Mendive ambushes literacy bill

A literacy proposal rooted in Gov. Butch Otter’s task force recommendations and backed by a wide range of education groups was sidetracked by the House Education Committee Friday amid concerns from Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d’Alene, Idaho EdNews reports. HB 450 is designed as a companion to Otter’s $10.7 million literacy proposal. Based on reading assessment scores in kindergarten through third grade, the bill would provide supplemental literacy instruction for students who score below grade-level benchmarks on the Idaho Reading Indicator tests. Students who score at the lowest level on the three-point scale would receive an additional 60 hours of supplemental instruction during a school year, while students who score at the middle level would receive 30 additional hours of literacy instruction, writes EdNews reporter Clark Corbin/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Why does this remind me of Rep Sims votes against the health crisis center?