As the third full week of the 2022 session of the Idaho Legislature comes to a close, a number of bills related to education are making their way through the legislative process. Here’s a quick rundown: Health Care Insurance for Educators On Monday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the first in a series…
Little Recommends Record Education Budget Increase Governor Brad Little’s proposal for an 11% increase to the state’s K-12 budget is the talk in education circles at the Idaho Statehouse since the legislative session began on Jan. 10. In his annual State of the State address to lawmakers on Monday, he asked lawmakers for approximately $300 million in new money…
Idaho Legislature Adjourns 2021 Session—Finally The legislature’s three-day extension of the 2021 season ended Wednesday with a great deal of bluster and pontificating. Still, in the end, with very little substance to show for the special meeting, many of them insisted upon. Fortunately, all of the bills passed by the House amid rancor and rhetoric…
Legislature Still Playing Games with Education Budgets As the interminable 2021 legislative session passed the 100 day mark this week, the legislature continued its antics around education budgets and “straw man” arguments around the “indoctrination” of students. Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin is forming a task force to “investigate” the issue. And the House approved…
IEA Hotline—April 2, 2021 Legislature Back from Recess Next Week; Budget and Early Childhood Bills Still in Flux Following a recess necessitated by COVID-19 spread among its members, the Idaho legislature will gavel back in this Tuesday, April 6. Approving budgets for public education is a constitutional mandate, while the legislature also seems to have…