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Idaho Proposition 2, Teachers Collective Bargaining Veto Referendum (2012)
| Idaho Proposition 2 | |
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| Topic Collective bargaining and Public school teachers and staff |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Idaho Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Idaho on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported upholding the legislation, which provided teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard to fill positions and leadership. |
A "no" vote supported repealing the legislation which provided teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard to fill positions and leadership. |
Election results
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Idaho Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 272,939 | 42.01% | ||
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376,689 | 57.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Referendum to approve or reject legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership. Referendum to approve or reject S1110; relating to education: revising Idaho Code by adding new section 33-1004I to provide and distribute in fiscal year 2013 state share-based pay for performance bonuses to certificated instructional staff based on a school's median student growth percentiles on state achievement tests and a school's median standardized score on state achievement tests and local share-based pay for performance based on student test scores, graduation rates, dropout rates, percent of graduates attending postsecondary education or entering military service, meeting federal "adequate yearly progress," number of students successfully completing dual credit or advanced placement classes; percent of students in extracurricular activities, class projects, portfolios, successful completion of special student assignments, parental involvement, teacher-assigned grades, and/or student attendance rates, and, in fiscal year 2014 and thereafter, in addition to the aforementioned bonuses, provide incentives for certificated instructional staff in hard-to-fill positions and leadership awards for certificated instructional staff who assume one or more of the following additional duties: instructional staff mentoring, content leadership, lead teacher, peer coaching, content specialist, remedial instructor, curriculum development, assessment development, data analysis, grant writing, special program coordinator, research project, professional development instructor, service on education committees, educational leadership and earning national board certification. Shall the legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership be approved? A YES vote means you approve the legislation. A NO vote means you reject the legislation. | ” |
Path to the ballot
The campaign supporting the initiative collected signatures for three referendums simeltaneously. In order for a proposed veto referendum to be placed on the 2012 statewide ballot for Idaho voters to decide, at least 47,432 signatures for each targeted bill must have been collected within 60 days after lawmakers leave for the session. Signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State's office, reports confirm, as more than 210,000 verified signatures were submitted. Each referendum needed 47,432 valid signatures, which means the more than 72,000 signatures submitted for each measure was well above the requirements. Official ballot placement from the Secretary of State's office was expected shortly after submission of signatures.[1] On June 13, 2012, the Idaho Secretary of State's office issued official certificates placing the referendums on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot.
See also
External links
- Bloomberg, "Most Referendums Since 1998 Give U.S. Voters a Chance to Reject State Laws," August 25, 2011
- Signatures plentiful at referendum drive
- Idaho Teachers Union Is Latest Target of Attack on Collective Bargaining
- Idaho referendum backers deliver petitions
- Idaho school reform foes hand in petitions
- Referendum backers deliver petitions to qualify measures for 2012 ballot
Footnotes
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