Wrap: Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed sponsored a bill that allows St. Louis schools to remove tenured teachers for incompentency if they fail to improve after 30 days of being warned.

Her Democratic colleague Maria Chappelle-Nadal tacked on an amendment that puts changes in the accredition standard in the hands of the legislature as opposed to the Department of Education before the bill passed the Senate chamber.

But the amendment spurred opposition in a House committee.

Department of Secondary and Elementary Education spokesperson Mark Van Zant said the amendment is not relevant to the bill.

Nasheed says she expects the bill to undergo drastic changes before being passed through.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Katie Kreider.

Wrap: In further attempts to improve St. Louis schools, St. Louis City Senator Jamilah Nasheed proposed a bill that allows schools to get rid of incompetent teachers faster.

But St. Louis County Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal added an amendment that puts changes in the accredition standard in the hands of the legislature as opposed to the Department of Education.

Some opposition said that the amendment isn't relevant to the bill, and wants to leave power to the department.

Nasheed says she thinks the bill still has a long way to go.

Committee chairman, Representative Steve Cookson says the bill might need to be re-worked to pass.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Katie Kreider.