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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 61 – Education Bd/Dept, report, rule

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 61

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HCR061....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - Stating findings
of the Legislature and requesting the State Board of Education, in
collaboration with the State Department of Education, to gather input from
all 115 Idaho school districts and to research and provide reports and
recommendations to the Legislature; and requesting a change, if necessary,
to a new rule regarding High School Redesign.
                                                                        
03/07    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/08    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Bradford & Kemp
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 61
                                                                        
                                BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND REQUESTING THE STATE BOARD  OF  EDUCA-
  3        TION AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONTINUE TO GATHER INPUT AND
  4        CONDUCT  RESEARCH  ON  HIGH  SCHOOL REDESIGN AND CONSIDER CHANGES TO A NEW
  5        RULE REGARDING THE SUBJECT IF NECESSARY.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        WHEREAS, we the members of the Second Regular Session of the  Fifty-eighth
  8    Idaho  Legislature agree that continuously improving the education experiences
  9    and opportunities of Idaho's K-12 students is important; and
 10        WHEREAS, we believe that the State Board of Education's 2005-2006 research
 11    and subcommittee efforts  have  created  a  strong  beginning  for  discussing
 12    improvements  for  Idaho's  High School offerings and provided further that we
 13    believe that the research for this Rule has encouraged needed  dialogue  about
 14    how  to  improve  K-12  education  and graduation success in Idaho and student
 15    preparation for the future; and
 16        WHEREAS, the Office of the State Board of Education's  2006  Pending  Rule
 17    Docket No. 08-0203-0506 (hereinafter referred to as "Rule") has been presented
 18    to both the House of Representatives and the Senate Education Committees; and
 19        WHEREAS,  the  March  1,  2006,  Summary  Report  from the House Education
 20    Committee's Ad Hoc Subcommittee on High School Redesign outlines the questions
 21    remaining about the Rule and its implementation in the areas  of  funding  and
 22    budgeting  concerns;  general concerns outlined in five categories, curriculum
 23    concerns and eleven additional areas of research; and implementation recommen-
 24    dations that need to include budgets, district communication  strategies,  and
 25    address fifty-two areas of implementation planning concerns; and
 26        WHEREAS,  we  agree with the State Board of Education that there is a need
 27    for redesign based on the requirements of this century's  jobs  for  education
 28    beyond  high  school; the needs for having a skilled and educated workforce in
 29    Idaho; Idaho's high school to college entry rates; and on students deserving a
 30    well-rounded, relevant and rigorous education.
 31        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 32    sion  of  the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
 33    the Senate concurring therein, that the Office of the State Board of Education
 34    is requested, in collaboration with the  State  Department  of  Education,  to
 35    gather  input  from all 115 Idaho school districts and to research and provide
 36    reports and recommendations in response  to  concerns  raised.  The  requested
 37    reports  and  recommendations are detailed in the fifteen page  March 1, 2006,
 38    Summary Report from the House of Representatives Education Committee's Ad  Hoc
 39    Subcommittee  on  High  School  Redesign  compiled from the input from Idaho's
 40    school districts and from House of Representatives and Senate  Education  Com-
 41    mittee testimony.
 42        BE  IT  FURTHER  RESOLVED  that the Legislature welcomes a presentation of
 43    responses to the feedback and concerns and upon gathering the  necessary  data
 44    and  information,  if it is determined that changes need to be made to the new
                                                                        
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  1    rule, that the State Board of Education is requested to  bring  those  changes
  2    forward in the next legislative session.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                           RS 16202C1

Five Representatives, appointed by the Speaker, and three
Senators, appointed by the Pro Tem, have met to compile findings
from Idaho's District Superintendents and others regarding High
School Redesign as presented in Pending Rule Docket No.
08 0203-0506 in order to overcome differences and address the
concerns of Idaho's education stakeholders about this Rule.

This Concurrent Resolution reflects the compiled findings and
requests that the Office of the State Board of Education and the
State Department of Education work together to address the
findings reported in the March 1, 2006, Summary Report from the
House Education Committee Ad Hoc Committee on High School
Redesign, and to report back to the Legislature in the next
legislative session.



                         FISCAL NOTE

There will be no fiscal impact to the General Fund.





Contact
Name: Representative Jana Kemp 
      Representative Larry Bradford 
Phone: 208-332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         HCR 61