House Education Committee chair lays out session rules: paperless operations, remote testimony, time limits on presenters and public comment

Chairman Doug Pickett opened the Idaho House Education Committee by explaining how the panel will operate for the legislative session, including a shift to paperless workflows, limits on testimony and presentations, and rules for voting and motions.

Pickett said the committee "have declared ourselves to be a paperless committee," and asked members to notify him of accommodation needs for printed materials. He also instructed members that draft legislative items ("RS's") should be treated as confidential, saying, "To me, it's important that an RS is private until it's introduced and proprietary in fact." He asked members to consult sponsors before sharing those…