STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30090C1 / H0024
This bill expands the existing Idaho Launch program to high school graduates starting with the class of 2024.
Eligible graduates can receive a grant of $8,500 to be redeemed at the workforce training provider, career
technical program, community college, or college of their choice. Preference will be given to students pursuing
in-demand careers based on job market data.
The bill also makes the following changes to Idaho law:
• Sunsets the Opportunity Scholarship program after July 1, 2023.
• Sunsets the Postsecondary Credit Scholarship July 1, 2023.
• Redirects any unused, appropriated Advanced Opportunities credits to the In-Demand Careers Fund.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill leverages and re-directs $102 million in existing budget capacity for the Idaho Launch Program:
• $80 million annually from the In-Demand Careers Fund as set forth in Section 63-3638, Idaho Code.
• $22 million in existing budgets freed up from the elimination of the Postsecondary Credit Scholarship and
Opportunity Scholarship programs.
Contact:
Representative Megan Blanksma
(208) 332-1000
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 01/24/2023, 10:14 AM


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 33-4305, 33-4602, 33-4605, 33-4303, 63-3638