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HCR024aa.......................................................by EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN - PARENTS - Stating findings of the Legislature and
encouraging the Idaho State Board of Education, through the Idaho
Department of Education and the Idaho public school districts, to promote
and advance programs that help the parents' ability to communicate, train
and interact positively with their children under five years of age, and
further encouraging the board, through the department, to develop and
widely publicize, through the department's website and such other means as
may be appropriate, a description of the skills and knowledge, easily
understood by the parents, that each prospective kindergarten child needs
to know before that child enters school, so that parents can help prepare
their children for success in a school setting.
02/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/23 Rpt prt - to Educ
03/05 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
Rpt out amen - to engros
03/06 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/08 3rd rdg as amen - ADOPTED - 48-19-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Block, Bolz,
Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crane, Edmunson,
Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Schaefer,
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Smith(24), Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander
Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Bilbao, Bock, Boe, Chavez, Chew, Durst, Henbest, Jaquet,
Killen, King, LeFavour, Pasley-Stuart, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
Shepherd(2), Shively, Smith(30)
Absent and excused -- Bayer, Black, Snodgrass
Floor Sponsor - Thayn
Title apvd - to Senate
03/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING THE IDAHO STATE BOARD OF
3 EDUCATION, THROUGH THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE IDAHO PUBLIC
4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE PARENTS'
5 ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, TRAIN AND INTERACT POSITIVELY WITH THEIR CHILDREN
6 UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS, RATHER THAN TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO
7 THE CHILDREN, EXCEPT FOR THOSE UNUSUAL SITUATIONS IDENTIFIED BY FEDERAL
8 LAW DEALING WITH HIGHLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AND FURTHER ENCOURAGING
9 THE BOARD, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT, TO DEVELOP AND WIDELY PUBLICIZE,
10 THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE APPROPRI-
11 ATE, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE
12 PARENTS, THAT EACH PROSPECTIVE KINDERGARTEN CHILD NEEDS TO KNOW BEFORE
13 THAT CHILD ENTERS SCHOOL, SO THAT PARENTS CAN HELP PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN
14 FOR SUCCESS IN A SCHOOL SETTING.
15 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
16 WHEREAS, the primary responsibility to see that children are trained, edu-
17 cated and prepared for life rests squarely upon the shoulders of the parents
18 who brought them into this world; and
19 WHEREAS, the parents are the first and most important teachers of their
20 children; and
21 WHEREAS, early childhood education is absolutely essential for each and
22 every child; and
23 WHEREAS, all children deserve rich, diverse and individualized childhood
24 experiences that can best be given in one-on-one interactions with compassion-
25 ate, loving and concerned mothers and fathers; and
26 WHEREAS, private preschools, Montessori schools, mother groups, concerned
27 parents and a variety of other options exist to give rich experiences to young
28 children; and
29 WHEREAS, the strength of the family unit is a predictor of future individ-
30 ual and social happiness; and
31 WHEREAS, a truly well rounded education includes instruction in ethics,
32 morality, personal discipline and religion that can best be done in the home
33 and should be done in the home; and
34 WHEREAS, the greatest happiness is usually found in the home through the
35 development of a family culture, and this family culture is most easily passed
36 from one generation to another by interaction within the home in family activ-
37 ities between children and parents, grandparents and other extended family
38 members; and
39 WHEREAS, the greatest indicator of student achievement in a school setting
40 is the involvement level and education of the parents; and
41 WHEREAS, responsibility is a principle of power, and the responsibility to
42 train children under five years of age should not be usurped by the state; and
43 WHEREAS, the state should encourage and support parents in fulfilling
44 their responsibilities in early childhood education; and
2
1 WHEREAS, parental training has been neglected by many churches, schools,
2 government, and local community groups, leaving many parents unprepared to
3 adequately train their children; and
4 WHEREAS, having more parents become involved in the academic education of
5 their children is desired; and
6 WHEREAS, certain skills and attitudes are necessary in order for children
7 to succeed in school and parents should be provided the resources to learn
8 what these skills and attitudes are; and
9 WHEREAS, Idaho stands at a crossroad in early childhood education where it
10 can choose between investing in more state educational infrastructure or
11 investing in the family structure; and
12 WHEREAS, Idaho is unique among these United States in advancing creative
13 solutions to nationwide concerns; and
14 WHEREAS, many other states have established state run and financed
15 prekindergarten programs that encourage parents to retreat further from their
16 responsibilities and that represent an investment in more bureaucracy at the
17 expense of the family; and
18 WHEREAS, the people of Idaho desire to invest, instead, in the family.
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
20 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
21 Senate concurring therein, that the Idaho State Board of Education, through
22 the Idaho Department of Education, and the Idaho public school districts be
23 encouraged to promote and advance programs that help the parents' ability to
24 communicate, train and interact positively with their children under the age
25 of five years, rather than to provide programs directly to the children,
26 except for those unusual situations identified by federal law dealing with
27 highly disadvantaged children.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Idaho State Board of Education, through
29 the Idaho Department of Education, be encouraged to develop and widely publi-
30 cize, through the Department's website and such other means as may be appro-
31 priate, a description of the skills and knowledge, easily understood by the
32 parents, that each prospective kindergarten child needs to know before that
33 child enters school, so that parents can help prepare their children for suc-
34 cess in a school setting.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
Moved by Thayn
Seconded by Mortimer
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.C.R. NO. 24
1 AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION
2 On page 1 of the printed resolution, in line 33, delete "done in the
3 home" and insert: "encouraged in every environment in which our children are
4 reared and educated"; in line 39, delete "the greatest" and insert: "an impor-
5 tant"; and delete lines 41 and 42.
