House Education committee adopts most rule updates, rejects temporary content rule and approves special‑education manual

The House Education Committee on March 6 took multiple actions on the State Department of Education’s rule dockets for content standards, graduation requirements and the special‑education manual.

After staff outlined the dockets, the committee voted to accept the pending rule docket 08‑0203‑401 with the exceptions the Senate had made: removal of the proposed fourth‑grade social studies update and the proposed U.S. history standards for grades 6–12 from the Idaho content standards incorporated by reference, and an exception for section 0105.01.D of the pending rule. Representative Dan Garner offered the substitute motion to concur with the Senate action; the committee approved the substitute motion by voice vote.

At the same meeting, the committee rejected temporary rule docket 802032402 by motion of Representative Clow. Committee members said rejecting the temporary rule…