The latest iteration of Public School Funding Formula legislation faces a Senate Education Committee hearing at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Lincoln Auditorium. SB 1196 is the latest rewrite of legislation aimed at changing how Idaho distributes money to local school districts and charter schools. IEA President Kari Overall will be testifying regarding substantial concerns…
Funding Formula Bill (or Bills) Could be Introduced Monday House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, indicated today that he expects a bill related to the Public School Funding Formula to be introduced in his committee Monday morning. Since the original draft was revealed earlier in the session, legislators and education stakeholders have…
Minimum Starting Salary Bill Passes the House A bill that would set a minimum starting teacher salary of $40,000 beginning in 2020-2021, with an intermediate minimum of $38,500 next year, passed the House by a 61-9 margin. HB 153 is part of Gov. Brad Little’s effort to boost compensation in hopes of mitigating Idaho’s problems…
Legislation to Set $40,000 Minimum Starting Teacher Salary Advances Gov. Brad Little’s bill, HB 153, which would raise Idaho’s minimum starting teacher salary to $40,000 over the next two years, passed the House Education Committee and will move to the House floor. IEA and Nampa Education Association member Samantha Eichner, testified in favor of the…
Last week, a joint committee of the House and Senate Education committees held a listening session to gather feedback from stakeholders on proposed funding formula draft language. This week, education committee co-chairs and key lawmakers convened a stakeholder roundtable to go page by page and address the problems they heard. These meetings will continue next…