House Education Committee chair lays out ground rules, limits for testimony and debate

Chairman Doug Pickett opened the Idaho House Education Committee’s organizational meeting with introductions and a detailed set of operating rules for the session, including a declaration that the panel will be paperless and guidance on time limits, voting procedures and the handling of RS files.

Pickett said the committee had “declared ourselves to be a paperless committee” and asked members to report any accommodation needs. He instructed members to treat RS (request/statement) files on their OneDrive as private until a sponsor introduces them and to seek the sponsor’s permission before sharing. “To me it’s important that an RS is private until it’s introduced,” Pickett said.

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