---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that school board hearings on student discipline must be held in executive session."
description: "EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that school board hearings on student discipline must be held in executive session."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "S 1043"
citation: "Idaho S 1043 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d42e713f-a16c-4690-8cb1-c54bdbc1505a"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1043/"
source_hash: "f959f23ccf4467025a252ada5616488d7426b75ad5c0753dcf0eec346bb3dc8b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho S 1043 (2021) — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide that school board hearings on student discipline must be held in executive session.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1043A1.pdf)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1043.pdf)
3. **Engrossment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1043E1.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–2** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **68–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full as amended – — **23–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EDUCATION COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-28** Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-01-29** Reported Printed; referred to Education
- **2021-02-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-02-11** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Guthrie, NyeAbsent and excused – BurtenshawFloor Sponsor - ZitoTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Notice to reconsider - Held at Desk
- **2021-02-12** UC to reconsider
- **2021-02-12** Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- **2021-02-18** Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- **2021-02-18** Reported out without recommendation, as amended
- **2021-02-18** Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
- **2021-02-18** Amendments reported printed
- **2021-02-18** Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
- **2021-02-18** Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
- **2021-02-19** Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
- **2021-02-24** Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 23-10-2AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bayer, Burgoyne, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Heider, Johnson, Lent, Nelson, Nye, Rabe, Rice, Riggs, Stennett, Thayn, Van Orden(Bair), Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Patrick, Ricks, Siddoway(Burtenshaw), SouzaAbsent and excused – Vick, WinderFloor Sponsor - ZitoTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- **2021-02-25** Read First Time, Referred to Education
- **2021-03-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-15** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-17** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-03-18** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-06** U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-07** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-08** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-09** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 12, 2021
- **2021-04-12** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-13** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-14** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-15** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-16** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, April 19, 2021
- **2021-04-19** U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- **2021-04-20** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis(Burns), DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Adams, GibbsFloor Sponsor - NateTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-26** Reported delivered to Governor at 4:45 p.m. on 04/22/21
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Governor on 04/27/21 Session Law Chapter 290 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d42e713f-a16c-4690-8cb1-c54bdbc1505a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).