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S1160................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
SCHOLARSHIPS - Amends existing law to provide reference to Iraq and
Afghanistan; to place a limit on the length of time educational benefits
shall be extended to a qualified dependent; to provide proper terminology;
to provide that application for eligibility shall be made to the State
Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho or
the State Board of Vocational-Technical Education; and to provide duties of
the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of
Idaho and the State Board of Vocational-Technical Education for verifying
and communicating eligibility findings.
02/22 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/23 Rpt prt - to Fin
03/10 Rpt out - ref'd to St Aff
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-0, 1 vacancy
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
Floor Sponsor - Burkett
Title apvd - to House
03/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24)(Frost), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Anderson
Floor Sponsor - Henderson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed - To Governor
04/06 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 326
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1160
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AMENDING SECTION
3 33-4302, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE REFERENCE TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, TO
4 PLACE A LIMIT ON THE LENGTH OF TIME EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS SHALL BE EXTENDED
5 TO A QUALIFIED DEPENDENT, TO PROVIDE PROPER TERMINOLOGY, TO PROVIDE THAT
6 APPLICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE MADE TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
7 AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO OR THE STATE BOARD OF
8 VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF
9 EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO AND THE
10 STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR VERIFYING AND COMMUNI-
11 CATING ELIGIBILITY FINDINGS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 33-4302, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 33-4302. SCHOLARSHIPS -- STATE AID. (1) Any child dependent of any Idaho
16 citizen who is a resident of the state of Idaho on or after the effective date
17 of this act and who has been determined by the federal government to be a
18 prisoner of war or missing in action or to have died of injuries or wounds
19 sustained in action in southeast Asia, including Korea, or in Iraq or in
20 Afghanistan or who shall become so hereafter, in any area of armed conflict in
21 which the United States is a party, shall be admitted to attend any public
22 institution of higher education or public professional-technical school col-
23 lege within the state of Idaho without the necessity of paying tuition and
24 fees therefor; that such student shall be provided with books, equipment and
25 supplies necessary for pursuit of such program of enrollment not to exceed
26 five hundred dollars ($500) per quarter, semester, intensified semester, or
27 like educational period; that such student shall be furnished on-campus hous-
28 ing and subsistence for each month he is enrolled under this program and actu-
29 ally resides in such on-campus facility; provided, however, that such educa-
30 tional benefits shall not exceed a total of thirty-six (36) months or four (4)
31 nine (9) month periods;. Pprovided further, that such child educational bene-
32 fits shall extend for a period of ten (10) years after achieving a high school
33 diploma or its equivalency, or for a period of ten (10) years after the event
34 giving rise to the eligibility for the scholarship, whichever is longer.
35 (2) The dependent shall meet such other educational qualifications as
36 such institution of higher education or professional-technical school college
37 has established for other prospective students of this state.
38 (3) Application for eligibility under this section shall be made to the
39 state board of education and the board of regents of the university of Idaho
40 or the state board of vocational-technical education. The board shall verify
41 the eligibility of the dependent and communicate such eligibility to the
42 dependent and the affected institution or college.
43 (4) Affected institutions shall in their preparation of future budgets
2
1 include therein costs resultant from such tuition, fee, book, equipment, sup-
2 ply, housing and subsistence loss for reimbursement thereof from appropria-
3 tions of state funds.
4 (5) Applicants for the scholarship program herein prescribed shall pro-
5 vide institutional administrative personnel with documentation of their rights
6 under this act.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15016C1
This bill provides for a scholarship for dependents of
Idaho's members of the military service who are killed or missing
during the conflict in Iraq. It provides for scholarships for
dependents to include children and spouses.
FISCAL NOTE
The fiscal impact is dependent upon the total number of
Idaho's fallen heroes who give the supreme sacrifice to their
state and nation during the war in Iraq. A fiscal impact is
expected of $5,100 per student per year of scholarship. The cost
to the State General Fund is expected to be approximately $23,000
for each Idaho casualty.
Contact
Name: Sen. Mike Burkett
Phone: 332-1352
Name: Steve Edgar
Phone: 724-3553
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1160