Sen. Edgar Malepeai, D-Pocatello, told the Senate of teaching troubled and disadvantaged children. It's a challenge, he said, to help those youngsters in cases where their parents aren't involved. "Ladies and gentlemen, this bill doesn't figure it out," he said of SB 1110, the teacher performance-pay bill. "It just creates more frustration."

Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, said, "I had a lot of good teachers growing up. I didn't grow up as well as they hoped. I've heard from some in the last two weeks." He said, "There's no completely fair system, folks. There's no completely fair system. The system we have right now is as unfair as any system I can think of. This may not be the best way, but it's definitely a better way."