This law establishes a new Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund to manage federal grant money aimed at improving healthcare access in rural areas. It creates a nine-member committee to oversee how these funds are spent, ensuring projects meet specific goals and produce long-term sustainability plans. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Welfare to hire additional staff and provides nearly $300 million in funding for the 2027 fiscal year to support indirect support services. Additionally, it requires the state to report on efforts to expand the job scope for physician assistants and dental hygienists as part of the broader rural health strategy.
This bill directs the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to receive additional funding for its Early Learning and Development, Youth Safety and Permanency, and Family and Community Partnerships divisions for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. The legislation allocates specific dollar amounts to support personnel, operating expenses, and grants, while also authorizing three new full-time equivalent positions within the Early Learning and Development division. Furthermore, the law requires the department to submit a report on the outcomes and financial return of the Idaho Home Visiting Program by the end of 2026. Finally, it grants the department flexibility to transfer funds between certain programs and exempt specific divisions from usual spending restrictions to better manage their budgets.
This bill appropriates $35.6 million to Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare for public health services in fiscal year 2027, while simultaneously reducing funding for laboratory services and health care policy initiatives. It also decreases the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions by three and mandates several reports on program outcomes, vaccine utilization, and immigration status for HIV prevention services. Although the bill was signed by the President, the Governor exercised a line-item veto on the section reducing funds for the Health Care Policy Initiatives Program.
This bill appropriates $129,900 from Idaho's General Fund to the Commission on Aging for fiscal year 2027. The funds are designated specifically for trustee and benefit payments covering the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The legislation includes an emergency declaration to ensure the funding takes effect immediately on July 1, 2026. This measure directly affects the Commission on Aging's ability to distribute financial benefits to eligible recipients during the specified fiscal year.
This bill updates how money collected from Idaho's liquor sales is distributed to various state funds and local governments. It adjusts the percentages of funds allocated to counties, cities, and specific programs like law enforcement, substance abuse treatment, and education over a multi-year period starting in fiscal year 2018. The changes gradually shift more funding toward local governments while maintaining set amounts for state agencies and court-related services. The bill also corrects a code reference error and establishes minimum funding levels to protect historical distribution amounts from 1981.
This bill directs $5 million from the Idaho High Needs Student Fund to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027 to help fund student support services. It also transfers $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the Driver Training Account into the Idaho High Needs Student Fund to provide the necessary money for this appropriation. The legislation clarifies the funding source for these expenditures and sets the effective date as July 1, 2026, with an emergency declaration to ensure immediate implementation.
This bill allows Idaho school districts and public charter schools that meet specific performance and financial standards to gain more control over how they spend state education funds. To qualify, districts must rank in the top 20% for test scores or exceed state averages by significant margins, maintain strong graduation rates, and demonstrate three years of clean financial audits. Participating schools gain flexibility to allocate money for salaries, programs, and other expenses as they see fit, while being exempt from many state reporting requirements. The law includes safeguards that allow the state to revoke this flexibility if schools fail to meet academic benchmarks for two consecutive years or have serious financial audit issues. A report on the program's impact will be submitted to the legislature in 2029.
This bill allocates $390,000 from the General Fund to Idaho's Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027 to support personnel, planning, and two specific stream adjudication projects in Northern Idaho and the Bear River Basin. It also transfers $716,000 from the Revolving Development Fund to the Aquifer Planning and Management Fund to finance aquifer monitoring, measurement, and modeling activities. The legislation reappropriates unspent American Rescue Plan funds for nonrecurring water infrastructure projects and allows general stream adjudication funding to count toward filing fees for certain water right claims. Finally, the bill declares an emergency and sets the effective date as July 1, 2026.
This bill reduces the state funding for Idaho's Digital Learning Academy by $13.5 million for fiscal year 2027 and adjusts related financial transfers between state funds. The legislation requires the academy to limit course offerings and deny new enrollments if necessary to maintain a positive cash balance, while prohibiting withdrawals from the Public Education Stabilization Fund for this program. Additionally, the bill mandates that the academy verify compliance with state nondiscrimination standards for diversity, equity, and inclusion courses and submit a compliance report by December 2026. The law also requires detailed reporting on course costs, enrollment data, and budget information to the Legislative Services Office by August 2026 to improve transparency in how state funds are used.
This bill directs Idaho state funding from the Millennium Income Fund for fiscal year 2027 toward substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, with a specific focus on youth under 18 and high-risk adults. It appropriates $150,000 to support community-based recovery centers in several cities, defining these centers as nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost recovery services at least 25 hours per week. The legislation also clarifies that Millennium Fund money cannot be used for Medicaid claims and establishes oversight requirements, including quarterly funding distributions and mandatory reporting to ensure funds are used properly. Additionally, the bill provides extra funding to various state agencies for children's trust programs, drug policy initiatives, and youth assessment centers.
