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Senate committee advances RS 31903 to allow student-designated funds to flow to parents under district agreement
Summary
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to advance RS 31903, a proposal that would permit funds designated for a student to be disbursed to parents when there is an agreement with the local school district; proponents said it would increase parental engagement, while opponents said it resembled a voucher program.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to advance RS 31903, a measure that would allow funds designated for a student to flow to parents in conjunction with an agreement with the local school district.
Senator Dave Lent (District 33) presented the bill concept during a print hearing, describing it as an expansion of the state’s self-directed learning program that would let parents and districts create an individual education plan and allow the designated funds for that student to “also flow…
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