Edward Clark — Edward Clark is introduced as the first witness and then identifies himself as a policy analyst at the Idaho Family Policy Center, stating that he is testifying in support of House Bill 712 and framing the testimony around the bill and Idaho Family Policy Center’s position.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Representative Veeley thanked the chair and sponsors earlier in the testimony context.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman / sir during the close of testimony.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman while the committee closes testimony.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman during a positive comment on the bill.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — The speaker refers to being involved as a legislator and contrasts that with government solving every issue.
Dave Lent — The chair calls for the vote.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Chairman / Mr. Chairman.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Mr. Chairman while responding to the custody concern.
Dave Lent — The chair calls for the vote and handles the recording question.
Christy Zito — Representative Ehart is called on to speak; the transcript likely refers to Representative Christy Zito/Ehart, though the name is unclear.
Christy Zito — The speaker appears to be Representative Ehart, likely a mis-transcription; the comment praises the bill and asks to be added as a co-sponsor.
Christy Zito — Representative Handy references 'Representative A.R.'; likely a mis-transcription of a member name, but unclear.
Christy Zito — Representative Ehart is addressed again; the name appears to be a mis-transcription and is left uncertain.
Christy Zito — The speaker identifies herself as Barbara E. Hart; this appears to be a mis-transcription or an unlisted member, so no confident member ID is assigned.
Christy Zito — The speaker identifies herself as Representative Barbara Dee Hart; this remains uncertain and is not confidently mapped to a listed member.
Christy Zito — Introduced the RS and explained that it addresses homeschool-related concerns and issues from the COVID shutdown era.
Christy Zito — Said she expected questions at the hearing and invited advance notice of concerns.
Christy Zito — Explained that some schools have charged excessive fees and tied the issue to another piece of legislation.
Christy Zito — Said she was not trying to call schools out, but described the practice as 'a little militant' if parents did not know about it.
Christy Zito — Asked about the youth council's meeting schedule, agenda, and activities.
Christy Zito — Representative Ehart was thanked by the speaker as the discussion continued.
Janie Ward-Engelking — Representative Nelson raises a concern about the bill's effect on schools when parents are separated.
Janie Ward-Engelking — Representative Critchfield was referenced as someone the speaker had considered asking a question of; the transcript appears to misrecognize the name.
James Woodward — Representative Nelson raised concerns about the proposal’s fee provisions, questioning what would count as a reasonable fee and arguing that simply labeling fees as reasonable may not solve the underlying issue, especially in how districts would calculate charges for extracurricular participation.
Carrie Peterson — Carrie Peterson, the mayor of Fruitland, introduced herself and described the city’s youth council, explaining that she believes in training future leaders and noting that the elected student officers would introduce themselves.
Ella Smith — Ella Smith, a Fruitland student representing the mayoral youth council, introduced herself and explained that she joined to be involved in the community. She said community involvement can take many forms, including service and expressing opinions, and described the youth council as meeting twice a month on Monday evenings to work on community service projects and a 5K fundraiser for scholarships.
Fruitland mayoral youth council student speaker — Explained that the school is small, with about 140 juniors, about 100 or fewer in the eighth grade class, and about 120 sophomores, but the group is still working to accomplish big ideas.
Mayor of Fruitland — The committee first asked the Mayor of Fruitland to have the group stand so they could be recognized. The mayor then spoke about Fruitland hosting a 5K on April 18 tied to a Paul Revere theme, invited committee members to run or walk, mentioned that Fruitland would provide a free breakfast, and noted the event was listed on the state website for the 250 activities.