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Rep. Nelson introduces bill to let school districts try ‘local innovation’ plans
Summary
Rep. Jack Nelson introduced RS32624 to allow Idaho school districts to adopt time-limited local innovation plans that waive certain administrative requirements with State Board of Education approval; committee voted to introduce the proposal, and members pressed authors for examples and constitutional clarity.
Representative Jack Nelson, R‑District 26, introduced RS32624 to the House Education Committee on March 6, saying the bill would allow local school districts to set aside certain administrative rules and pursue locally designed “innovation” plans for up to two years with approval from the State Board of Education.
Nelson said the measure is meant to bring innovations pioneered by charter schools into traditional public districts. “This is a, purpose of this is to let local school districts, set aside a few rules and do some innovation, with their operations,” he told the committee, adding that the state board “has to approve it.”
The bill’s co-sponsors, Representative Mark Sauter, R‑District 1, and Representative Dan Garner, R‑District 28, described the measure as an opt‑in pilot process. “I think the crux of the bill is the local…
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