution of 38 higher education, and credits therefor shall be accepted by other state insti- 39 tutions for credit toward a baccalaureate degree. 40 SECTION 2. That the Heading for Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and 41 the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 1 CHAPTER 21 2JUNIORCOMMUNITY COLLEGES 3 SECTION 3. That Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 4 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 5 ignated as Section 33-2101, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 6 33-2101. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. For the purposes of 7 this chapter, a state community college shall be an institution that is only 8 established or approved by the state board of education. The state board of 9 education shall have the authority to: 10 (1) Establish a network of community colleges in the state of Idaho; 11 (2) Establish community colleges outside the boundaries of an existing 12 community college district; 13 (3) Approve departments or divisions within existing public institutions 14 of higher education as community colleges; and 15 (4) Approve the establishment of community college districts and commu- 16 nity colleges within such a district pursuant to the process outlined in sec- 17 tions 33-2103 and 33-2104, Idaho Code. 18 SECTION 4. That Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 19 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 20 ignated as Section 33-2101A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 21 33-2101A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARDS. (1) The 22 state board of education shall have the authority to establish advisory boards 23 for any community college, except those created pursuant to the provisions of 24 sections 33-2103 and 33-2104, Idaho Code, or those created as a department or 25 division of a public institution of higher education recognized as a community 26 college. 27 (2) The state board of education shall appoint all members of an advisory 28 board. Each advisory board shall consist of five (5) members who are residents 29 of the community college area, as provided in section 33-2101B, Idaho Code, 30 and each member shall serve a term of four (4) years. Whenever a vacancy 31 occurs, the state board of education shall appoint a qualified person to fill 32 the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term or until a successor is 33 appointed by the state board of education. Advisory board members shall take 34 and subscribe the oath of office required in the case of state officers and 35 said oath shall be filed with the secretary of state. 36 (3) Each community college advisory board shall have the power: 37 (a) To adopt rules for its own government and the government of the col- 38 lege; 39 (b) To submit three (3) names to the state board of education who shall 40 appoint a president of the community college from the three (3) nominees. 41 The president shall serve at the pleasure of the state board of education 42 and may be removed for cause. 43 (c) To employ legal counsel and other professional and nonprofessional 44 persons, and prescribe their qualifications; 45 (d) To acquire and hold, and to dispose of, real and personal property, 46 and to construct, repair, remodel and remove buildings; 47 (e) To contract for the acquisition, purchase or repair of buildings, in 48 a manner prescribed by the state board of education; 49 (f) To dispose of real and personal property in the manner prescribed by 50 the state board of education; 51 (g) To issue general obligation or revenue bonds in the manner now, or as 3 1 may be, prescribed by law; 2 (h) To convey and transfer real property of the community college upon 3 which no college buildings used for instruction are situated, to nonprofit 4 corporations, school districts, community college housing commissions, 5 counties or municipalities, with or without consideration; to rent real or 6 personal property for the use of the community college, its students or 7 faculty, for such terms as may be determined by the advisory board; to 8 lease real property of the community college not actually in use for com- 9 munity college instructional purposes for such terms as may be determined 10 by the advisory board; and to lease real property and improvements to the 11 Idaho state building authority, for a term not to exceed fifty (50) years, 12 with or without consideration, and to enter into agreements with the Idaho 13 state building authority for the Idaho state building authority to provide 14 a facility, pursuant to section 67-6410, Idaho Code; 15 (i) To acquire, hold, and dispose of, water rights; 16 (j) To accept grants or gifts of money, materials or property of any kind 17 from any governmental agency, or from any person, firm or association, on 18 such terms as may be determined by the granter and the advisory board; 19 (k) To cooperate with any governmental agency, or any person, firm or 20 association in the conduct of any educational program; to accept grants 21 from any source to conduct such program; and to conduct such program on, 22 or off, campus; 23 (l) To invest any funds of the community college in such securities, and 24 apply the interest or profits from such investment, as prescribed for the 25 investment of the funds, and the application of the interest or profits by 26 the state board of education. 27 SECTION 5. That Section 33-2101, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 28 amended to read as follows: 29 33-2101B.JUNIORCOMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS, APPROVALS, BOUNDARIES OF 30JUNIORCOMMUNITY COLLEGE AREAS.JuniorCommunity college districts may be 31 formed and organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and 32juniorcommunity colleges maintained therein shall be intermediate institu- 33 tions of higher education above grade twelve (12). 