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S1034............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating $3,000,000 to the State Board of Education
for scholarships and grants; and expressing legislative intent regarding
student eligibility for the scholarships.
01/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-2(1 vacant)
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge,
Noh, Richardson, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett,
Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Branch, Risch
Vacant -- Dist. #4
Floor Sponsor - Lee
Title apvd - to House
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Approp
02/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-7-0
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger,
Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stone, Swan, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- Denney, Ellis, Loertscher, McKague, Moyle, Pearce, Smith
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- Meyer
Title apvd - to Senate
02/12 To enrol
02/13 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/14 Sp signed
02/15 To Governor
02/21 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 17
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1034
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR
3 FISCAL YEAR 2002; AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE STUDENTS
4 WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education
7 for Special Programs the following amount, to be expended for the designated
8 program according to the designated expense class from the listed fund for the
9 period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002:
10 I. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:
11 FOR:
12 Trustee and Benefit Payments $3,000,000
13 FROM:
14 General Fund $3,000,000
15 SECTION 2. It is the intent of the Legislature that this appropriation
16 may only be used for qualifying category B students entering an eligible post-
17 secondary institution for the first time as freshmen for the 2001-2002 aca-
18 demic year or later after completion of high school or its equivalent, pursu-
19 ant to Sections 33-4303 through 33-4313, Idaho Code (Idaho Promise Scholarship
20 Program).
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS10728 |
This FY 2002 appropriation for Special Programs under the State Board of Education provides inaugural funding for Idaho Promise Scholarship Program Category B awards.
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| Fiscal Note |
This bill appropriates $3,000,000 in ongoing General Fund money for FY 2002.
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The Idaho Promise Scholarship Program is one of the seven separate scholarships and grants funded within the Special Programs appropriation under the State Board of Education.
SB 1485, which was passed by the 2000 Legislature, renamed the State of Idaho Scholarship Program to the Idaho Promise Scholarship Program effective January 1, 2001. The original State of Idaho scholarships were retitled “Category A” Idaho Promise scholarships and a new “Category B” Idaho Promise scholarship was created but not funded. The criteria and funding for Category A scholarships did not change. This appropriation would fund the new Category B scholarships at the maximum award of $250 per semester for a total of four semesters for students graduating from an accredited Idaho high school with a grade point average of at least 3.0 or an ACT score of 20. These Category B Idaho Promise scholarships would be good at any accredited public or private college or university in the state. The law also allows for the higher education institutions to match the state award.
This appropriation is designed to provide funding for only those students who will meet the Category B eligibility requirements of the Idaho Promise Scholarship Program and enter the State’s higher education system as freshmen for the 2001/2002 academic year.
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Contact: Ross Borden 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note | Bill No. S1034 |