"I've come to the inevitable and irrefutable conclusion that this bill has nothing to do with student achievement," Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, told the House, debating against SB 1108. He said, "One person's medicine is another person's Kool-Aid, and I refuse to drink it." Cronin said, "Let's stop pretending that SB 1108 has anything to do with" improving student achievement. "The bill intends to dismantle the Idaho Education Association, put teachers in their place, and make sure that teachers are effectively silenced ... where frankly their expertise ought to be welcome." As proof, he pointed to the section in the bill about notification of liability insurance, and said he'd not heard of a problem in Idaho with "underinsured teachers." The comment prompted some laughter, both on the House floor and from the gallery, prompting Speaker Lawerence Denney to bang his gavel loudly. "If that continues, I'll clear the gallery," he warned.

Cronin said, "This bill is flawed 17 ways from Sunday." He said, "We're not going to get better teaching by punishing our teachers. We may achieve our political aims, but this doesn't help our children."