This bill appropriates additional funds to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for Health Education Programs for the fiscal year 2026. The total appropriation amounts to $954,500, which includes specific allocations for various medical education programs such as Boise Internal Medicine, Eastern Idaho Med Residencies, Family Medicine Residencies, Idaho Dental Education Program, and University of Utah Medical Education. The funding is designated for both personnel benefit costs and trustee payments, with the General Fund being the source for all allocations.
Additionally, the bill authorizes an increase of two full-time equivalent positions for the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents for the same fiscal year. It emphasizes the prioritization of obstetrics and gynecology fellowships in the training of family medicine residents, requiring the Idaho Graduate Medical Education Committee to report on progress by October 1, 2025. The bill also includes conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the appropriations made, and it declares an emergency, making the act effective from July 1, 2025.