STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30181 / S1070
Section 33-1002G, Idaho Code, authorizes school districts and public charter schools to establish career
technical schools/centers that qualify for funding appropriated for the specific purpose of supporting the added
cost of high-quality career technical schools/centers. To be eligible for this added cost funding, at least 15%
of the students attending the career technical school (CTS) must come from a separate high school. In recent
years, school districts in rural areas have expressed difficulty in being able to recruit 15% of the CTS students
from other high schools during the initial startup years when they are reliant on high school students from
neighboring school districts or charter schools. The proposed amendments would allow new schools/centers
to be eligible with an initial student enrollment where 5% of the students come from a separate high school,
increasing each year by 5% until they reach the current 15% requirement. Additional changes would allow for
existing programs, with approval from the Division of Career Technical Education, to use a three-year rolling
average to calculate the 15% requirement. This flexibility would allow an established program to continue
to receive the CTS added cost funding even if they saw a fluctuation in a single year in the 15% student
enrollment requirement as long as the three-year rolling average met the requirement. One additional area
being addressed is in response to the transportation challenges in rural areas where students may have to travel
for an hour each way to participate in a career technical education (CTE) program in a neighboring district. In
these instances, a parent may choose to enroll the student full time at the high school with the CTE program,
when this happens, they are then counted as that high school’s student and are not able to be used to meet the
15% requirement. The amendment to address this issue would allow for these students to be counted the same
as homeschooled students who reside in a neighboring school districts attendance area are counted.
FISCAL NOTE
There would be no additional fiscal impact to the state general fund. Currently, career technical school added
cost funding is based on an annual set appropriation. That annual appropriation is then distributed to the eligible
career technical schools on a student enrollment basis pursuant to IDAPA 55.01.03.
Contact:
Senator Den Hartog
(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: 02/09/2023, 4:35 PM


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 33-1002G, 33-5215
Engrossment 1: 33-1002G, 33-5215