The House Education Committee has voted 12-4 in favor of a motion from Rep. Scott Syme, R-Caldwell, to remove one standard regarding earth science, energy and pollution and how fourth-graders should be taught about it from the proposed new school science standards for Idaho, and also to strip out everything in the standards that's listed under the heading "supporting content." The standard Syme targeted for removal is Section ESS-3-4-1, on page 26 of the standards.

Those voting in favor of Syme's motion were Reps. Shepherd, Boyle, Clow, Mendive, Kerby, Cheatham, Amador, DeMordaunt, Moon, Syme, Ehardt and VanOrden. Those voting against it were Reps. McDonald, Chilcote(Kloc), McCrostie, and Toone.