IdahoIdaho lawmakers urge Congress to fund states' student education costs
Idaho lawmakers ask Congress to help states pay education costs, review federal funding formulas, and study the total cost of these duties.
What it does
Idaho lawmakers ask Congress to set up federal payments to help states cover the cost of educating students, regardless of immigration status. The money should add to existing federal education funds.
Idaho lawmakers also ask Congress to review education funding formulas and provide fairer support to states more affected by federal immigration policy.
Congress is asked to study what states spend to meet education duties tied to constitutional requirements and federal immigration policy.
Argument forFederal payments based on Idaho's student costs could help states pay for required schooling while keeping existing Title I and III funds in place.
Argument againstGiving more federal education support to states most affected by immigration policy could leave less support for other states.
More detail
The Idaho Legislature urges Congress to set up federal payments to help states cover these education costs. The requested support would help states pay to educate students living in the United States, regardless of immigration status. The requested money should add to existing Title I and Title III funds, not replace them, and reflect Idaho's actual per-student costs.
The Idaho Legislature urges Congress to review and revise federal education funding formulas. The request concerns federal education funding for states. The requested revisions should provide fairer support to states more affected by federal immigration policy.
The Idaho Legislature urges Congress to commission a study of these education costs. The study would examine the total cost to states of meeting constitutional and immigration-related education duties.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 2Delivered to Secretary of State at 12:54 p.m. on April 2, 2026Latest
- Apr 2Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Secretary of State
- Apr 2Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Apr 2Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Apr 2Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Apr 1Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Apr 1Read in full – ADOPTED – voice voteFloor Sponsor – LenneyTitle apvd – to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 31Retained on calendar
- Mar 25Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; to 10th order; held one legislative dayMinor
- Mar 20Introduced, read first time; referred to: EducationMinor
- Mar 20Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 19Read Third Time in Full – ADOPTED – voice voteFloor Sponsor – Tanner(13)Title apvd – to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 18Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- Mar 12Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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