Day: February 25, 2013
Bill requires school safety plans
Sen. Marv Hagedorn’s bill would require “multiple security deterrents” in Idaho schools. It would be up to local school officials and law enforcement to work out the details.
Capitol notes from the ISBA, Feb. 25
The ISBA may print another round of collective bargaining and labor bills this week. Catch up on what’s happening to ISBA-sponsored legislation.
Statehouse roundup: UPDATED, 5:50 p.m.
From cursive handwriting to a bill to hire more math and science teachers, it was a busy Monday on the legislative front. Here’s a briefing.
Budget cuts could affect 5,000 Idaho students
The White House has weighed in on the state-by-state impacts of the “sequestration” budget cuts looming Friday. For Idaho schools, the bottom line could be $3.7 million.
Farm Bureau defends rewrite of initiative law
The Idaho Farm Bureau says a bill to tighten the state’s initiative and referendum process has nothing to do with the voters’ rejection of the Students Come First laws.