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Commerce and Human Resources committee introduces new page, outlines rules and scheduling
Summary
At its first meeting, the Commerce and Human Resources committee introduced its new page, Samantha Smith, agreed to a shared packet system, and set a rules-review meeting for the following day; no formal votes were taken.
The Commerce and Human Resources committee introduced its new page and settled basic operating procedures at its first meeting, with no formal motions or votes recorded.
Samantha Smith, the committee page, told members she is from Moscow, Idaho, lives on a ranch and is interested in agricultural communications and policy. "I'm the page for your committee, Commerce Human Resources, and I'm super excited to be here and to serve all of you and help wherever I can," Smith said.
The committee chair (name not specified) said Senator Foreman was double-booked and would not lead the meeting; the chair ran the session in his place. Committee members discussed how to handle the rules packet and scheduling. The chair said there are 25 rules packets available and proposed not assigning specific packets to individual members so that members would be collectively responsible for the material. "What we're not going to do, is a sign in the interest of everybody's sanity, I think. I'm not going to assign specific packets to specific people," the chair said.
Senator Bernd asked Smith about her plans after high school. "Would you plan on going to U of I after you graduate from high school?" he asked. Smith replied, "Yes, sir. I plan to go to the University of Idaho." Senator Leahy interjected about singing, and Senator Nichols and Senator Burr offered welcoming remarks and questions about what Smith hoped to learn from the experience.
Members agreed the chair and Senator Foreman would meet weekly to plan the agenda for the coming weeks and that Linda (last name not specified) would keep members informed about scheduling. Senator Burr asked whether the committee would schedule presentations from agencies and departments; a committee member replied that has been the practice and that presentations will be scheduled.
No formal actions, motions, or votes were recorded in the transcript. The committee concluded by confirming there were no further questions and adjourning to meet again as scheduled.
The meeting covered committee organization and orientation; substantive policy discussions were not recorded in the provided transcript.
