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Prohibits federal corporate bailout recipients who engage in stock buybacks from receiving New York state tax credits

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brad Hoylman-Sigal and 1 co-sponsor

Idaho creates a 21+ adult diploma pilot, paying providers $733 per high-school credit to award accredited diplomas linked to employability and career pathways.

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Bill Summary · S 1093

Summary — Senate Bill No. 1093 (Idaho) — Adult Alternative Instructional Diploma Program

Note on source materials: The packet provided contains multiple, inconsistent texts (including items labeled for Massachusetts and an unrelated New York tax-credit title). This summary focuses on the Idaho bill text and fiscal note titled “Senate Bill No. 1093” that establishes an adult alternative instructional diploma pilot program.

Purpose and intent

Establish a pilot, performance‑based program administered by the Idaho State Board of Education to help Idaho residents aged 21 and older obtain an accredited high school diploma and develop employability and career technical skills. Diplomas issued under the program are recognized as secondary school diplomas by the state and — per the fiscal note — intended to be regionally accredited and recognized by higher education and the U.S. military.

Key provisions

  • Creates a new statutory section (Idaho Code §33‑143) establishing the Adult Alternative Instructional Diploma Program.
  • Defines terms including “accredited,” “career pathways coursework,” “employability skills certification,” “qualified provider,” “student,” and “workforce credential.”
  • Qualified providers:
    • Must be regionally accredited entities that grant high school diplomas.
    • Must have ≥ 2 years’ experience in adult dropout‑recovery services.
    • Must provide intake assessments, transcript evaluations, individualized learning plans, literacy/numeracy remediation, employability skills certification, career pathways coursework, and workforce credential prep.
    • Must maintain at least a 50% graduation rate for each two‑year cohort; providers failing minimum standards two years in a row are removed from the approved list.
    • May be public, nonprofit, or other entities, but may not receive federal/state funding or private tuition for the same student while also receiving program payments.
  • Approval and oversight:
    • Prospective providers apply to the State Board (application due on or before August 1); the Board publishes an approved list and announces providers by August 31.
    • The State Board must promulgate rules (subject to legislative approval) to implement the program.
  • Payments and data:
    • Reimbursement to qualified providers set at $733 per high‑school credit completed by a student.
    • After 12 months providers must submit outcome metrics (average credits needed at enrollment; average credits earned in 12 months; average credits earned by students meeting graduation requirements within 12 months).
    • By Feb 1 of the second fiscal year providers must report totals: number of students paid, total credits earned, and number of diplomas issued.
  • Creates the Adult Alternative Instructional Diploma Program Fund (Idaho Code §33‑919) in the state treasury to support the pilot. Fund consists of legislative transfers/appropriations and interest; moneys are subject to appropriation.
  • Emergency clause: Act to take effect July 1, 2025.

Fiscal impact

  • Fiscal note requests a one‑time appropriation of $1.5 million by the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee to implement and administer the pilot program.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: Idaho residents aged 21+ who have not earned a high school diploma.
  • Service providers: public, nonprofit, or other educational entities that seek program approval (subject to accreditation, experience, and performance thresholds).
  • State Board of Education: oversight, approval, rulemaking and reporting responsibilities.
  • State budget/legislature: required appropriation to the program fund and ongoing oversight.

Potential implications

  • Expands pathways for adult diploma attainment and workforce readiness, with emphasis on employability certification and career pathway alignment.
  • Costs are tied to appropriations (pilot funded from the created fund); per‑credit payment creates an outcome‑based funding incentive.
  • Provider eligibility and reporting/approval rules aim to ensure program quality, but require administrative capacity for monitoring and enforcement.

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

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