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House Education Committee returns Pickett proposal on Senate confirmation of four-year university presidents to sponsor
Summary
Representative Doug Pickett proposed RS 32,106 to require Senate confirmation hearings for presidents of Idaho's four-year public universities for hires after July 1, 2025. Committee members raised concerns about recruitment, timing and process; the committee voted to return the request to the sponsor for further work.
Representative Doug Pickett, R‑27, presented RS 32,106 to the House Committee on Education, saying the draft would require the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for presidents of Idaho's four‑year public institutions — Boise State University, Idaho State University, the University of Idaho and Lewis‑Clark State College — to increase legislative oversight and accountability.
The proposal, as Pickett described it, would not change hiring authority: the State Board of Education would retain the power to hire presidents but those hired after July 1, 2025, would be subject to Senate confirmation hearings. "It just ensures and allows them to receive a confirmation hearing as as any other, employee of that nature," Pickett said.
Committee members pressed on details and potential consequences, including whether the measure would affect sitting…
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