Senate bill regarding tenured teachers in St. Louis schools sees opposition in House Education Committee
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Senate bill regarding tenured teachers in St. Louis schools sees opposition in House Education Committee

Date: April 10, 2013
By: Katie Kreider
State Capitol Bureau

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An amendment that allowed a bill to pass through the Senate could be the thing that keeps it from moving on in the House.
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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.

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Description: "It adds an administrative burden that will not allow us to work constructively with school districts on school improvement."

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

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

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A bill passed out of the Senate last month sparked opposition and confusion in a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday.
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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.

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Description: "I don't think that what you saw in the committee today--the bill you saw in the committee today--is going to be the bill that comes out in the end. I think there's going to be some drastic changes."

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.