---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHARTER SCHOOLS – Amends existing law to provide alternative methods of obtaining certain certifications."
description: "CHARTER SCHOOLS – Amends existing law to provide alternative methods of obtaining certain certifications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "S 1291"
citation: "Idaho S 1291 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "TEACHING AND TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-10"
last_action: "2022-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5205eb94-4042-4ba1-87bd-4e2158315ce2"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1291/"
source_hash: "3fbaa50ecb9a4ce0d97b02955be7ed5714af5fc55e9d1c7406ea76e32180f104"
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 1291 (2022) — CHARTER SCHOOLS – Amends existing law to provide alternative methods of obtaining certain certifications.

## 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/2022/legislation/S1291A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1291.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1291E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full as amended – — **28–7** (pass) · upper
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 7 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **55–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-10** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2022-02-11** Reported Printed; referred to Education
- **2022-02-16** Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
- **2022-02-24** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2022-02-24** Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- **2022-02-24** Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- **2022-02-25** Amendments reported printed
- **2022-02-25** Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- **2022-02-25** Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- **2022-02-28** Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- **2022-03-02** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer(Bayer), Blair(Johnson), Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, VanOrden(Bair), Vick, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Burgoyne, Nelson, Nye, Semmelroth, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CrabtreeTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2022-03-03** Read First Time, Referred to Education
- **2022-03-15** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2022-03-16** Rules Suspended: Ayes 61 Nays 7 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-11-4AYES – Adams, Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Cannon, Chaney, Christensen, Clow, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt(Zollinger), Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, McCann, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Scott, Shepherd, Syme, Troy, Vander Woude, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Burns, Chew, Gannon, Green, Mathias, McCrostie, Necochea, Rubel, Ruchti, TooneAbsent – Bundy, Harris, Nash, SkaugFloor Sponsor - KerbyTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-17** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2022-03-17** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2022-03-18** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2022-03-21** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-21** Reported delivered to Governor at 1:45 p.m. on 03/21/22
- **2022-03-25** Signed by Governor on 03/23/22 Session Law Chapter 192 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/5205eb94-4042-4ba1-87bd-4e2158315ce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).