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Senate Education committee holds Senate Bill 1068 at call of chair
Summary
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to hold Senate Bill 1068 in the chair's drawer until the chair calls it up, after brief testimony from a parent representative about Idaho Home Learning Academy and committee discussion about overlapping virtual-learning legislation.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to hold Senate Bill 1068 in the chairman’s drawer until the call of the chair after brief testimony and committee discussion.
Janet Cox, who introduced herself to the committee as representing parents with Idaho Home Learning Academy, told senators, “I am Janet Cox, and I am representing the parents with Idaho Home Learning Academy and Idaho Home Learning Academy.” She did not offer amendments or detailed requests during her appearance.
Committee members discussed the bill's timing and how it intersects with other pending legislation affecting statewide virtual learning. Committee leadership said they want to review SB 1068 in the context of those other bills before taking further action. Senate members asked whether the program would continue if the committee delayed action; the chair replied that his intention is to ensure the program remains available for students who benefit from that setting.
Senator Cook moved that the committee send Senate Bill 1068 to the chairman’s drawer to be held until the call of the chair; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The chair told Cox, “we'll be in touch with you,” and asked for her contact information before moving to the next agenda item.
The vote does not change program operations; senators said the delay is intended to allow the committee to consider SB 1068 alongside other, related legislation that may alter statewide virtual-learning policy or funding.
No statutory citations or fiscal figures for SB 1068 were presented in the committee record during the discussion, and no formal amendments were offered at the hearing.
The committee adjourned after taking up subsequent business.
