{"id":12520,"date":"2012-10-30T14:06:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T20:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=12520"},"modified":"2012-11-02T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T17:49:17","slug":"propositions-1-2-3-what-happens-if-voters-overturn-idahos-education-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/10\/30\/propositions-1-2-3-what-happens-if-voters-overturn-idahos-education-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Propositions 1, 2, 3: What Happens If Voters Overturn Idaho&#8217;s Education Laws?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12521\"  class=\"wp-caption module image left\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/10\/Indian-School-Kid-_-Kyle-Stokes.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12521\" title=\"Indiana School Kid _ Kyle Stokes\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/10\/Indian-School-Kid-_-Kyle-Stokes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/10\/Indian-School-Kid-_-Kyle-Stokes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/10\/Indian-School-Kid-_-Kyle-Stokes-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Kyle Stokes \/ StateImpact Indiana<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>On November 6, voters in Idaho will decide if <a title=\"What Idaho Voters Need To Know About Propositions 1, 2, And 3\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/propositions-1-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">a trio of education laws<\/a> should be repealed in whole or in part, or if they&#8217;ll remain intact.\u00a0 So, what happens if voters reject the laws?<\/p>\n<p>The Students Come First laws do many things. The package of three laws would remain on the books if Propositions 1, 2 and 3 pass on November 6.\u00a0 If any of those propositions fail, the corresponding law would be repealed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"What Idaho Voters Need To Know About Propositions 1, 2, And 3\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/propositions-1-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">first law<\/a> weakens collective bargaining rights for teachers and does away with <a href=\"http:\/\/magicvalley.com\/news\/local\/idaho-s-uncertain-education-landscape-leaves-some-educators-looking-to\/article_a908b7da-5bb2-5a10-b44b-ba4095369fd7.html\" target=\"_blank\">Idaho&#8217;s early retirement program<\/a>.\u00a0 That law will be voted on in Proposition 1.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"What Idaho Voters Need To Know About Propositions 1, 2, And 3\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/propositions-1-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">second law<\/a> creates a teacher pay-for-performance measure.\u00a0 This means teachers are able to earn bonuses based on measured outcomes of their students.\u00a0 That law will be voted on in Proposition 2.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"What Idaho Voters Need To Know About Propositions 1, 2, And 3\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/propositions-1-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">third law<\/a> emphasizes technology and will eventually put a <a title=\"How Idaho\u2019s $180 Million Education Technology Contract Impacts HP\u2019s Multibillion-Dollar Bottom Line\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/10\/25\/how-idahos-180-million-education-technology-contract-impacts-hps-multibillion-dollar-bottom-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">laptop in the hands of every Idaho high school student<\/a> and teacher in the state.\u00a0 That law will be voted on in Proposition 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content alignleft\"><h4 class=\"related-header\">Related<\/h4><div class=\"links\"><h5>Posts<\/h5><ul><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/07\/23\/9214\/\">How Funding Rural Idaho Schools Became &#8216;Not Unlike a Barn-Raising&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/09\/11\/any-way-you-slice-it-idaho-is-near-the-top-for-education-spending-cuts\/\">Any Way You Slice It, Idaho Education Spending Cuts Are Near The Top<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/10\/26\/hp-laptop-contract-makes-idaho-tech-jobs-an-issue-in-props-1-2-3-vote\/\">HP Laptop Contract Makes Idaho Tech Jobs An Issue In Props 1, 2, 3 Vote<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"topics\"><h5>Topics<\/h5><p class=\"topic\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/09\/90436770.jpg\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/propositions-1-2-3\/\">What Idaho Voters Need To Know About Propositions 1, 2, And 3<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Each of the education reform laws stands alone.\u00a0 That is, the laws operate independently of one another.\u00a0 If Prop 1 fails and Props 2 and 3 pass, for example, the second and third education laws will continue to function.<\/p>\n<p>What gets tricky is the money that&#8217;s involved with each law.<\/p>\n<p>Legislative budget analyst Paul Headlee knows these education laws inside and out.\u00a0 He explains that if all three referenda fail, the $35.7 million that would have been spent to implement the laws in 2013 will end up in what is called the Public Education Stabilization Fund.\u00a0 That&#8217;s if the Legislature doesn&#8217;t take action.\u00a0 The stabilization fund is a rainy day account for Idaho&#8217;s Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>The department wouldn&#8217;t be able to turn around and spend that money on other things, Headlee says.\u00a0 Any spending would require legislative approval.<\/p>\n<p>Headlee says if voters overturn all of the education, lawmakers will have a couple of options: do nothing and let that $35.7 million transfer into the rainy day fund, or appropriate the expected savings for other education programs.<\/p>\n<p>Headlee says the balance of Idaho&#8217;s Public Education Stabilization Fund has varied greatly over the last few years, due in large part to <a title=\"Defining the Recession\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/topic\/recession\/\" target=\"_blank\">the recession<\/a>.\u00a0 He says it&#8217;s currently at $49 million, but it was up to about $114 million before the recession hit Idaho in 2009.\u00a0 Its post-recession low point, says Headlee, was about $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>On the policy side, it&#8217;s unclear exactly what will happen to Idaho schools and teachers if these laws are entirely or in-part repealed on Nov. 6.\u00a0 In the immediate future, schools will function as they did before the Students Come First laws passed.\u00a0 Time will tell if the Department of Education will pursue similar 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