2019 Idaho Legislature
Funding formula debate begins – but is the bill already dead for 2019?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder doesn’t see a funding formula rewrite passing this year. One of the bill’s co-authors, Sen. Lori Den Hartog, is still weighing options.
House committee members rebel against chairman
Committee member absences meant the House Education Committee could not vote on a new funding formula bill. House Speaker Scott Bedke did not condemn the eight Republican no-shows.
Meanwhile, also at the Statehouse: Postsecondary budgets pass easily
The state’s two-year colleges and four-year institutions would receive 3.5 percent budget increases.
Ybarra plans annual post-legislative roadshow
The meetings will begin on April 2. But there’s no guarantee the Legislature will be done by then.
Statehouse roundup, 3.15.19: House committee gets tangled up in ‘red-tape’ bill
In other Statehouse news, budget-writers pony up $3.8 million to boost minimum teacher salaries.
Public hearing on funding formula bill set for Monday
The hearing is set for 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Auditorium, the Statehouse’s largest committee meeting room. Meanwhile, the House Education Committee will try again to introduce a funding formula bill.
Statehouse roundup, 3.14.19: Funding formula bill gets its first hearing in the Senate
The Senate Education Committee could hold a full public hearing on the bill Monday. In other news, the Senate approved an additional $7 million for state college scholarships, and the House approved a bill creating a unique certificate for charter school administrators.
Sex ed bill draws heated debate, but its potential impact remains vague
In the coming weeks, state senators could take up the debate over stricter sex ed policies for Idaho students. If they pass the measure, what would that mean for Idaho students?
Statehouse roundup, 3.13.19: Senate passes K-12 budgets; controversial scholarship tax credit bill resurfaces
The bill would provide $15 million in tax credits for donors who support private school scholarship programs. Last year, a broad spectrum of education groups opposed the idea.
Another day, another funding formula bill makes its debut
The new bill is likely to go back to the Senate Education Committee, in the next few days.