H 175 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding advanced opportunities.

Idaho's H 175 (now law as Chapter 139, effective July 1, 2025) provides public school students in grades 7-12 with $4,625 annually to cover specific advanced education costs. It directly affects Idaho public school students by funding eligible overload courses (max $225 per course), dual credits ($75 per credit hour), college exams (AP, IB, ACT/SAT), career technical training, and college entrance tests. The law requires courses/exams to meet state accreditation standards, mandates annual reporting on program usage, and creates a scholarship for students who graduate early (35% of avoided attendance funding). Public schools receive reimbursement for eligible expenses, and students must repay if they fail to earn credit.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Bill Text Engrossment 1 · 1 edit
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been amended, indicating changes were made to the original version. The document now shows 'As Amended' in the title, suggesting substantive revisions were incorporated during the legislative process before this version was finalized.
TECHNICAL

Title updated to include 'As Amended' designation to reflect legislative amendments made to the original bill text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

331
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
28 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 21, 2025 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-1-1AYES – Adams, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – ForemanAbsent and excused – AnthonFloor Sponsors - Ward-Engelking & NicholsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Feb 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-0-3)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out without recommendation as amended
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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