34 To provide for the orderly establishment and growth ofjuniorcommunity 35 colleges, a statewide system of sixjunior(6) community college areas is 36 hereby created, as hereafter described. TheSstateBboard ofEeducation shall 37 only approve the existence of one (1) centrally located district in any area 38 until the enrollment of suchjuniorcommunity college therein exceeds one 39 thousand (1,000) full-time day students a year from within the area. 40 The boundaries ofjuniorcommunity college areas hereby created may be 41 changed by theSstateBboard ofEeducation upon thirty (30) days' notice to 42 the boards of trustees of each school district in each of thejuniorcommunity 43 college areas affected and upon public hearing. No change shall be made to 44 place more than one (1) existingjuniorcommunity college in an area. Notice 45 of any boundary change shall forthwith be filed with the board of county com- 46 missioners of each county affected. 47 Area No. 1 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Benewah, Bon- 48 ner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone. 49 Area No. 2 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Clearwater, 50 Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce. 51 Area No. 3 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Ada, Adams, 52 Boise, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Valley, Washington, that portion of Elmore 53Ccounty lying generally west of a line described as follows: 4 1 Beginning at the junction of the boundary line common to Blaine, Boise, 2 Custer and Elmore counties, thence proceeding in a general southerly 3 direction along the boundaries of Blaine and Elmore counties and Blaine 4 and Camas counties to the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 1 S., R. 11 5 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Section 3, same 6 township and range; thence south 4 miles to the southwest corner of Sec- 7 tion 22, T. 1 S., R. 11 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of 15 miles more 8 or less to the southwest corner of Section 19, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., B.M.; 9 thence south 2 miles to the southwest corner of Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 9 10 E., B.M.; thence west a distance of one and three-fourths (1 3/4) miles 11 more or less to a point where the south section line of Section 35, T. 1 12 S., R. 8 E., B.M., intersects Bennett Creek; thence in a southwesterly 13 direction down said Bennett Creek approximately 8 miles more or less to 14 the southwest corner of Section 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south 15 along the section lines 5 miles to the southwest corner of Section 22, T. 16 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence west 3 miles to the northwest corner of Sec- 17 tion 30, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines a 18 distance of 14 miles more or less to the Snake River which is also the 19 boundary between Elmore and Owyhee counties; 20 and that portion of OwyheeCcounty lying generally west of a line described as 21 follows: 22 Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 33, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., B.M., 23 which is on the boundary of Elmore and Owyhee counties, thence south along 24 the section lines 7 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 25 33, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence west to the northwest corner of Section 26 4, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; thence south one and one-half (1 1/2) miles 27 more or less to the southwest corner of Section 9, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., B.M.; 28 thence east along the section lines 10 miles more or less to the northeast 29 corner of Section 13, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south 4 miles to the 30 southeast corner of Section 36, T. 7 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence east 31 twenty-one and one-half (21 1/2) miles more or less to the north-south 32 center line of Section 3, T. 8 S., R. 12 E., B.M.; which is also the 33 boundary line of Twin Falls and Owyhee counties; thence south along said 34 boundary lines 36 miles to the township line between Townships 13 South 35 and 14 South, R. 12 E., B.M.; thence west along said township line twenty- 36 seven and one-half (27 1/2) miles more or less to the southwest corner of 37 Section 31, T. 13 S., R. 8 E., B.M.; thence south along the section lines 38 17 miles more or less to the southwest corner of Section 30, T. 16 S., R. 39 8 E., B.M.; which is also the NevadaSstateLline. 40 Area No. 4 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Blaine, Camas, 41 Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls, and those portions of 42 the counties of Elmore and Owyhee not included in the description of Area No. 43 3. 44 Area No. 5 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bannock, Bear 45 Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power, and that portion of BinghamCcounty 46 lying west of a line described as follows: 47 Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 1, T. 3 N., R. 33 E., B.M.; 48 which is also a point common to Jefferson, Bonneville and Bingham coun- 49 ties; thence due south on the section line a distance of eighteen (18) 50 miles to the southeast corner of Section 36, T. 1 N., R. 33 E., B.M.; 51 thence east on the township line a distance of five and one-half (5 1/2) 52 miles more or less to the north-south center line of Section 6, T. 1 S., 53 R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south on the center section line a distance of six 54 (6) miles more or less to a point where said center line intersects the 55 east-west section line common to Section 6, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M. and 5 1 Section 31, T. 1 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence east along said section line a 2 distance of five and one-half (5 1/2) miles more or less to the northeast 3 corner of Section 1, T. 2 S., R. 35 E., B.M.; thence south one and one- 4 half (1 1/2) miles to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of 5 Section 7, T. 2 S., R. 36 E., B.M.; thence east six (6) miles more or less 6 to the Range line common to Ranges 36 and 37 E., B.M.; thence south on 7 said Range line two and one-quarter (2 1/4) miles more or less to its 8 point of intersection with the Blackfoot River; thence following the 9 Blackfoot River in a northeasterly and southeasterly direction to a point 10 where said river intersects the township line common to Bingham and Cari- 11 bou counties. 