The House and Senate Education Committees will hear from members of the public at a joint public hearing 8 AM – 10:30 AM this Friday, February 1. This is an opportunity for the public to come and share their concerns with legislators about education issues.
Teacher Attacks: Round Two Members of the House Education Committee heard and printed three more bills this morning dealing with issues outlined in the recently voter-repealed Proposition 1. Once again this morning, the Idaho School Boards Association Executive Director Karen Echeverria presented the bills, but committee members were told that the measures are also supported…
This afternoon members of the Senate Education Committee voted on party line votes to print four bills brought to them by the Idaho School Boards Association that, according to ISBA Executive Director Karen Echeverria, “allow trustees to effectively and efficiently manage their districts.”
Idaho School Board Association bills facing print hearing Monday Monday afternoon, members of the Senate Education Committee will decide whether to print four bills introduced on behalf of the Idaho School Boards Association. We don’t have text of these bills yet, but we do have what ISBA Executive Director Karen Echeverria summarized about them in…
A state budget proposal isn’t a mere spending plan, it’s one of the ways our state sets its priorities for the coming year. Though budgets are not legislation, by choosing what to fund and what not to fund, budgets are effectively public policy, and should be evaluated as such.
Personal property tax repeal continues to simmer The potential repeal of the tax that Idaho levies on business equipment (called the personal property tax) continues to dominate conversations at the capitol. Senator John Goedde, chair of the Senate Education Committee, has invited Alan Dornfest of the Idaho Tax Commission to address the committee on Monday…