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House approves memorial urging Congress to address unfunded school costs tied to immigration ruling
Summary
The House passed House Joint Memorial 20 asking Congress to recognize fiscal burdens on Idaho from Plyler v. Doe (1982). The sponsor estimated state costs for educating undocumented students in the tens of millions annually and asked federal lawmakers to consider relief.
The Idaho House on March 19 adopted House Joint Memorial 20, a nonbinding statement asking Congress to acknowledge what the sponsor described as an “unfunded mandate” created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1982 decision in Plyler v. Doe.
The memorial’s sponsor, a House member presenting the measure on the floor, said the 1982 ruling prevents public schools from denying enrollment based on immigration status and that the resulting fiscal burden falls to states. On the House floor the…
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