S 1070 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding a parent tech awareness program.

This Idaho bill requires all public and private K-12 schools to offer a free online parent tech awareness program developed by the state education department. The program educates parents about internet dangers (like phone/computer risks), online threats, children's online behavior, and safety strategies for social media. Schools must inform parents about the program at the start of each school year or during enrollment and obtain a signed acknowledgment of receipt. It directly affects all Idaho parents of K-12 students through their schools' implementation.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

2511
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
19 Yea 11 Nay
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Hart, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Education
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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