BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A group of citizens and educators is suing the Idaho Supreme Court over House Bill 93.
Hawley Troxell, a Boise-based firm, filed the lawsuit with the Idaho Supreme Court, according to a press release. The firm represents nine petitioners, including an educator from Burley Junior High School and the “Mormon Women for Ethical Government.”
The suit asks for a Writ of Probation against the state’s new law.
House Bill 93 created a tax credit voucher, giving families a refundable tax credit up to $5,000 per student or $7,500k for those who have a disability.
The argument focuses on the words of the Idaho Constitution’s Article IX, Section 1, mandating the Idaho Legislature to “Establish and maintain a general, uniform and thorough system of public free common schoo