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Facilities bill is being heard for the first time right now. It is in Rev and Tax. This is just the RS, if passed, will be back as a bill next week. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew42/. Passed to introduce as a bill.
Feb. 7. Senate State Affairs will hear the new library materials bill at 8:00am MT this morning. It will be an RS today and is the combination of several other library bills that we have already seen printed this year. Hopefully we will have a bill number by tonight or early tomorrow. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
House and Senate Ed will be hearing from Clay Long at CTE and an RS on Idaho opportunity scholarship. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
We are still waiting for the facilities bill to come out in House Rev and Tax Committee as well as H 447 to be debated in this same committee. Stay tuned.
IETA conference kicks off today at the Center on the Grove!
IETA has their annual Conference that starts tomorrow, Feb. 7 and runs through Friday, Feb. 9. I hope to see many of you there and looking forward to a great few days with IETA! This link is to the 3-day schedule. https://ieta2024.sched.com/
Tuesday, Feb. 6. We have a busy day in House Ed. There will be 4 bills heard today. HB 450 School District Activity Funds, HB 452 Digital Learning Academy, HB 454 Advanced Opportunity Scholarship, and HB 453 Board of education, regions. House Ed will start at 9am MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Tax Credits and the long awaited Facilities bill could all drop tomorrow or Thursday.
Monday Feb. 5. House Ed will be hearing the annual updates for the IDEAL Program and then our Madame Chair will be doing some minutes and housekeeping items. you can watch it live at 9 am MT: https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Over in Senate State Affairs, Sen. Cook is having his bill, SB 1253 dealing with establishing provisions requiring certain internet filters on computer devices used by children. Basically a switch that can be turned off on you tablets or phones that does not allow porn.
While today may be a little slow, we anticipate the tax credit "voucher" bill to be heard this week, the facilities bill should run on Wednesday or Thursday, and the IETA conference is at the center on the Grove the end of the week. Stay tuned, it will become a busy week!
HB 415 guns in school passes the Full House after an hour of debate. It now moves to Senate State Affairs Committee.
Jan. 31 House Ed will be hearing multiple new RS's this morning. I have attached a photo of the agenda. It will start at 9am MT. Watch it live https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
HB 447 printed last night, it is the Tax Credit bill, (voucher) and you can read through it at this link. https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0447.pdf We will be sending out talking points and contact information for that committee later today or tomorrow. Will keep you posted.
House Ed will not meet on Thursday or Friday, just and FYI
House Revenue and Taxation Committee are hearing the RS on the tax credit for private schools. This will be the first Voucher attempt this year. It is being brought by Rep. Horman From Idaho Falls. It will pass as an RS and be given a bill number.
Jan. 30. House and Senate Ed will hear from Idaho Association of colleges of Teacher Education and more Rules today. Not too much going on in the education committees. HB 415 Concealed Carry in schools will be up sometime this his week in Senate state affairs. We will keep you posted. You can catch House Ed live today at 9am MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
HB 422 on charter schools is being heard in House Education, it is a packed house. Watch it live now. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Senate education will be hearing an RS on giving teachers each a dollar amount to spend on their classrooms. This is a similar bill that has been run for the past few years. This will be heard at 3pm MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
Jan. 24. We are in State Affairs this morning. HB 415 which allowed concealed carry on school campuses is being heard. We oppose this legislation, local districts have the means to do this currently and we don't need legislation looking for a problem. Watch it live at 9am MT. https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew40/
House Ed will be hearing from the Idaho PTA, a new RS on charter school legislation, and then rules from the state board. Watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Good Monday Morning. House Ed has two things on the agenda at 9am MT. First, a presentation by Jason Lords from Bonneville SD on "The PLC Process: Driving Student Achievement". Then there will be a new RS from Rep Sauter on school board vacancies. This will put two bills in the system and we will see which makes it out. Senate Ed will be hearing the same presentation from Bonneville this afternoon at 3 MT. Watch House Ed live at: https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
Jan. 18. Senate ed will be hearing a new RS from Sen. Herndon dealing with school board trustees. Mike munger will be giving an overview of school safety. Watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ww55/
Congratulations to Chad Williams, he has been announced as the new executive director of IHSAA starting on July 1st!
Wednesday Jan. 17. House Ed: Superintendent Critchfield is presenting on K12. They will also hear rules after. Watch it live at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/
January 16. House Ed and senate Ed are only showing rules presentations from the state Board of Education. HB 384 on libraries passed state affairs party wide vote despite the overwhelming number of people here against it. That bill will go to the full house. The other bill we are waiting to come up for a hearing is the charter bill, HB 386. We will keep you posted. Have a great day.
House State Affairs will hear the first of two library bills. The first one is by Rep. Crane HB 384 will be heard at 9am MT this morning. Watch it live at: https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew40/
Happy Jan. 15! IEA is here at the Capitol in full force! Great to see them all here. Layne McInelly will speak to both House and Senate Ed today. House Ed is at 9am MT. Senate Ed is 3pm Mountain time. The only other thing on the agenda, superintendent Joni Stevenson from Cascade will be talking about their changes made in their school district! It will be awesome. Watch live in House Ed at https://www.idahoptv.org/shows/idahoinsession/ew41/