Votes at a glance: Senate Education approves minutes, forwards Sherilyn Baer reappointment to the floor

The Idaho Senate Education Committee on Jan. 21 took three procedural actions: it approved minutes from Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 and voted to forward the governor’s reappointment of Sherilyn Baer to the Idaho Public Charter School Commission to the full Senate with a due-pass recommendation.

Minutes: The committee approved the minutes from the Jan. 20, 2025 meeting after a motion to approve was made and seconded. The committee then approved the minutes from the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting by voice vote. Committee members voiced "aye" and no opposition was recorded.

Sherilyn Baer reappointment: Chairman Lent introduced the gubernatorial reappointment of Sherilyn Baer to the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and the committee considered a motion to send the reappointment to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. Senator Carlson moved the motion to forward the reappointment; a senator identified in the record as providing a second was acknowledged. The committee approved the motion by voice vote ("all in favor, aye; any opposed?" — no opposition was recorded) and the item was sent to the full Senate with a due-pass recommendation.

Votes and procedure: All three actions were decided by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the committee transcript. No amendments or conditional votes were recorded on the reappointment during the committee meeting.

Ending: Following the actions the committee proceeded to a scheduled presentation from the Idaho Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and then adjourned.