07/17/08

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A private Lutheran school in Oregon says it
has secured most of the startup funding needed to bring a law
school to Idaho's capital city as soon as next year.

Concordia University president Charles Schlimpert says the
school will need between $7 million to $10 million in initial
funding for the project.

Most of that money has been secured through private giving in
the Boise area, Schlimpert says.

The board that governs the university voted in April to proceed
with plans for the law school and authorized the proposal on
Wednesday.

The Idaho State Board of Education has also voted to allow the
University of Idaho to proceed with plans to pursue a law school
program in Boise.

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