Judy Boyle — Representative Boyle thanked Dr. Powell for attending, encouraged him to stay for the presentation on domestic sheep and bighorns, and added that the sheep station should be heavily involved in that effort.
Judy Boyle — Addressed as Co-Chair Boyle in the greeting to the committee.
Judy Boyle — Co-Chair Boyle asks about the statewide financial loss from the budget cut that eliminated the forestry economist position.
Judy Boyle — Thanked the presenter and introduced a question for Mr. McQuaid.
Judy Boyle — Asked whether corporate liability principles extend to university employees.
Judy Boyle — Requested follow-up and said she wanted to alert universities to the issue.
Judy Boyle — Raised a concern about university employees taking outside NGO work to oppose state-issued permits and asked for an answer.
Judy Boyle — Approved handing out gifts and acknowledged the presence of College of Law graduates in the room.
Judy Boyle — Addressed as Co-chair Boyle.
Judy Boyle — Acknowledged for helping articulate the needs of the presentation.
Judy Boyle — Stan Boyd says he received a call from Co-chair Boyle yesterday.
Judy Boyle — Identified as Co-Chair Boyle, who has a question for the committee.
Judy Boyle — Speaker says Judy was present when the bill passed the Senate by around 80%.
Judy Boyle — Dr. Knowles thanked Representative Boyle for the opportunity to speak, said he had provided materials and publications to him, and invited any questions.
Judy Boyle — The speaker refers to Judy Boyle, correcting himself from 'Judy' to 'Chairman Boyle,' and later addresses her as Co-Chair Boyle while discussing related funding and contract/wolf depredation issues. The mentions are part of the same continuous exchange.
Rob McQuaid — Introduced himself as Director of Government Affairs for the University of Idaho and began the presentation.
Dr. Matt Powell — Dr. Matt Powell is introduced as being present from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the speaker then turns the discussion over to him to provide the college’s perspective.
Dr. Matt Powell — Noted as being present to discuss one of the university's colleges.
Dean Dennis Becker — Identified as joining remotely from the College of Natural Resources.
Dean Dennis Becker — Was introduced as the next presenter and acknowledged the committee.
Seth Via? — Identified as being from the president's office and handling the PowerPoint; surname is uncertain because of transcription.
Dennis Becker — Will speak about the College of Natural Resources.
Dennis Becker — Noted as being present to discuss one of the university's colleges.
Dennis Becker — Named as the person to whom the presentation would be turned over.
Dennis Becker — Identified himself as dean of the College of Natural Resources and began addressing prior questions.
James Holtzclaw — Matt Powell was invited to speak about the College of Agriculture and then introduced himself as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho.
Matt Powell — He was asked to take a question and responded to a question about the research center timeline.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris asked when the research center would have cows and be fully operational.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris asks whether the university has made efforts to address the screw worm issue coming from South America, and Dr. Powell directly addresses him in the course of that same exchange.
Mark Harris — Senators question Sheriff Holtz about immigration enforcement cooperation, beginning with the county costs of participating in a 287G program and continuing with related follow-up questions about enforcement procedures and the differences between warrants and ICE administrative warrants.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris is repeatedly addressed during a continuous discussion about detention center policy. The exchange covers differences between detention center types, questions about what qualifies a facility, and broader concerns about how much authority should rest with local decision-makers versus state mandates.
Mark Harris — Asked whether being held harmless would mean the wool growers could keep their permits.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris is recognized by the chair and then asks Mr. Shirts whether the allotments could be restored and what it would take to make that possible, questioning whether such a change is feasible.
Mark Harris — Asked a question comparing brucellosis in cattle to the sheep issue being discussed.
Mike Strickland — Identified as the director of the deep soil ecotron.
Mr. Powell — Mr. Powell is identified to the committee and then explains that the program is both an add-on and a certificate program, noting that there are about 35 current students and 69 alumni.
Dr. Powell — Said he would turn the presentation over to Dennis Becker unless there were questions.
Dr. Powell — Agreed and described the sheep station at Dubois, Idaho, co-located with USDA, and a listening session with USDA leaders and Dean Becker.
Dr. Powell — Called on to respond.
Dr. Powell — Says funding cuts negatively affect the university's ability to maintain research aspects.
Dr. Powell — Was asked whether his comments implied funding cuts had been beneficial.
Dr. Powell — Clarified that funding cuts are never good and explained the College of Agriculture's adaptability.
Dr. Powell — Thanked for testimony and asked whether Dean Becker would follow.
Dean Becker — Named as a participant in the USDA listening session.
Dean Becker — Included in the listening session with USDA leaders and the two colleges.
Dean Becker — Suggested as someone who could address the issue.
Dean Becker — Asked whether he would be the next presenter.
Dean Edgar — Included in the listening session with USDA leaders and the two colleges.
Van Burtenshaw — Likely intended reference in 'Senator Burttschall's question.'
Van Burtenshaw — Asked how federal and state funding cuts have affected the university's work.