6 On page 2, delete lines 10 and 11, and insert: "can choose to invest in
7 the family structure as a means of promoting early childhood education; and";
8 delete lines 14 through 17, and insert:
9 "WHEREAS, many other states have established statewide prekindergarten
10 programs that have had limited success while families have a proven record of
11 success; and"; in line 22, delete "be"; and delete lines 23 through 27, and
12 insert: "is encouraged to emphasize the importance of parents in education,
13 and to promote and advance the knowledge base of parents that helps them to
14 communicate and interact positively with their children under the age of five
15 years in place of undeveloped state programs, except those programs that use
16 federal funds aimed at assisting children with special needs identified by the
17 federal government.".
18 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
19 On page 1, delete lines 4 through 8, and insert: "SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
20 EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS IN EDUCATION, AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE
21 THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF PARENTS THAT HELPS THEM TO COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT POS-
22 ITIVELY WITH THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS IN PLACE OF UNDEVEL-
23 OPED STATE PROGRAMS, EXCEPT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT USE FEDERAL FUNDS AIMED AT
24 ASSISTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
25 AND FURTHER ENCOURAGING".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24, As Amended
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING THE IDAHO STATE BOARD OF
3 EDUCATION, THROUGH THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE IDAHO PUBLIC
4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS IN EDUCATION, AND
5 TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF PARENTS THAT HELPS THEM TO
6 COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT POSITIVELY WITH THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
7 FIVE YEARS IN PLACE OF UNDEVELOPED STATE PROGRAMS, EXCEPT THOSE PROGRAMS
8 THAT USE FEDERAL FUNDS AIMED AT ASSISTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
9 IDENTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND FURTHER ENCOURAGING THE BOARD,
10 THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT, TO DEVELOP AND WIDELY PUBLICIZE, THROUGH THE
11 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, A
12 DESCRIPTION OF THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE PARENTS,
13 THAT EACH PROSPECTIVE KINDERGARTEN CHILD NEEDS TO KNOW BEFORE THAT CHILD
14 ENTERS SCHOOL, SO THAT PARENTS CAN HELP PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS
15 IN A SCHOOL SETTING.
16 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
17 WHEREAS, the primary responsibility to see that children are trained, edu-
18 cated and prepared for life rests squarely upon the shoulders of the parents
19 who brought them into this world; and
20 WHEREAS, the parents are the first and most important teachers of their
21 children; and
22 WHEREAS, early childhood education is absolutely essential for each and
23 every child; and
24 WHEREAS, all children deserve rich, diverse and individualized childhood
25 experiences that can best be given in one-on-one interactions with compassion-
26 ate, loving and concerned mothers and fathers; and
27 WHEREAS, private preschools, Montessori schools, mother groups, concerned
28 parents and a variety of other options exist to give rich experiences to young
29 children; and
30 WHEREAS, the strength of the family unit is a predictor of future individ-
31 ual and social happiness; and
32 WHEREAS, a truly well rounded education includes instruction in ethics,
33 morality, personal discipline and religion that can best be done in the home
34 and should be encouraged in every environment in which our children are reared
35 and educated; and
36 WHEREAS, the greatest happiness is usually found in the home through the
37 development of a family culture, and this family culture is most easily passed
38 from one generation to another by interaction within the home in family activ-
39 ities between children and parents, grandparents and other extended family
40 members; and
41 WHEREAS, an important indicator of student achievement in a school setting
42 is the involvement level and education of the parents; and
43 WHEREAS, the state should encourage and support parents in fulfilling
44 their responsibilities in early childhood education; and
2
1 WHEREAS, parental training has been neglected by many churches, schools,
2 government, and local community groups, leaving many parents unprepared to
3 adequately train their children; and
4 WHEREAS, having more parents become involved in the academic education of
5 their children is desired; and
6 WHEREAS, certain skills and attitudes are necessary in order for children
7 to succeed in school and parents should be provided the resources to learn
8 what these skills and attitudes are; and
9 WHEREAS, Idaho stands at a crossroad in early childhood education where it
10 can choose to invest in the family structure as a means of promoting early
11 childhood education; and
12 WHEREAS, Idaho is unique among these United States in advancing creative
13 solutions to nationwide concerns; and
14 WHEREAS, many other states have established statewide prekindergarten pro-
15 grams that have had limited success while families have a proven record of
16 success; and
17 WHEREAS, the people of Idaho desire to invest, instead, in the family.
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
19 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
20 Senate concurring therein, that the Idaho State Board of Education, through
21 the Idaho Department of Education, and the Idaho public school districts is
22 encouraged to emphasize the importance of parents in education, and to promote
23 and advance the knowledge base of parents that helps them to communicate and
24 interact positively with their children under the age of five years in place
25 of undeveloped state programs, except those programs that use federal funds
26 aimed at assisting children with special needs identified by the federal gov-
27 ernment.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Idaho State Board of Education, through
29 the Idaho Department of Education, be encouraged to develop and widely publi-
30 cize, through the Department's website and such other means as may be appro-
31 priate, a description of the skills and knowledge, easily understood by the
32 parents, that each prospective kindergarten child needs to know before that
33 child enters school, so that parents can help prepare their children for suc-
34 cess in a school setting.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17079
This concurrent resolution points out the importance of the
parental role in the education and training of children. It
emphasizes that early childhood education can be, and should be,
delivered by parents in a home environment. It encourages the
Idaho State Board of Education and the Idaho Department of
Education to work with parents, rather than with the children
under the age of five, except in unusual situations. It also
encourages the Department of Education to post on its website, in
a form that parents may easily access, the skills and attitudes
they feel are necessary for children to learn before they enter
kindergarten.
FISCAL NOTE
This concurrent resolution has no fiscal impact to the General
Fund.
Contact
Name: Representative Thayn
Phone: (208) 332 1000
Representatives Nonini, Moyle, Mortimer
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 24