State Board of Education policy on instructional materials: institutional plans must support faculty in making instructional materials accessible

Each Idaho public university, college and community college covered by Board Policy III.U must develop and implement a plan to increase access to and affordability of instructional materials for all students. The plan must include resources and support to help faculty ensure that instructional materials are relevant and accessible for all students, especially students who require learning accommodations or additional modes of delivery.

Board Policy III.U defines instructional materials as print or digital media used to support access to knowledge, including books, software, courseware and full courses. Board Policy III.U applies to Boise State University, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College, the University of Idaho, the College of Eastern Idaho, the College of Southern Idaho, the College of Western Idaho and North Idaho College.

Under Board Policy I.A, the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho expects all institutions and its agencies to follow its policies. The Idaho Constitution vests the general supervision of the state educational institutions in a state board of education.

Section 33-105(2) of the Idaho Code provides that statements of the state board of education and board of regents of the university of Idaho which relate to the curriculum of public educational institutions or to students attending or applicants to such institutions are not rules for the purposes of chapter 52 of title 67. The policy's current version is dated June 2026.