You Helped Kill Bad Voucher Legislation in Committee
Thanks to each of you who let lawmakers know that House Bill 669 was bad for public education in Idaho. Your outreach on this “unabashed voucher bill” helped kill it in the House Education Committee on Tuesday.
Sponsored by Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt (R-Eagle) and Rep. Dorothy Moon (R-Stanley), the bill died on a close 7-6 vote.
“IEA members have long understood vouchers to be destructive to the fabric of our resource-strapped public schools,” said IEA Executive Director Paul Stark, who testified against the bill in committee on behalf of IEA’s members. “Committee members who voted against this bill deserve the thanks of our members. Please take a few minutes to thank them for their commitment to public education.”
To send an email of thanks to House Education Committee members who voted against HB669, please click on each name below:
- Rep. Steve Berch (D-Boise)
- Rep. (House Education Committee Chair) Lance Clow (R-Twin Falls)
- Rep. Ryan Kerby (R-New Plymouth)
- Rep. Gary Marshall (R-Idaho Falls)
- Rep. Lori McCann (R-Lewiston)
- Rep. John McCrostie (D-Garden City)
- Rep. Sally Toone (D-Gooding)
- Rep. Julie Yamamoto (R-Caldwell)
Please visit our website to learn more about how voucher schemes hurt public schools.
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Feb 25th – This Voucher Bill is Bad for Public Schools
Legislation that would allow taxpayer funds reserved for public schools to be passed to private or non-public parochial schools will be heard by members of the House Education Committee on Monday.
House Bill 669, authored by Rep. Judy Boyle (R-Midvale), “would allow education funding dollars to follow students” to pay for “private tutoring; curriculum, tuition and fees at a private school; among other approved expenses.”
“This is an unabashed voucher bill,” said IEA Executive Director Paul Stark. “All of you, the IEA membership, has long understood vouchers to be destructive to the fabric of our resource-strapped public schools. That’s especially true for rural schools where school resources and non-public education options for families are often extremely thin. Please reach out and tell lawmakers to reject this bill and vouchers in any form.”
Please click here to reach out to the House Education Committee to urge them to stop this legislation. And visit our website to learn about how voucher schemes hurt public schools.