(1) Of the moneys appropriated to the educational support program, up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) may be expended for the development and maintenance of an internet-based portal of available online, nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses; an adult education portal; and a parent resource portal.
(2)  The nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses portal shall include any of the following:
(a)  Idaho digital learning academy;
(b)  Idaho public school districts;
(c)  Idaho public charter schools;
(d)  Idaho public colleges and universities;
(e)  Idaho private colleges and universities accredited by the same organization that accredits Idaho’s public colleges and universities; and
(f)  Any provider of online courses; provided however, that the courses available on the portal have been verified and approved by the state department of education to meet state content standards.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-1024

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Support program: means the educational support program as described in section 33-1002, Idaho Code, the transportation support program described in section 33-1006, Idaho Code, and the exceptional education support program as described in section 33-1007, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-1001
(3)  At a minimum, the nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses portal shall:
(a)  Include and display customer ratings from students and parents, based upon previous student enrollment with the online course, provider and instructor. Such ratings shall, at a minimum, evaluate the quality of content, instruction, communications and ease of use;
(b)  Include the capacity for parents to notify their student’s home school of their desire to enroll their student in an online course listed on the portal; and
(c)  Facilitate communications between listed online course providers, students and parents and the home school in which the student is enrolled.
(4) At a minimum, the adult education or parent resource portal shall provide access to tools and resources focused on K-12 education.