Dear Educator: This book was published by the State Department of Education for the Second Regular Session of the 61st Idaho Legislature and provides all bills, bills pending approval, appropriations resolutions, and administrative rules for fiscal year 2013 impacting K-12 education. I encourage you to visit the Idaho Legislature and State Department of Education websites for more information about the 2012 session. Official Website of the Idaho Legislature http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/ Official Website of the State Department of Education http://www.sde.idaho.gov/ If you have specific questions concerning appropriations, please contact my office and ask to speak with Tim Hill, Deputy Superintendent of Public School Finance at 208-332-6843. If you have questions regarding legislation or resolutions, please contact Jason Hancock, Deputy Chief of Staff at 208-332-6853. For questions regarding administrative rules, please contact Luci Willits, Chief of Staff at 208-332-6814. Sincerely, Tom Luna Superintendent of Public Instruction SCHOOL LAWS 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 – BILLS Bill Page Effective Subject Number Number Date Ed, interstate agreement/personnel ........................................H0394 ....001.........7/1/2012 8 in 6 Program ........................................................................H0426 ....011.........7/1/2012 Bond Elections .......................................................................H0452 ....014.........4/3/2012 Charter schools, maximum number, cap removed.................H0481 ....016.........7/1/2012 Student transportation support, delete audit...........................H0498 ....019.........3/12/2012 School Building Maintenance Reports ..................................H0499 ....024.........7/1/2012 Teacher expenses, deduction from taxable income ...............H0517 ....028.........1/1/2012 Elimination of curricular materials library ............................H0521 ....031.........7/1/2012 Teacher leadership awards, disqualification removed ...........H0534 ....033.........7/1/2012 Teacher conduct investigations, records release ....................H0564 ....041.........9/1/2012 Levy elections ........................................................................H0576 ....059.........7/1/2012 Retired teachers/administrators ..............................................H0579 ....061.........7/1/2012 Charter school laws amended ................................................H0590 ....064.........7/1/2012 Educational support program, funding calculations ..............H0603 ....083.........7/1/2012 Curriculum/online course and fee approval ...........................H0604 ....093.........7/1/2012 Classroom technology funding, online course webpage ........H0626 ....095.........7/1/2012 Youth athletes, concussion guidelines, requirements ............H0632 ....100.........7/1/2012 Public School Facilities Cooperative Funding Program ........H0633 ....103.........7/1/2012 Youth Challenge Program, alternative school status ............H0662 ....108.........7/1/2012 School building maintenance match money, other use .........H0672 ....111.........7/1/2012 Teacher funding, future years ................................................H0698 ....113.........7/1/2012 Arts learning in schools, support ...........................................HCR39 ..116.........7/1/2012 Idaho Education Assn, 120 years of service ..........................HCR48 ..118.........7/1/2012 Resolution to Repeal No Child Left Behind ..........................HJM008.120.........7/1/2012 Timing of Parent Input in Teacher Evaluation ......................S1224 ....123.........7/1/2012 Online Course Definition .......................................................S1237 ....126.........7/1/2012 Extracurricular activities, school accreditation ......................S1301 ....129.........7/1/2012 Teacher employment termination, unused sick leave ............S1308 ....134.........7/1/2012 Teacher contracts and benefits, amendments.........................S1327 ....136.........4/3/2012 School Graduation Requirements, online courses .................S1328 ....146.........4/3/2012 Pay-for-Performance payments, PERSI contributions ..........S1329 ....151.........4/3/2012 Livestock proceeds.................................................................S1346 ....160.........7/1/2012 Idaho Digital Learning Academy, recognize effort ...............SCR124. 174.........7/1/2012 SECTION II – APPROPRIATIONS Educational support program, approp- ..................................S1410 ....162.........4/3/2012 i SECTION III – ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Docket Page Topic Number Number Summary of Rules Changes .......................................................................................177 Open Negotiations .................................................................08-0201-1101 .............178 Standards for Idaho School Buses and Operations ................08-0202-1101 .............181 Accreditation ..........................................................................08-0202-1102 .............185 Endorsements .........................................................................08-0202-1103 .............188 Idaho Interim Certificate ........................................................08-0202-1104 .............197 Vehicle Approval of Teacher Education Program .................08-0202-1105 .............201 Teacher Evaluation ................................................................08-0202-1106 .............205 ISAT - Alt ..............................................................................08-0203-1101 .............211 Online Courses .......................................................................08-0203-1102 .............216 Assessment .............................................................................08-0203-1103 .............229 Dual Credit .............................................................................08-0203-1104 .............237 ii STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS20854 Section 33-4104, Idaho code is the Interstate Compact on qualification of educational personnel and addresses the agreement to recognize the professional preparation and experience of educational personnel among the participating states. A review of the compact is done every five years. The review was done this past year by representatives from the participating states at a recent meeting of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and new language was developed for the compact. The current statute incorporates that actual language of the compact and is being updated to reflect the changes implemented by NASDTEC. FISCAL NOTE There will be no state general fund fiscal impact. Contact: Name: Tracie Bent Office: Office of the State Board of Education Phone: (208) 332-1582 Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note H0394 1 LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-first LegislatureSecond Regular Session - 2012 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 394 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO EDUCATION; AMENDING SECTION 33-4104, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PRO- 3 VISIONS RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDU- 4 CATIONAL PERSONNEL, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO PURPOSE, TO PRO- 5 VIDE FOR ASSUMPTIONS, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS 6 RELATING TO DUTIES OF MEMBER JURISDICTIONS, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS RE- 7 LATING TO PROCEDURE FOR MEMBER PARTICIPATION, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS 8 RELATING TO THE DURATION OF THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT, TO ESTABLISH PRO- 9 VISIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE INTER- 10 STATE AGREEMENT, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF A JURISDIC- 11 TION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS INDEX, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS RELATING TO 12 CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS AND TO REMOVE LANGUAGE RELATING TO CON- 13 STRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT. 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 15 SECTION 1. That Section 33-4104, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 16 amended to read as follows: 17 33-4104. INTERSTATEAGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION COMPACT OF EDUCA- 18 TIONAL PERSONNEL. The interstate agreement on qualification of educational 19 personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdic- 20 tions legallyas outlined joining therein, in the national association of 21 state directors of teacher education and certification (NASDTEC) interstate 22 agreement,in the 2010 form - 2015 substantially as follows: 23 ARTICLE I, PURPOSE,. FINDINGS, AND POLICY 24 (1) The states party to this agreement, desiring by common action to 25 improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher or other 26 professional educational person wherever educated, declare that it is the 27 policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with one another, to take 28 advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever gained, 29 thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the 30 teaching profession. It is the purpose of this agreement to provide for the 31 development and execution of such programs of cooperation as will facilitate 32 the movement of teachers and other professional educational personnel among 33 the states party to it, and to authorize specific interstate educational 34 personnel contracts to achieve that end. 35 (2) The party states find that- included in the large movement of popu 36 lation among all sections of the nation are qualified educational personnel 37 who move for family and