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SCR127.........................................................by EDUCATION TEACHER SALARIES - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint an interim committee to study specific issues relating to teacher salaries in Idaho. 02/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/11 Rpt prt - to Educ
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 127 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT AN INTERIM COMMITTEE TO STUDY SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO TEACHER 4 SALARIES IN IDAHO. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, the education of our children is a top priority with Idaho's cit- 7 izens; and 8 WHEREAS, improved student achievement in Idaho's schools is an important 9 objective; and 10 WHEREAS, top quality teachers are the most important element of top qual- 11 ity schools; and 12 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the recruitment and retention of 13 highly qualified teachers is of utmost importance; and 14 WHEREAS, teacher salaries are important to the recruitment and retention 15 of highly qualified teachers; and 16 WHEREAS, there exists conflicting information on the relative standing of 17 Idaho teachers' total compensation as compared to that in competing states and 18 professions; and 19 WHEREAS, there exists a need to identify mechanisms to provide economic 20 incentives for professional development and retention of our best teachers; 21 and 22 WHEREAS, there exists a need to identify incentives to attract teachers to 23 hard-to-staff schools and fields of expertise for which shortages exist, such 24 as mathematics. 25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 26 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 27 sentatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 28 appoint an Interim Committee to study issues related to public school teacher 29 salaries in Idaho, including mechanisms to provide economic incentives for 30 professional development and retention of our best teachers and incentives to 31 attract teachers to hard-to-staff schools and fields of expertise for which 32 shortages exist. The Legislative Council shall authorize the Interim Committee 33 to receive input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties 34 who are not members of the Legislature. 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislative Council appoint not fewer 36 than four members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representa- 37 tives to serve on the Interim Committee. 38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that nonlegislative members from those education 39 organizations that are most directly affected by policy changes affecting 40 teacher salaries may be appointed by the cochairs who are appointed by the 41 Legislative Council. Such nonlegislative members of the Interim Committee 42 shall not be reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other 43 expenses and shall not have voting privileges regarding the Interim 44 Committee's recommendation or proposed legislation. 2 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Interim Committee shall report its find- 2 ings, recommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular 3 Session of the Sixtieth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17729
This Concurrent Resolution would authorize the Legislative
Council to appoint an interim committee to study specific issues
related to teacher salaries in Idaho.
FISCAL NOTE
It is estimated the fiscal cost would be approximately $10,000.
Contact
Name: Senator Tom Gannon
Phone: 208-332-1331
Senator Gary Schroeder
Phone: 208-332-1324
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 127