---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that advanced opportunities funds may be used for college entrance examinations, preliminary college entrance examinations, and certain other costs."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that advanced opportunities funds may be used for college entrance examinations, preliminary college entrance examinations, and certain other costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 250"
citation: "Idaho H 250 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b25b1c7-ce50-4fab-98bc-2a1dbab9d11d"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0250/"
source_hash: "83714a18cd35278094dda4126d473d7673556f8aaf4846065f66e79feaf4fb51"
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 250 (2021) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that advanced opportunities funds may be used for college entrance examinations, preliminary college entrance examinations, and certain other costs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0250A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0250.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0250E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time in full – — **34–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-26** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2021-03-02** Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
- **2021-03-08** Referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-03-08** Reported out without recommendation as amended
- **2021-03-08** Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing
- **2021-03-08** Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- **2021-03-09** Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- **2021-03-09** Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading
- **2021-03-10** Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-10** Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, 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, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Davis, NashFloor Sponsors - McCrostie & HormanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-11** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2021-03-19** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – 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, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – AgenbroadFloor Sponsor - Ward-EngelkingTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-15** Reported Signed by Governor on April 13, 2021 Session Law Chapter 210 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/1b25b1c7-ce50-4fab-98bc-2a1dbab9d11d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).