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Committee introduces bill to extend outfitters-and-guides licensing exemption to private postsecondary institutions
Summary
Representative Raybould introduced RS31873 to amend the outfitters-and-guides code to treat accredited private postsecondary institutions the same as public institutions for licensing exemptions; the committee voted to introduce the measure.
Representative Raybould introduced draft legislation (RS31873) to extend an existing licensing exemption for public postsecondary institutions to private postsecondary institutions accredited in Idaho.
"It says explicitly 'a public or private post secondary educational institution accredited by an organization recognized by the state board of education is exempt from the provisions of the chapter,'" Raybould read, directing members' attention to lines 32–33 of the draft. He said the change is intended to create equivalent treatment for private institutions that conduct guided trips as part of instruction or training for recreation and resource-management degrees.
Under current Idaho law, Raybould noted, Idaho Code §36-2-102 exempts state employees performing job duties; historically some public colleges and universities have relied on that section to claim an exemption for institution employees conducting educational trips. RS31873 would make private, accredited postsecondary institutions explicitly eligible for the same exemption in the outfitters-and-guides chapter.
The committee introduced RS31873 by voice vote after the sponsor’s brief explanation; the motion to introduce and refer the RS was approved without a recorded roll-call tally. Vice Chairman Shepherd said he would reserve substantive questions for the formal bill hearing, indicating this RS presentation was an initial step in the drafting and referral process.
Raybould said the exemption is intended to cover guided river trips and other field trips used in coursework or training; he described the change as creating "equivalency across the board" for postsecondary institutions accredited in Idaho. The committee chair put the motion to voice vote and later declared, "The ayes have it."
If advanced, the RS will move to the formal bill process where a hearing will allow fuller debate, questions about public-safety oversight and licensing implications, and a recorded vote.
