EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that instructional hours in school districts’ and public charter schools’ academic year shall not begin prior to the Tuesday following Labor Day.

H 710 changes Idaho law to require all public school districts and public charter schools to begin the academic year no earlier than the Tuesday following Labor Day. This directly affects every K-12 public school in Idaho by setting a fixed start date for instructional hours. The bill amends existing education code to add this requirement as a specific provision, overriding any earlier calendar plans. It does not alter required instructional hour totals but mandates a minimum start date for the school year.