BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Senate Education Committee voted Thursday to lift restrictions that bar school districts from hiring the spouses of board members.

Rep. Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, said the rule — which is meant to stave off nepotism — puts a hardship on Idaho’s smaller rural school districts.

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