Idaho Bills

Stating findings of the Legislature and rejecting a certain rule of the State Board of and State Department of Education relating to Rules Governing Uniformity.

Stating findings of the Legislature and rejecting a certain rule of the State Board of and State Department of Education relating to Rules Governing Thoroughness.

Stating findings of the Legislature and approving administrative rules that impose a fee or charge, with exceptions, and rejecting certain agency rule dockets that are not approved.

Stating findings of the Legislature and approving and extending temporary rules reviewed by the Legislature, with an exception.

By statute, temporary rules promulgated by state agencies under the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act expire at the end of the 2017 legislative session. This concurrent resolution approves and extends state agencytemporaryrulesbeyondthecurrentlegislativesessionwiththeexceptionofthefollowingenumerated rules: Rules Rejected: Rule IDAPA 08.02.03, Rules of the State Board of and State Department of Education, concerning Rules Governing Thoroughness, Idaho Science Standards Incorporated by Reference, Subsections ESS-MS ESS-MS-5, ESS3-MS ESS3.C, LS2-HS LS4.D, LS4-HS LS4.D, and ESS3-HS ESS2.D, only, adopted as temporary rules under Docket Number 08-0203-1701.

Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of potential approaches to mitigate the risk of bias in contested cases.

In the 2016, the Legislature authorized, and the Legislative Council, appointed the Administrative Hearing Officer Interim Committee to study ways to mitigate the risk of bias in administrative contested case proceedings. The committee made significant progress in this regard, but further work remains to be completed. This Concurrent Resolution would authorize the Legislative Council to reconstitute the Administrative Hearing Officer Interim Committee for the purpose of making recommendations regarding contested case reforms including, but not limited to (a) the potential of creating a central panel of hearing officers or administrative law judges; (b) where such a central panel would be located; (c) the types of agency contested cases that should be exempted from such a panel; and (d) appropriate amendments to the Administrative Procedures Act.

Stating findings of the Legislature and endorsing the limitation of printing a total of 100 copies, given the accessibility with online access to the Idaho Session Laws.

JOINT RULE 22- Stating findings of the legislature and providing for new Joint Rule 22 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives of Idaho.

Proposing an amendment to Section 22, Article I, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho, regarding rights of crime victims.

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to Section 22, Article I of the Idaho Constitution, relating to the rights of crime victims. It states the question to the electorate, "Shall Section 22, Article I, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to provide equal rights to victims of crimes including the right to notification of court proceedings, reasonable protection from the accused, and a voice in the criminal justiceprocess?"ItdirectsLegislativeCounciltopreparestatementsrequiredbySection67-453,IdahoCode, and file the same, and directs the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment and arguments as required by law.

Stating findings of the Legislature, recognizing the value of Idaho's water resource to the economic vitality and prosperity of the citizens of Idaho, establishing state policies regarding the relicensing of the Hells Canyon Complex and supporting the protection of state sovereignty, property rights and the economy of the State of Idaho.

Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging western states and the federal government to establish cooperative and coordinated efforts with the State of Idaho to prevent, to whatever extent possible, through efforts including inspections, decontamination policies, enforcement of invasive species laws and rapid response protocols, further spread of the mussels, and containment where established, until such time as viable tools for eradication are discovered.

Stating findings of the Legislature and urging that farmers, ranchers and food processors be enabled to compete freely and trade fairly in foreign and domestic markets.

Stating findings of the Legislature and calling on the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and Congress to consider locating a squadron of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike aircraft at Gowen Field in Boise.

Stating findings of the Legislature and supporting designation of Craters of the Moon National Monument as a national park, provided such designation meets certain conditions.

This Memorial requests Congress to designate the Craters of the Moon National Monument as a national park while protecting states rights and the rights of current users. It also guides Congress to protect current use of Highway 20/26 and requests an expansion of that right of way. This has potential to positively affect economic growth in the area and communities around the Craters.

Stating findings of the legislature and requesting that Congress provide protections for adoption and implementation of state sage-grouse conservation plans and to provide a mechanism for the Governor of a state to ensure state sage-grouse plans can be implemented on lands operated by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service for a period of at least 10 years.