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H 475

An act relating to establishing an equitable pricing system for the milk production

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by John O'Brien

Provides a two-year pilot funding for transportation routing software in public schools, with data collection and reporting to assess costs, savings, and effectiveness.

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
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Bill Summary · H 475

Summary: Idaho House Bill No. 475 (H 475)

Overview

H 475 is an appropriations bill for the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Central Services. It provides a one-time funding increase for FY 2026 to support operating expenditures, including a two-year pilot of student transportation routing software. The bill establishes data collection and reporting requirements for participating districts and charters and includes an emergency clause and an effective date of July 1, 2025.

Purpose and Intent

  • Provide a one-time enhancement of funding to the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Division of Central Services for FY 2026.
  • Fund a two-year pilot program for student transportation routing software.
  • Clarify fund sources for expenditures within the Central Services division.
  • Require data collection and reporting on the transportation software pilot to assess cost and savings and inform future decisions.

Key Provisions

  • Section 1: Adds $600,000 from the Public School Income Fund to be expended by the Central Services Division for operating expenditures for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
  • Section 2: Transfers $600,000 from the General Fund to the Public School Income Fund on July 1, 2025 (or soon after) for the same period.
  • Section 3: Treats the $600,000 as General Fund expended for the same period (to support Central Services).
  • Section 4: Establishes a two-year Transportation Route Software Pilot. Participating districts and public charter schools must track data on costs, savings, and program effectiveness. The State Department of Education will collect data and report to the Legislature:
    • First report due no later than December 15, 2025.
    • Second report as part of the 2027 budget hearing.
  • Section 5: Declares an emergency and makes the act effective July 1, 2025.

Funding Details and Fiscal Impact

  • Total Central Services Division budget (FY 2026): $14,837,600.
  • Program maintenance (per HB 251) FY 2025 original: $14,237,600; FY 2026 base: $14,237,600; FY 2026 total with enhancements: $14,837,600 (an increase of $600,000, i.e., 4.2%).
  • Specific one-time enhancement: $600,000 for the Transportation Route Software Pilot (no additional funding for PLCs, Idaho Reading Indicator contract changes, or a data dashboard/report card within this measure).
  • Funding sources:
    • $600,000 from the Public School Income Fund (Section 1).
    • $600,000 transferred from the General Fund to the Public School Income Fund (Section 2); Section 3 accounts for this as a General Fund expenditure for the period (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026).

Affected Entities

  • Public school districts and public charter schools participating in the transportation routing software pilot.
  • Idaho State Department of Education (data collection and reporting responsibility).
  • Idaho Legislature (receives pilot results and fiscal reports).

Timelines and Process

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.
  • Pilot duration: Two-year pilot (FY 2026 and FY 2027).
  • Reporting: First report by December 15, 2025; second report during the 2027 budget hearing.
  • Status: Introduced April 1, 2025; Rules Suspended (Ayes 65, Nays 0, Abs/Excd 5) but the measure FAILED on the Rules Suspension vote (31-35-4AYES, 35 NAYS).

Notes

  • The bill does not fund Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Idaho Reading Indicator contract changes, or a data dashboard/report card.
  • It is tied to additional funding in the Public Schools Educational Support Program’s Central Services; the pilot is contingent on participating districts collecting and reporting the required data.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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