IdahoIdaho schools must exclude prolonged unexcused absences from enrollment counts
Idaho school districts and public charter schools must leave students with specified stretches of unexcused absences out of enrollment counts, with an exception for later attendance.
What it does
Idaho school districts and public charter schools must exclude students from enrollment counts after at least eleven consecutive school days of unexcused absences ending on the count date.
Schools cannot count students who miss the first ten consecutive days of the school year without an excuse. They may count them from the date they later attend.
Argument forExcluding students with prolonged unexcused absences could make school enrollment counts better reflect who actually attends.
Argument againstExcluding students after eleven consecutive unexcused absences could leave enrollment reports without students who remain registered and may return.
More detail
School districts and public charter schools must leave these students out of official enrollment counts. The rule applies to students in Idaho public school districts and public charter schools. The unexcused absences must cover at least eleven consecutive school days immediately before and including the official count date. The law took effect on July 1, 2026.
School districts and public charter schools must exclude these students from enrollment counts. The rule covers Idaho public school students with unexcused absences for the first ten consecutive days of the school year. If a student later attends, the school may count the student as enrolled from that attendance date. The law took effect on July 1, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 30Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 175 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 26Delivered to Governor at 12:58 p.m. on March 26, 2026To Governor
- Mar 26Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Mar 25Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Mar 25Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 25Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 24Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 19Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 18Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 11Introduced, read first time; referred to: EducationMinor
- Mar 11Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 10Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 70-0-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsor - EhardtTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 9Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 6Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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