---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for placement on the career ladder of certain previously certified staff."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for placement on the career ladder of certain previously certified staff."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "H 656"
citation: "Idaho H 656 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edf8eac5-bbdf-4088-9b29-fdcdd1a806c3"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0656/"
source_hash: "fba91a6d9189c105cc4526fa58ac920fc7bee85260501cefe19010b36220b01d"
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 656 (2022) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for placement on the career ladder of certain previously certified staff.

## 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/2022/legislation/H0656.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-02-17** Reported Printed and Referred to Education
- **2022-02-21** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-02-23** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-02-24** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen(Hubbard), Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch(Gempler), Furniss, Galloway(Hancock), Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley(Baldwin), Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols(Brooks), Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Green, MonksFloor Sponsor - YamamotoTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2022-02-25** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-10** Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CrabtreeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-11** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2022-03-14** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2022-03-15** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-15** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2022-03-16** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2022-03-17** Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 16, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Reported Signed by Governor on March 21, 2022 Session Law Chapter 83 Effective: 07/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edf8eac5-bbdf-4088-9b29-fdcdd1a806c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).