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HCR030.........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHERS - Stating findings of the Legislature and recognizing that the
teaching profession is indeed among the most responsible and significant to
the future of our society; and to set a goal of a minimum salary of $30,000
for teachers.
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Filed with Office of the Chief Clerk
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE TEACHING PROFESSION IS INDEED
3 AMONG THE MOST RESPONSIBLE AND SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETY
4 AND TO SET A GOAL OF A MINIMUM SALARY FOR TEACHERS.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, the people of the state of Idaho have historically recognized the
7 consequence of a quality education for their children; and
8 WHEREAS, the constitution of the state of Idaho found that education was
9 essential to the "stability of a republican form of government"; and
10 WHEREAS, a teacher is at once a mentor, instructor, guide, counselor,
11 advisor and leader and the influence of a teacher reaches far beyond the
12 classroom into the full term of a person's life; and
13 WHEREAS, after the family, many people cite a special teacher as the per-
14 son who had the most influence in their life; and
15 WHEREAS, it may once have been adequate to look upon teaching as a career
16 choice where the aspect of public service could be substituted for compensa-
17 tion; and
18 WHEREAS, today we demand of the teacher the highest level of preparation,
19 excellent ability in the classroom, and commitment to continuing education;
20 and
21 WHEREAS, to assure the quality we expect of teachers, the teaching career
22 must be given the monetary reward to place it in competition with other pro-
23 fessions which require, as a minimum, a bachelor's degree and which encourage
24 further education.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
26 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
27 Senate concurring therein, that we find and declare that the teaching profes-
28 sion is indeed among the most responsible and significant to the future of our
29 society. To assure the quality we expect from teachers, we establish as a goal
30 that the minimum salary of a teacher should be fixed at $30,000 and that we
31 should seek to attain this goal as rapidly as reasonably possible.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11057
The purpose of this legislation is to recognize that the teaching
profession is among the most responsible and significant to the future
of our society. Today we demand of the teacher the highest level of
preparation, excellent ability in the classroom, and commitment to
continuing education. We need to assure the quality we expect of
teachers. The teaching career must be given the monetary reward to
place it in competition with other professions which require as a
minimum a bachelors degree and which encourage further education. To
assure the quality we expect from teachers, we establish as a goal that
the minimum salary of a teacher should be fixed at $30,000 and that we
should seek to attain this goal as rapidly as is reasonably possible.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Contacts:
Name: Rep. Tom Trail
Phone: 332 1202
Name: Rep. Gary Young
Phone: 332 1218
Name: Rep. Ruby Stone
Phone: 332 1260
Name: Rep. Sher Seilman
Phone: 332 1238
Name: Sen. Gary Schroeder
Phone: 332 1321
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