---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide that students may receive credit for extended learning opportunities or by demonstrating prior knowledge of a content area."
description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide that students may receive credit for extended learning opportunities or by demonstrating prior knowledge of a content area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 172"
citation: "Idaho H 172 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-15"
last_action: "2021-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63575c7c-4d23-484a-9d13-3577bfa478b5"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0172/"
source_hash: "17f999b1f9776cb28171a09a9ceb84fbc3fb222b88eb23fe53c156cdbbe2f7cd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 172 (2021) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide that students may receive credit for extended learning opportunities or by demonstrating prior knowledge of a content area.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0172.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **67–2** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2021-02-26** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-01** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-02** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 67-2-1AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, WoodAbsent – ChaneyFloor Sponsor - DeMordauntTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-03** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2021-03-05** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-16** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – StennettFloor Sponsor - ThaynTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-18** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-03-19** Delivered to Governor at 12:40 p.m. on March 19, 2021
- **2021-03-19** Reported Signed by Governor on March 23, 2021 Session Law Chapter 138 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63575c7c-4d23-484a-9d13-3577bfa478b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).