Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said the public school earnings reserve fund isn't a rainy-day account, it's a "shock absorber" to protect the state's ability to make payouts to schools each year. He noted that Luna talked about how much more kids need to know today, but said he wonders how much they'll need to know in 35 years. "What I'm getting at is our role as trustees for the present and the future," he said. "We have an obligation to both."

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