I believe this is the fund that
will be created to remediate the children that don't pass benchmark testing.
It is basically a way to a let poor teachers off the hook for not
teaching.....shuffle "non-learners" off to the mentor....What do You Think
of This Idea?
H0638..........................................................by
EDUCATION
SCHOOL DISTRICTS - STUDENT MENTORING - Adds to existing law to authorize
school districts to employ a district student mentoring program coordinator
and to apply for funds for the program; and to appropriate $1,000,000
for
the program.
02/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/22 Rpt prt - to Educ
Education Committee
e-mail them directly or use their private
e-mail, that works well if they have one.
To e-mail all members: "to members of Education
Committee"
infocntr@lso.state.id.us
Daily, mornings, Room 416
332-1148
Republicans
Fred Tilman, Chair
Wayne Meyer, Vice Chair
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Dorothy Reynolds
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Doug Jones
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Max Mortensen
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Max Black
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Steve Hadley
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Tom Trail
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Christian Zimmermann
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Todd Hammond
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Bev Montgomery
459-0015/FAX
Sher Sellman
587-8454/FAX
Leon Smith
Democrats
Donna Boe
donnaboe@ida.net 234-4223/FAX
Shirley Ringo
David Bieter
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Bill Text
H-638
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
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Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 638
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1
AN ACT
2 RELATING TO STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAMS;
AMENDING CHAPTER 5, TITLE 33, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY
THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-520, IDAHO CODE, TO
PROVIDE
4 AUTHORITY TO APPOINT
A DISTRICT STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND
5 APPROPRIATING MONEYS
TO BE AWARDED TO APPLICANT PROGRAMS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1.
That Chapter 5, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the
same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of
a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 33-520, Idaho Code, and
to read as follows:
10 33-520. STUDENT
MENTORING PROGRAM COORDINATOR. The board of trustees of
11 each school district may appoint a district
student mentoring program coordi-
12 nator to facilitate, within that district,
the use of community volunteers as
13 mentors to students
in the elementary grades of the district. The district may
14 apply to the state department of education
for necessary funds which shall be
15 distributed from the appropriations
made for that purpose and shall not be a
16 charge against the
appropriations to the public schools for the education sup-
17 port program.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of
education, to
18 be maintained
in a segregated fund for the purpose of this section, one mil-
19 lion dollars ($1,000,000),
or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal
20 year 2001. The department
shall develop an application form and report form
21 for the student mentoring program.
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10045
The purpose of this legislation is to Amend
Chapter 5, Title 33, Idaho Code, by
the addition of a new Section 33-520, Idaho
Code, to provide authority to appoint
a District Student Mentoring Program Coordinator
and to appropriate moneys to
be awarded to applicant programs.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact is $1,000,000 from the general
fund for defined purposes of this
legisltion.
Contacts
Name: Rep. Maynard Miller
Rep. Douglas
Jones
Sen. Gary
Schroeder
Phone: 208-332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE