T33CH46
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33-4601
TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 46 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 33-4601. definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Credit means middle level or high school credit. (2) Dual credit is as defined in section 33-5102 , Idaho Code. (3) Full credit load means at least twelve (12) credits per school year for grades 7-12. (4) Overload course means a course taken that is in excess of a full credit load and outside of the regular school day, including summer courses. (5) Parent means parent or parents or guardian or guardians. (6) Public schools means an Idaho school district, charter school or Idaho tribal school. (7) School year means the normal school year that begins upon the conclusion of the spring semester leading up to the break between grades and ends upon the beginning of the same break of the following year. History: [33-4601, added 2015, ch. 58, sec. 4, p. 152; am. 2016, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 450; am. 2018, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 209.]
33-4601A
TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 46 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 33-4601A. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The state board of education may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: [33-4601A, added 2016, ch. 374, sec. 1, p. 1091.]
33-4602
TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 46 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 33-4602. advanced opportunities — rulemaking. (1) Students attending public schools in Idaho will be eligible for four thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars (225) per overload course. A student shall take and successfully be completing a full credit load within a given school year to be eligible for funding of an overload course. An overload course shall be taken for high school credit to be eligible for funding. To qualify as an eligible overload course for the program, the course shall: (i) Be offered by a provider accredited by the organization that accredits Idaho public schools; and (ii) Be taught by an individual certified to teach the grade and subject area of the course in Idaho. (b) Eligible dual credits, the distribution of which may not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per one (1) dual credit hour. Dual credit courses shall be offered by a regionally accredited postsecondary institution. To qualify as an eligible dual credit course, the course shall be a credit-bearing 100-level course or higher. (c) Eligible postsecondary credit-bearing or career technical certificate examinations. The state department of education shall maintain a list of eligible exams and costs. Eligible costs include the cost of the examination, proctor fees, and administrative fees. Eligible examinations include: (i) Advanced placement (AP); (ii) International baccalaureate (IB); (iii) College-level examination program (CLEP); and (iv) Career technical education examinations that lead to an industry-recognized certificate, license, or degree. (d) CTE workforce training courses, such as federally registered apprenticeships. The state department of education shall collaborate with the division of career technical education to maintain a list of eligible training courses and costs. Eligible training courses shall: (i) Be provided by an Idaho public technical college; (ii) Lead to an industry-recognized certificate, license, or degree; (iii) Be required training for occupations deemed regionally in demand; (iv) Be courses that are not otherwise available at the student’s high school; and (v) Allow high school-aged students to participate. (e) College entrance examinations and preliminary college entrance examinations. The state department of education shall maintain a list of eligible examinations and costs. Eligible costs include the cost of the examination, proctor fees, and administrative fees. Eligible examinations include the SAT, the PSAT, the ACT, and other similar examinations i
33-4603
TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 46 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 33-4603. advanced opportunities — nonpublic school students. (1)(a) Subject to appropriation, students will be eligible to receive up to two thousand five hundred dollars (75.00) per credit hour may be used for dual credits. Dual credit courses shall be offered by a regionally accredited postsecondary institution. To qualify as an eligible dual credit course, the course shall be a credit-bearing 100-level course or higher. (c) The state department of education shall maintain a list of eligible postsecondary credit-bearing or career technical education certificate examinations and costs. Eligible examinations include: (i) Advanced placement (AP); (ii) International baccalaureate (IB); (iii) College-level examination program (CLEP); and (iv) Career technical education examinations that lead to an industry-recognized certificate, license, or degree. (d) For college entrance examinations and preliminary college entrance examinations, the state department of education shall maintain a list of eligible examinations and costs. Eligible costs include the cost of the examination, proctor fees, and administrative fees. Eligible examinations include the SAT, the PSAT, the ACT, and other similar examinations identified by the department. (2) Moneys provided pursuant to this section may be used to pay an amount not to exceed the price to the student of eligible courses and examinations pursuant to the limitations stated in this section. Payments made under this section shall be made from the moneys appropriated. No later than January 15, the state department of education shall annually report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives details regarding the number of students benefiting from assistance with the cost of dual credit courses and examinations, the number of credits awarded, and the amounts paid pursuant to this section during the previous school year. (3) The state department of education shall reimburse postsecondary educational institutions directly, as applicable, for such costs, up to the stated limits. Those expenses not affiliated with an Idaho postsecondary institution shall be paid to the student’s middle or secondary school. Payments shall be made within one hundred twenty-five (125) days of receiving the necessary data upon which reimbursements may be paid. The submission method and timelines of reimbursement
33-4605
TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 46 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 33-4605. postsecondary credit scholarship. [effective until December 31, 2027] (1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, beginning with the spring 2016 graduating class and concluding with the summer 2023 graduating class: (a) Any student who has earned at least ten (10) postsecondary semester credits upon graduation from an accredited high school in Idaho, or its equivalent, shall be entitled to a postsecondary credit scholarship in an amount of up to two thousand dollars (4,000) that shall be used for tuition and fees at any eligible institution. (c) Any student who has earned an associate degree from an accredited institution upon graduation from an accredited high school in Idaho, or its equivalent, shall be entitled to a postsecondary credit scholarship in the amount of eight thousand dollars ($8,000) that shall be used for tuition and fees at any eligible institution. (2) For subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, the award amount shall be limited by the number of credits accepted by the eligible institution where the scholarship is to be applied. For subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section, the awards shall be annual awards and one-quarter (1/4) of the scholarship amount the student is entitled to shall be distributed in each semester of full-time attendance until the total scholarship is expended or expires. (3) In order to be eligible for a full postsecondary credit scholarship set forth in subsection (1) of this section: (a) The student must be awarded a postsecondary matching scholarship in an amount at least equal to the postsecondary credit scholarship amount awarded in the same school year, provided that the matching funds for each scholarship must come from a business or industry, or entities representing business or industry, and may not be from appropriated or nonappropriated funds of the postsecondary institution or from a foundation affiliated with the postsecondary institution, unless the funds were donated to the postsecondary institution specifically as a match for the postsecondary credit scholarship program; (b) The student must have graduated from an accredited high school in Idaho, or its equivalent; and (c) Except for the first semester in which the postsecondary credit scholarship amount is distributed, in order to receive the scholarship distribution in a given semester, the student must have successfully earned at least twelve (12) credits during the immediately preceding semester in which the scholarship was distributed. (4) Eligible students will be awarded the postsecondary credit sch