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SCR112........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CHILDREN - UNSCHOOLED - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing
the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study the best methods to
identify and determine the number of unschooled children in Idaho and
recommend steps to initiate outreach strategies to bring these children into
recognized school settings.
03/04 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/05 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/06 10th Ord - to Educ
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 112
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE BEST METHODS TO IDENTIFY AND DETERMINE
4 THE NUMBER OF UNSCHOOLED CHILDREN IN IDAHO AND RECOMMEND STEPS TO INITIATE
5 OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO BRING THESE CHILDREN INTO RECOGNIZED SCHOOL SET-
6 TINGS.
7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho has a constitutional duty to maintain an edu-
9 cated citizenry; and
10 WHEREAS, the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) has found that nearly
11 one-half of all inmates arriving at IDOC prisons do not have a high school
12 diploma nor have they completed a high school equivalency program; and
13 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho has no method or process to identify
14 unschooled children; and
15 WHEREAS, Idaho does not know the prevalence or incidence of unschooled
16 children throughout the state and has a responsibility to determine how many
17 children are unschooled and why they are not receiving schooling in some form;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, there exist numerous laws, rules, procedures and practices that
20 require all children between the ages of 6 and 16 years to be schooled and
21 receive an education.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
23 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Represen-
24 tatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
25 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of the best methods to
26 identify and determine the number of unschooled children in Idaho and to rec-
27 ommend steps to initiate outreach strategies to bring unschooled children into
28 one of Idaho's recognized school settings. The Legislative Council shall
29 determine the number of legislators and members from each house appointed to
30 the committee and shall authorize the committee to receive input, advice and
31 assistance from interested and affected parties who are not members of the
32 Legislature.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED upon its formation the committee shall outline and
34 adopt principles guiding the study to protect the rights of children and fami-
35 lies of children being schooled but not present in public, private or charter
36 schools.
37 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the committee shall seek to identify all roadblocks
38 to identification and outreach to all unschooled children and address appro-
39 priate changes to facilitate and promote schooling for all children.
40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
41 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session
42 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12831C1
This proposal will direct the legislature to establish a
study committee to research issues and problems regarding Idaho s
unschooled children. It requires the study group to make policy
recommendations to the full legislature in 2004.
FISCAL IMPACT
If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the committee is
appointed, any necessary travel and per diem expense would be paid from
the existing legislative appropriation to the Senate and the House of
Representatives. Funding for staff support and expenses would be
provided from the existing appropriation to the Legislative Council for
the Legislative Services Office. There would be no additional impact
upon the state general fund as a result of this resolution.
Contact
Name: Dr. Cliff Green, Idaho School Boards Association
Phone: 854-1476
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 112