President Shinn / Jeremiah Shinn — Explains that the NCAA's role in FBS football differs from its role in other sports and that its authority is limited.
Jeremiah Dickey — Jeremiah Dickey, Boise State’s athletic director, is introduced and begins his testimony, briefly highlighting the program’s accomplishments and setting up the details he will provide.
Spencer Danielson — Spencer Danielson introduced himself as Boise State’s head football coach and testified about the program’s broader mission beyond wins and losses, emphasizing player development and community impact. He explained that college football has become increasingly transactional and asked for state and federal help to create rules that would allow Boise State to continue developing young men through football. The chair then thanked him and praised his work with the players.
Brandon Shippy — Jeremiah Dickey is referenced twice as having made a similar point about the need for rules and legislation, with the speaker urging the creation of rules along the same lines.
Kailen Downs — Kailen Downs, Boise State’s head women’s golf coach, testified in support of the Joint Memorial by describing how the current athletics landscape affects all sports and emphasizing Boise State’s role in developing young people through athletics. She highlighted the university’s strong graduation success rate and academic outcomes, pointed to the connection between college athletics and Olympic-level success, and closed by urging support for the memorial and for the scholarships and educational resources that help student-athletes succeed on and off the field.
Mark Harris — Identified as the member asking to move the memorial forward; likely a transcription error for a committee member name.
Mark Harris — The motion is attributed to Representative Skog in the transcript.
Mark Harris — The transcript uses 'Representative Raibold' as the sponsor name; likely a transcription issue, but the sponsor is Britt Raibold.
Mark Harris — Introduced himself as Mark Harris, Idaho State Senate, Legislative District 35, and presented Senate Bill 1391.
Mark Harris — Identified as the sponsor/presenter of Senate Bill 1391.
Mark Harris — The committee discusses House Bill 948 and whether an additional law is needed for revenue projections. Representative Mickelson questions the need for the bill, arguing that DFM and the Governor’s office already provide revenue projections and that the joint committee already reviews expert input. Representative Ehlers responds that the legislature also has a constitutional responsibility to help set a balanced budget and says an LSO-prepared revenue estimate would improve the committee’s work. The exchange concludes with Representative Bingham moving to send House Bill 948 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Trent Tripple — Signed up to testify on Senate Bill 1389.
Bruce Bain — Bruce Bain signs up to testify on Senate Bill 1391, introduces himself as the director of Highway District 4 in Caldwell, Idaho, and testifies in support of the bill by describing the district’s responsibilities. He concludes by thanking the committee and offering to answer questions.
Kelly Anthon — Not mentioned in this section.
James Ruchti — Not mentioned in this section.
Jeremiah Shin / Jeremiah Shinn — Introduced as the first witness from Boise State University; name appears with a spelling inconsistency.
Jeremiah Shinn — Jeremiah Shinn, interim president of Boise State University, testifies about the value of athletics and explains that the NCAA cannot fully solve the issue on its own, noting that its role in FBS football differs from its role in other NCAA sports. His testimony is then wrapped up at the committee’s request.