At least one Idaho state senator opposes a proposed University of Idaho plan to expand its law school to Boise. Moscow Senator Gary Schroeder, a Republican who serves on the Senate Education Committee, fears the proposal would open the door to move the state’s only law school from north Idaho where the university is based.
According to university officials establishing a branch campus in Boise will take about eight years to implement and require heavy support from state lawmakers. Additionally, the university would reportedly need an extra $6 million a year to fully operate legal programs in the state capital. A university report released this week shows Idaho lawmakers would need to approve more than half of that money.
College of Law Dean Don Burnett will submit the proposal to the state Board of Education next week. Burnett says the plan is to expand the law school, not relocate it. (AP)