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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 133 – Public charter schools, study

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 133

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SCR133...............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and
complete a study of appropriate and effective means of amending the Public
Charter Schools Act.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 133
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES 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  APPROPRIATE  AND
  4        EFFECTIVE MEANS OF IMPROVING THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        WHEREAS,  the  Idaho  Legislature  recognizes  the  importance  of charter
  7    schools among the public educational offerings in our state; and
  8        WHEREAS, the Public Charter Schools Act has been found to be  in  need  of
  9    adjustment  based on a review of issues from public school stakeholders across
 10    the state of Idaho by the State Board of Education; and
 11        WHEREAS, the need to amend the Public Charter Schools Act  is  evident  to
 12    associations  of  professional educators and parents who have made recommenda-
 13    tions for changes; and
 14        WHEREAS,  it  is  evident  from  the  large  number  of   submissions   of
 15    uncoordinated  bills  by various entities that changes are being sought to the
 16    public charter school law; and
 17        WHEREAS, due to a lack of coordination,  collaboration  and  consideration
 18    among  supporters for change, it is necessary to consider how the various leg-
 19    islative solutions align and fit together; and
 20        WHEREAS, it is evident that the Legislature must find a way to address the
 21    concern for current charter school funding, governance and operations; and
 22        WHEREAS, there is a compelling need for the  Legislature  to  establish  a
 23    committee to consider the broad range of possible solutions and provide recom-
 24    mendations  and guidance to the full Legislature to reach genuine, coordinated
 25    solutions.
 26        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 27    sion  of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Rep-
 28    resentatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
 29    appoint a committee to undertake and  complete  a  study  of  appropriate  and
 30    effective  means  of  amending the Public Charter Schools Act. The Legislative
 31    Council shall determine the number of legislators  and  membership  from  each
 32    house  appointed to the committee and shall authorize the committee to receive
 33    input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who are  not
 34    members of the legislature.
 35        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
 36    appointed  by  the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
 37    tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee  shall  not  be
 38    reimbursed  from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
 39    shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations  or
 40    proposed legislation.
 41        BE  IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
 42    ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular Session of
 43    the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 14217

This proposal will direct the legislature to establish a study
committee to undertake and complete a study of the statutes
governing charter schools, and how to improve them.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the
committee is appointed, any necessary travel and per diem
expenses 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 133