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Committee sends bill to floor after debate over shrinking school safety advisory board

2218075 · January 29, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 42, which trims the school safety and security advisory board to address quorum problems, was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation after testimony from the State Board of Education, the Idaho School Boards Association and law enforcement. The committee approved the bill by roll call, 8-4.

The House Committee on Education voted to send House Bill 42 to the floor with a due pass recommendation after extended debate and public testimony about the proposal to reduce the size of the state’s school safety and security advisory board.

Representative Ted Hill, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the current 13-member advisory board has “been problematic” because it struggles to achieve a quorum. Hill said the proposal aims to preserve a “broad spectrum of stakeholder representation” while making the board small enough to meet and act.

Matthew Reiber, strategy and planning officer…

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