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March 14. Two items of interest this morning here at the capital. First, JFAC will be hearing the Supplemental this morning starting at 8am MT. JFAC has moved the Education Budget hearing to Tuesday, but that may be pushed as well. The link for JFAC is https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/jfac/
Also at 8am MT Senate State Affairs will be hearing H645 which deals with school boards in the case of a recall. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
March 13. Senate State Affairs will be hearing the new guns in schools bill. SB 1418. 8:00am MT and watch it live https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
HB 447 the tax credit voucher bill was held in committee on a 10-7 vote. Please make sure we thank all of them! huge day for us today!
March 12 Senate Ed will meet at 2:00pm MT and on that agenda is SB 1358 which amends Empowering Parents. While the intentions of this bill are to deal with a home school issue, we believe this may be sent to the 14th order and have the tuition for private schools added into it and this would skip the process of going through the committee and having any input on those type of changes. This is an FYI and we will have to all reach out to our local legislators if this happens. Will keep you posted on how this all plays out. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
March 12 8:00am MT HB 447, Tax Credit Voucher bill will be introduced and discussed. This bill was printed the first week of the session and is finally being heard this morning. you can listen live with the following link. Listen live https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew42/ This committee does not take remote testimony so you will not be able to sign up to testify online. Dale and I will both testify against the bill as well as ISBA and IEA. Stay tuned, this will be the first of several attempts to get a voucher passed in the state of Idaho.
Monday, March 11 Senate Ed will be hearing multiple bills. H663 dealing with Internet access policies, S1391 and 1392 Charter legislation with the distribution of certain funds. This starts at 2pm MT https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
Monday, March 11. Things are starting to slow down in the educational committees. This may mean there is an end in sight! Probably around the last week of March, or at least we can hope that will be the end of this legislative session. Today there is a new library bill being heard in House State Affairs. HB 384 will be brought again by Rep. Crane. It will start at 8:30 MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew40/
House Ed, will be hearing a presentation on Early Childhood Development as a Bipartisan Priority. This will start at 9AM Early Childhood Development as a Bipartisan
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HB 521 Facilities will be up in Senate Local Government & Taxation at 3pm MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww53/
Feb. 28. HB644 on setting up regional State Board Regions will be heard. Advanced Placement Career Kickstart Pilot and Computer Science Courses in Idaho will be presented and finally, Chairwoman Yamamoto will present on Education Budget Recommendations. 9am MT and watch it live: https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Senate Ed will be hearing a bill, SB 1356 that will put in place Board training and strategic plans. This will be at 3pm MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
House Ed will be hearing from all the University Presidents today. Watch it live at
https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Feb 26. There is an RS, several bills, and a resolution in House Ed this morning. An RS on school internet use, S 1274 Diversity Statements, H 634 Broadband, and the big one for us, HJR 2 Indebtedness, limits. This is the attempt to change the super majority rule, from 66.6% to 55%. 9AM MT. watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
HB 521 was just passed out of the full house. 61-6. Onto the senate.
Thursday, Feb. 22. House Ed is hearing a number of new RSs. Rep. Furniss is re-introducing his Super majority bill. Rep. Horman is introducing a bill that moves Broadband from the state board back to the SDE. Rep. Palmer is introducing a bill that may be of interest on libraries, school boards, and Hispanic Education. We will keep you posted on this one. Finally, an RS on early childhood services from Rep. Blanksma. watch it at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Happy Wednesday. It was a busy day yesterday. HB 521 Facilities moved out of Rev. and Tax committee and it is now headed to the full house. Today in House Ed will be three bills and an RS. Rep. Furniss will be introducing legislation that will change the super majority. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Tuesday is a busy day down here at the capital. HB 521 on facilities and taxation is up at 9am MT in the Rev and Tax committee. You can watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew42/. House Ed will be meeting in the Lincoln Auditorium today to handle all the superintendents and board memberrs here for Day on the Hill. Superintendent Critchfield will be presenting on her K12 funding and then a whole group of people from school boards will speak. You can watch that live at 9am MT at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww02/. Finally, HB 420 on school board trustee elections will be heard in State Affairs this morning at 9am MT. you can watch that one live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew40/
Happy President's Day. It will be a busy week down here at the State House. We should be hearing both H 447 tax credit (voucher) and H 521 Facilities sometime this week. Stay tuned for those two. School Boards also are hosting Day on the Hill today and tomorrow, so there will be lots of School Board members and Superintendent here as well. Today in house ed and Senate ed, there will be presentations by Ryan Cantrell on Data Driven Instruction as well as a presentation on AI. There are two new RSs in House Ed . Adult workforce diploma program and outcomes-based funding. House Ed starts at 9am MT and you can watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Thursday, Feb. 15. House ed will be meeting at 9am MT. there are two RSs on the docket. One dealing with military leave for public school employees and on on teachers and corporal punishment. They will just be read today and decided if they are going to be printed into a bill. watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Senate Ed has a vote on the Gubernatorial Re-appointment of Cally Roach to the state board of education and Sup. Critchfield will be talking about the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Senate Ed is at 3pm MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
Happy Valentine's day! House Ed has three bills and two RSs up this morning. H 529 on charter school funding, H500 opportunity scholarship, H 539 School harassment and bullying. The two Rss are on Holocaust education and Reading assessment exemption. 9 am MT and watch it at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
There is not a whole lot in Senate Ed today. Have an amazing day.
Happy Monday! The library bill is being debated in Senate State Affairs. It's been going for about an hour. SB 1289 https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
House Ed will be hearing a new RS from Rep. Young on Appropriate Age for Instruction in Sex Education. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
It is a Friday! House Ed will be hearing two new RSs. One on the definition of bullying and the age for sex education. Always interesting down here! 9am MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/