---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish the Empowering Parents Grant Program, which provides funds to eligible students for certain education expenses."
description: "EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish the Empowering Parents Grant Program, which provides funds to eligible students for certain education expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "S 1255"
citation: "Idaho S 1255 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "FUNDS", "GRANTS", "PARENTS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-03-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4564a38-b522-4b79-9b28-5b14f77a5daf"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1255/"
source_hash: "fb120605a0c6a23560d45238b9cadef92ad2e549b0127515460e3e424f0e12eb"
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 S 1255 (2022) — EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish the Empowering Parents Grant Program, which provides funds to eligible students for certain education expenses.

## 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/S1255.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **34–1** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **67–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Reported Printed; referred to Education
- **2022-02-08** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2022-02-10** Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-1-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Blair(Johnson), Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, McClusky(Heider), Nelson, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Semmelroth, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – NyeAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-11** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2022-02-11** Read First Time, Referred to Education
- **2022-02-16** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-02-18** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 21, 2022
- **2022-02-21** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-02-22** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2022-02-23** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway(Hancock), Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Harris, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCann, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, YoungbloodNAYS – HanksAbsent – Hartgen, Mr. SpeakerFloor Sponsor - HormanTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2022-02-23** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2022-02-24** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2022-02-24** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2022-02-25** Reported delivered to Governor at 2:43 p.m. on 02/24/22
- **2022-03-02** Signed by Governor on 03/01/22 Session Law Chapter 13 Effective: 03/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4564a38-b522-4b79-9b28-5b14f77a5daf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).