12 Area No. 6 shall comprise the territory of the counties of Bonneville, 13 Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton, and that por- 14 tion of BinghamCcounty not included in the description of Area No. 5. 15 SECTION 6. That Section 33-2101A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 16 amended to read as follows: 17 33-2101AC. JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL MEAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Notwithstanding 18 any other provision of law, in sections 21-805, 21-806, 21-809, 23-404, 19 31-808, 33-101, 33-107, 33-107B, 33-601, 33-1252,33-2101,33-2102, 33-2103, 20 33-2104, 33-2105, 33-2106, 33-2107, 33-2107A, 33-2107B, 33-2107C, 33-2108, 21 33-2109A, 33-2110, 33-2110A, 33-2110B, 33-2111, 33-2112, 33-2113, 33-2114, 22 33-2115, 33-2116, 33-2117, 33-2118, 33-2119, 33-2121, 33-2122, 33-2123, 23 33-2124, 33-2125, 33-2126, 33-2130, 33-2135, 33-2137, 33-2138, 33-2139, 24 33-2141, 33-2142, 33-2143, 33-2144, 33-2211, 33-3716, 33-3717, 33-4001, 25 33-4003, 33-4004, 33-4006, 33-4201, 33-4306, 33-4315, 46-314, 50-1721, 26 57-1105A, 59-1324, 59-1371, 59-1374, 67-2320, 67-2322, 67-5309C and 67-5332, 27 Idaho Code, the term "junior college" shall mean and shall be denoted as 28 "community college." 29 SECTION 7. That Section 33-2110A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 30 amended to read as follows: 31 33-2110A. TUITIONOF OUT OFFOR STUDENTS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A COMMUNITY 32 COLLEGE DISTRICT,IDAHO STUDENTS,COUNTY TAXES AND OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT. 33 (1) Any student residing in the area of a county outside of a community col- 34 lege district or in a county without a community college district, who has 35 been a resident of the county and state as defined by section 33-2110B, Idaho 36 Code, immediately prior to the date of his first enrollment in a community 37 college, which residence may not be acquired while attending and enrolled in a 38 community college, may enroll in any community college in the state, and the 39 county of his residence shall pay that portion of his tuition as hereinafter 40 set out. The tuition which shall be paid by the resident county shall be that 41 portion of the tuition uniformly established by a community collegedistrict42 for allout of districtstudents residing outside of a community college dis- 43 trict, both in state as well as out of state, pursuant to section 33-2110, 44 Idaho Code, after deducting therefrom the amount of tuition paid by a resi- 45 dent student at the community college; however, the liability of the resident 46 county shall not exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the total tuition and fees charged 47 and in no instance shall it exceed five hundred dollars ($500) each semester 48 for a two (2) semester year for a full-time student. The student shall pay the 49 comparable tuition and fees charged a student resident inthea district, and 50 the balance, if any, of the nonresident student tuition above the maximum lia- 51 bility of the county of his residence. No county shall be liable for out of 6 1 district or comparable tuition unless the board of county commissioners of 2 that county has first verified to the community college in writing the fact 3 that the student is a resident of the county. Upon verification, the county 4 shall thereafter be liable for the out of district or comparable tuition so 5 long as the student is duly enrolled and attending the college subject to the 6 following limitations: 7 (a) Liability shall be the term of the curriculum for which the student 8 is enrolled, with a maximum lifetime liability of three thousand dollars 9 ($3,000). 10 (b) Liability shall terminate if the student's domiciliary residence 11 changes and that change continues for twelve (12) months. 12 (2) The nonresident tuition shall be established annually not later than 13 August 1 and shall be forthwith filed with the state board of education, 14 together with a statement supporting the computation thereof. Each community 15 college, by October 15 and March 15 of each year, shall bill the county of 16 residence of each nonresident student enrolled at the commencement of each 17 semester, and each board of county commissioners shall allow and order paid 18 any bill for tuition at the first regular meeting following receipt of the 19 bill, but not exceeding forty-five (45) days after receipt. Upon failure of a 20 county to pay the tuition, a community collegedistrictmay commence action in 21 the district court of the state of Idaho for the county to collect the same. 22 (3) For the payment of tuition of nonresident students as herein pro- 23 vided, there shall be allocated in each county without a community college 24 district to a county community college fund, and paid to the county treasurer 25 to be held in that fund, fifty percent (50%) of all moneys apportioned to the 26 county out of liquor funds of the state of Idaho as set forth in chapter 4, 27 title 23, Idaho Code, and that amount shall be deducted from the amount that 28 would otherwise be allocated to the county; and if liquor funds are not suffi- 29 cient to pay the tuition, commencing for the calendar year 1966, the board of 30 county commissioners shall levy upon the taxable property within each county 31 without a community college district, and, in a county with such a district, 32 upon the taxable property within the county lying outside of the community 33 college district, a property tax not to exceed six hundredths percent (.06%) 34 of market value for assessment purposes, to be certified as set out in section 35 33-2111, Idaho Code. The proceeds of the levy shall be placed in the county 36 community college fund. Apportionment of liquor funds herein provided shall 37 commence for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 1965, and accruing during 38 that quarter. 