The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2007 state of the state addresses. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.
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| Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter's State of the State Address
Finance
General Fund Appropriation of $1.36 billion for safe school studies, classroom supplies ($5 million) and textbooks ($10 million).
Finance (Postsecondary)
General Fund Appropriation of $275.6.
Faculty
Through the general fund appropriation $12.9 million will go towards competitive salaries for faculty.
Financial Aid -- Scholarships
Through the general fund appropriation $38 million will be used to create a needs-based scholarship endowment, providing $2 milllion per year for students.
Community Colleges
Lower voter approval requirement for establishing community college districts from two-thirds to 60% if the vote is held in conjunction with general elections.
Community Colleges
Establish a new community college district ($5 Million).
Economic/Workforce Development
Build new buildings for nursing education at Lew-Clark State College and the College of Southern Idaho ($37 million).
Education Research
Increase the Higher Education Research Council funding by $15 million for research projects that facilitate economic development.
Economic/Workforce Development
Provide $10.9 million for a collaborative effort between the dairy industry and the University of Idaho to establish dairy and animal research and education facility in Magic Valley. | |
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