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Idaho House Education Committee sets hearing rules, favors in-person testimony
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the Idaho House Education Committee adopted operating guidelines for the session: a paperless approach, a 9 a.m. start time, 5-minute presentations, 2-minute public comments, default voice votes with roll call on request, and protection of draft RS materials until introduction.
The Idaho House Education Committee adopted a set of procedural rules at an organizational meeting, Chairman Doug Pickett said, establishing how bills, public testimony and committee business will be handled during the session.
Chairman Doug Pickett said the committee will operate as a paperless body and "we will meet at 9 a.m." He told members that bill presenters will be given five minutes, public testimony will be limited to two minutes per person for bill hearings, and sponsors may have up to five minutes for a final statement. He also said the committee will allow remote testimony but "would like to give preference to those who attend."
The new operating guidelines are intended to set expectations for decorum, testimony and the handling of draft materials. Pickett…
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