39 (4) Based upon the enrollment established by the first semester's tuition 40 bills received by October 15, the board of county commissioners shall estab- 41 lish immediately a total community college annual tuition budget for two (2) 42 semesters which shall be equal to twice the amount of the tuition bills plus a 43 contingency factor of ten percent (10%). This budget shall be adjusted after 44 March 15 based on any change of enrollment shown by the second semester 45 tuition bills. If enrollment is from zero to not more than four (4) students, 46 a minimum budget of five (5) students at five hundred dollars ($500) each 47 shall be established. In the event all tuition bills received have been paid, 48 notwithstanding any other provision hereof, (a) any liquor funds received, 49 which in the quarter when received to any extent are in excess of the budget, 50 to the extent of that excess shall not be paid over to the county treasurer 51 to be held in the community college fund, and (b) any funds received from the 52 levy on taxable property, which when received to any extent are in excess of 53 the budget after the application of liquor funds thereto, to the extent of 54 that excess shall not be paid over to the community college fund. Excess 55 liquor funds shall be paid pursuant to law as if this section were not appli- 7 1 cable and excess funds shall be paid to the general fund of the county. In the 2 event the total liquor fund payable hereunder to the county community college 3 fund together with the receipts from the levy on taxable property for each 4 fiscal year are insufficient to pay tuition bills, which deficiency is caused 5 by a levy of less than the maximum allowed hereunder, or by enrollment in 6 excess of the budget herein provided, the budget for each following year shall 7 be increased to the maximum allowed by the maximum tax levy authorized to pay 8 any deficiency at the earliest time. If the deficiency is due to the lack of 9 funds in a fiscal year when the maximum levy authorized shall have been made, 10 for the next fiscal year thereafter the number of students from that county 11 shall be limited by the board of county commissioners to the extent necessary 12 to pay the deficiency not later than the end of the following year. Provided 13 nevertheless, for the two (2) semesters commencing September, 1965, the board 14 of county commissioners shall limit the community college budget and total 15 students to estimated liquor funds available on quarterly disbursements 16 through June 30, 1966. Any limitation of students authorized shall be accom- 17 plished (a) on the basis of student grades and financial need, and (b) by each 18 community college notifying the county of residence of each student's applica- 19 tion and the county shall accept or reject the application at least five (5) 20 days prior to the tuition billing dates set out herein. A community college 21 shall nevertheless have a right to require any student residing outside the 22 district to pay nonresident tuition if the county of his residence is more 23 than twenty-five percent (25%) in arrears of a total county tuition bill for 24 one (1) year as of the beginning of the subsequent semester, but tuition shall 25 be refunded to such students when paid by the county. 26 SECTION 8. That Chapter 21, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 27 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 28 ignated as Section 33-2141A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 29 33-2141A. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS TO STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. (1) Funds 30 appropriated to the state board of education for the request for proposal 31 (RFP) process in support of community colleges shall be apportioned equally to 32 each community college area. If more than one (1) institution in an area is 33 eligible to receive funds, the state board of education shall distribute that 34 area's funds directly to the community colleges in that area. 35 (2) Funds not disbursed as an award through the RFP process shall be 36 returned to the state board of education and such funds shall only be used for 37 state community colleges established pursuant to section 33-2101, Idaho Code, 38 in support of the services they provide.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 16254 Currently, many Idaho students are taking courses at traditional universities and paying higher tuition rates associated with universities. Idaho must take steps to expand access to community college services and ensure affordability of these services so that every Idahoan has an opportunity for continued learning. Community colleges with open access and reasonable tuition serve as major gateways for students to enter postsecondary education. The need for greater access to postsecondary education in Idaho is evident through a number of measures. At present, only 44% of the state's high school graduates go on to pursue any form of postsecondary education, ranking Idaho 45th in the nation in this regard. Compounding the problem is the fact that community colleges exist in only two areas of the state. This legislation is to update the provisions relating to community colleges as junior colleges, consistent with Idaho Code 33-2101A. It also empowers the State Board of Education to establish a network of community colleges in areas of the state where postsecondary education needs are underserved. This legislation does not allow the board to establish new community colleges in those areas of the state that already have existing community college districts. FISCAL NOTE Funding relationships of community colleges are not changed with this legislation. Funding will still be subject to local government support, student fees, non-state receipts and state appropriations. Additional funding may be experienced in the future due to the increased capabilities resulting from this legislation that will increase access and affordability for students, but it is not mandated. Contact Name: Sen. John Goedde Rep. Ann Rydalch Phone: (208) 332-1000 David Lehman, Office of Governor (208) 334-2100 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 824