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Statehouse roundup, 3.1.24: Unanimous vote propels Phoenix resolution to House floor
…the legislative process. Senate Joint Resolution 105, from Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, would add to the Idaho Constitution a provision guaranteeing rights to home and private schooling “free from government…
Statehouse roundup, 2.23.24: House approves sweeping school facilities plan
…million request would fund maximum grants for 8,850 of those applicants. JFAC approved the line-item request with no discussion. The “no” votes were: Sen. Ben Adams, R-Nampa Sen. Scott Herndon,…
Statehouse roundup, 2.21.24: Constitutional amendment would lower school bond threshold
…time. The bill was amended to narrow the allowance to a roughly four-month period after a vacancy occurs. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, said the bill was inspired by a “very…
Statehouse roundup, 2.19.24: Bill on immunization opt-outs heads to House
…spoke up. Money for school choice programs can come from surpluses or other funding sources, said Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, a Senate Education member who also sits on the Joint…
Statehouse roundup, 2.12.24: Despite opposition, latest library bill heads to Senate floor
…Sens. Brian Lenney of Nampa and Scott Herndon of Sagle, and Rep. Elaine Price, R-Coeur d’Alene. Classroom supplies. This bill would reinstate a program that provides teachers with money for…
Pie Day puts smiles on lawmakers’ faces
…Scott Herndon’s bill that would guarantee Idahoans’ right to privately educate their children. “We support that,” Patchin said. But she’s outraged by the bill’s opponents, who believe it would allow…
Statehouse roundup, 2.6.24: Bill to shorten library board terms advances
…in what’s going on in their library districts,” said Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, the bill’s sponsor. “They also want to have more say as far as how long those people…
Statehouse roundup, 2.5.24: Home-school rights protected in proposed constitutional amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee Idahoans’ right to privately educate their children. Sen. Scott Herndon Monday introduced a joint resolution to alter Idaho’s compulsory education constitutional provision, which would…
Statehouse roundup, 2.2.24: Budget-setting in disarray after JFAC rebellion
…Bjerke, R-Coeur d’Alene. Sen. Ben Adams, R-Nampa. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle. House vice chair Steve Miller, R-Fairfield. Rep. Tina Lambert, R-Caldwell. Rep. Josh Tanner, R-Eagle. Rewritten bill to ban ‘diversity…
Statehouse roundup, 2.1.24: Budget committee agrees on 3% employee raises
…to keep it that way. Ten GOP senators Thursday opposed the joint resolution to reinstate the 20-day limit. Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, said the Legislature — an “equal branch of…