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Lawmaker seeks pilot to let small districts employ school trustee spouses with recusal rules, five‑year sunset
Summary
Sen. Shippey introduced RS 32057, a proposal to let very small Idaho school districts (fall enrollment of 400 or fewer) employ the spouse of a trustee while the trustee remains on the board, subject to recusal for personnel/compensation matters. The committee voted to print the request for a full hearing.
Senator Shippey presented RS 32057 to the Senate Education Committee as a pilot allowing small school districts (those with a fall enrollment of 400 students or fewer) to employ the spouse of a sitting school trustee while the trustee remains on the board. Shippey said the proposal reflects recurring difficulties small districts face in filling both board and staff vacancies and was…
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