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SCR115........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
CHARTER SCHOOLS - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the
Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study
of the statutes governing charter schools.
03/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/20 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/24 Ref'd to Educ
03/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
04/01 Ret'd to Educ
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115
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 UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE STATUTES GOV-
4 ERNING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, in 1998, the Idaho Legislature authorized that charter schools
7 could be organized and operated under the law of Idaho; and
8 WHEREAS, it was recognized at the time that the concept of charter schools
9 would be experimental in nature, and the Legislature anticipated continuing
10 oversight of the charter school provisions; and
11 WHEREAS, in the intervening years since the original enactment, several
12 changes have been made in laws governing charter schools; and
13 WHEREAS, during the First Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Leg-
14 islature, additional requests have come forth to further clarify, monitor and
15 circumscribe provisions governing creation, management and operation of
16 charter schools; and
17 WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the Legislature to assure that educational
18 institutions operate in the best interests of the children of the state of
19 Idaho.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
21 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Represen-
22 tatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
23 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of the statutes govern-
24 ing charter schools in Idaho. The Legislative Council shall determine the num-
25 ber of legislators and membership from each house appointed to the committee
26 and shall authorize the committee to receive input, advice and assistance from
27 interested and affected parties who are not members of the Legislature.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
29 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
30 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be
31 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
32 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or
33 proposed legislation.
34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
35 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session
36 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13123
This proposal will direct the legislature to establish a study
committee to undertake and complete a study of the statutes
governing charter schools.
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: Senator Gary Schroeder
Phone: 332-1323
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 115