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Committee advances bill to allow small districts to employ trustees' spouses under pilot

3151740 · January 30, 2025
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Summary

Senators voted to print RS 32057, a bill that would allow small Idaho school districts to employ the spouse of a school trustee with recusal safeguards and a five-year sunset; sponsors say it targets districts with fewer than 400 students.

Senators in the Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to print RS 32057, a draft proposal that would allow certain small school districts to employ the spouse of a sitting school trustee while the trustee remains on the board. The motion to print the request bill passed after a brief presentation and no extended debate.

Senator Shippey, who presented RS 32057, said the intent is “to pilot a flexible process by which a small school district, specifically…

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