Committee sends bill to amend school board public-comment limits to amendment order

Feb 11, 2025

The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1007 to the fourteenth order for possible amendment after hearing competing testimony on whether statute should permit patrons to comment on matters not on a posted agenda.

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BOISE — The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1007 to the fourteenth order for possible amendments after a lengthy hearing that split testimony between parents and local board members who want broader public-comment access and the Idaho School Boards Association, which argued the current, narrower rule protects board business and legal processes.

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