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ID H0067
Bill
Status
1/29/2013
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires all negotiations between school district boards and local education organizations to be conducted in open session and open to public attendance, overriding any conflicting provisions of Idaho Code sections 67-2345, 67-2343, and 33-402.
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Makes all documentation exchanged during negotiations—including offers, counteroffers, and meeting minutes—subject to public disclosure laws.
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Requires school districts to post notice of negotiation sessions on the front page of the district website immediately, and within 24 hours at regular physical meeting posting locations.
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Establishes a fixed timeline for ratification: agreements must be reduced to writing by June 10, offered to the local education organization for ratification by June 15, and offered to the school board for ratification at a public meeting by June 22, with these dates not subject to modification by mutual agreement.
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If either the local education organization or board of trustees fails to ratify an agreement, the board must operate under the terms of its last good faith offer at negotiations for the ensuing school year.
Legislative Description
Adds to and amends existing law relating to education to establish provisions relating to negotiations in open session, to provide that certain negotiations shall be in open session, to establish that certain documentation shall be subject to disclosure laws and to provide for notice; to establish provisions relating to requirements when parties to negotiations reach agreement and to establish provisions relating to the failure to ratify a certain agreement.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
1/30/2013