NAMPA — A committee of the Idaho Republican Party has proposed six changes to the state GOP platform opposing transgender access to bathrooms in schools, and rejected four others — one of which denounced bigotry, racism and xenophobia.

While resolutions aren't legally binding, they could help influence the Idaho Republican Party — which has a stronghold in most of Idaho's local, state and congressional offices.

According to the Associated Press coverage of the convention, some convention delegates say Idaho’s top elected officials reject the Obama administration directive that public schools allow transgender students to use the restroom of their choice.

According to a resolution that cleared a convention committee Friday, Idaho public schools would be told not to implement the new directive. At the same time, the state's constitutional officers would develop a coordinated rejection response. There was no discussion on the possible consequences if such actions were to actually take place — such as the potential loss of millions in federal funding — nor any mention on what to do with the Idaho schools that have already implemented the guidelines.

The federal directive is currently being challenged by 11 other states, and Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has vowed to submit an amicus brief supporting the legal challenge.

"I don't want my kids to be a part of it," said Sean Borzea, an Ada County delegate who authored the resolution. "It's part of the unraveling of the family fabric."

A second resolution concerning the administration’s transgender bathroom issue called for new state and federal laws to put in single-stall bathrooms and changing rooms for transgendered students in public schools. It also called for laws that would prohibit schools from considering transgender students in Title 9 discussions. That resolution was rejected by the committee.

Immediately after adopting the anti-transgender bathroom resolution, the same committee rejected a resolution denouncing bigotry, racism and xenophobia.

"The Idaho Republican Party most emphatically denounces and condemns bigotry, racism and xenophobia everywhere — and specifically in our communities, our state, our party and our nation," the failed resolution read.

Multiple committee members argued the resolution was a feeble attempt to placate politically correct liberals and took particular exception with the inclusion of the word "xenophobia." Others argued the resolution infringed on their constitutionally protected freedom of speech.

Voting on the two resolutions back to back wasn't planned, but a last-minute change to the agenda placed them together, said committee chairman Steve Millington, a delegate from Twin Falls County — a region recently plagued by a streak of anti-refugee efforts.

"Am I surprised it went down?" said Millington. "Somewhat, but not entirely. We have been bombarded with incivility. And as we head toward the general election, we need to make sure we have a high level of civility and public discourse. Let's be decent. Let's be personally responsible."

The committee also rejected a resolution that would tighten up campaign finance disclosure rules that would have required reporting of large donations to a campaign or candidate within 24 hours of the donation. The current law allows a 48-hour window.

Another rejected resolution would have called on Congress to move all state primary elections nationwide into a six-week window in February and March and require voters to agree with the GOP’s state and national platforms before being allowed to vote.

In total, the committee approved six of the 10 resolutions proposed on Friday. However, they must still be adopted by the general assembly today if they are to be officially endorsed by the party.

Here are the other resolutions adopted:

• Call on the House and Senate Armed Services committees to submit a proposal awarding a military occupational specialty to graduates of the U.S. Army sniper course.

• Urge the Idaho Republican Party to host more candidate forums to educate voters about nonpartisan judicial races.

• Request the Idaho Legislature pass legislation to amend the state Constitution so it specifically names the Bible as one of the "religious texts" that may be used in public schools.

• Request Gov. Butch Otter call a special session to replace Idaho's same-day voter registration provision before the November general election with a stricter system, or abolish it entirely if no compromise can be made.

• Amend the state's driver license requirements to require stricter proof of citizenship documentation requirements.