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SCR114.........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHER - CONTRACTS - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing
the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study Idaho laws
regarding teacher and administrator contract and evaluation processes.
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/22 Rpt out - to 10th Ord
02/23 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 28-1-6
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow, Darrington,
Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee,
McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Danielson
Absent and excused--Branch, Cameron, Davis, Hawkins, Parry, Schroeder
Floor Sponsor - Deide
Title apvd - to House
02/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
03/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 50-14-6
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Black, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Deal, Denney, Field(20),
Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29),
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Limbaugh, Linford, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Moyle, Pischner, Sali,
Schaefer, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Williams, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Bieter, Boe, Cuddy, Judd, Marley, Mortensen, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Smylie, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Field(13), Henbest, Loertscher,
Montgomery, Tippets
Floor Sponsor - Bruneel
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/22 Sp signed
03/23 To Secretary of State
SCR114|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF IDAHO LAWS 4 REGARDING TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT AND EVALUATION PROCESSES AND 5 PREPARE LEGISLATION FOR MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EXISTING 6 SYSTEM. 7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 WHEREAS, several legislative proposals have been considered in recent leg- 9 islative sessions to address continuing areas of conflict relating to con- 10 tracts and evaluations between teachers and administrators in the public 11 school system; and 12 WHEREAS, it is important to Idaho citizens, particularly to the students 13 enrolled in the public education system, that the system operate smoothly and 14 efficiently; and 15 WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of all parties concerned that the 16 legislative framework established in the state law be a framework which facil- 17 itates cooperation and the most positive outcome; and 18 WHEREAS, legislators need to give concentrated attention to appropriate 19 revisions to the existing law and make recommendations to the Legislature. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 21 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa- 22 tives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 23 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of Idaho laws regarding 24 teacher and administrator contract and evaluation processes and prepare legis- 25 lation for modifications and improvements in the existing system. The Legisla- 26 tive Council shall determine the number of legislators and membership from 27 each house appointed to the committee and shall authorize the committee to 28 receive input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who 29 are not members of the Legislature. 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be 31 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla- 32 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be 33 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and 34 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or 35 proposed legislation. 36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec- 37 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session 38 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09038
The current laws concerning evaluation of and contracts for
teachers and administrators are vague, ambiguous and are the source
of much litigation and unneccesary expenditure of taxpayers' money.
In recent years there have been various legislators as well as
individual personnel make attempts to resolve some of the issues
with little or no success. The establishment of this interim
committee will bring focus to the problem and with insight from
legislators who are not directly impacted by the proposed
legislation,resolution can be reached.
FISCAL NOTE
It is projected that it will cost $8000. Further it is projected
that significantly more than that could be saved in subsequent
years by the reduction in litigation costs.
Contact: Senator Darrel Deide - 332-1345
Senator Jack Riggs - 332-1341
Senator Don Burtenshaw - 332-1344
Senator Shawn Keough - 332-1340
Senator Bart Davis - 332-1343
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE SCR114