Day: February 7, 2013
Collective bargaining bills will get a rewrite
Redrafted versions of the controversial collective bargaining bills are likely to surface on Monday — the deadline for education committees to hear new legislation.
College scholarship makeover heads to House
Idaho’s plan to award fewer — but more lucrative — college scholarships gets unanimous backing in the Senate.
Should ex-convicts get to return to school?
Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, wants to make high schools off limits to convicted violent criminals — and the head of the state’s prison system is skeptical.
ISBA Capitol Notes, Feb. 11
The ISBA, IEA and the IASA discussed seven pieces of education legislation and were only able to come to consensus on one. Here is the ISBA’s synopsis of what happened in those discussions and the outcome.
Pocatello allows SROs to carry rifles
The Pocatello School District will allow SROs to bring semiautomatic rifles into schools — but draws the line on allowing teachers to carry firearms.