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Senate committee prints bill to let small districts hire trustees' spouses under conditions
Summary
A Senate Education Committee voted to print RS 32‑057, a bill that would allow small Idaho school districts (enrollment ≤400) to employ a trustee's spouse under limited conditions, including recusal requirements and a five‑year sunset.
Senator Ben Shippey introduced RS 32‑057 to the Senate Education Committee as a pilot allowing very small school districts to employ the spouse of a sitting school trustee while the trustee remains on the board.
The bill is limited to districts with fall enrollment of 400 students or fewer and “would not require the district to post the position for 60 days every year before they can rehire the teacher,” Shippey said. He described the measure as a response to…
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