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2013 Bill(s)
* SS SB 125 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED Description: Allow removal of an tenured teacher in the St. Louis City School District on the basis of incompetency. HA 2 gives the Education Department more authority to determine the governing structure for a school district that has become unaccredited and imposes additional requirements.
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SB 131 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Veterans & Health Description: Expand Medicaid health care coverage to persons at 133 percent or lower of the federal poverity level.
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* SB 155 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Agriculture Description: Require notification on the package of genetically modified meath or fish.
See: Official legislative description and status* SB 173 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Education Description: Return control of the St. Louis School District to the locally elected board one year after gaining provisional accreditation.
See: Official legislative description and status* SB 249 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Education Description: Lower the mandatory school starting age from seven to five years of age in St. Louis city or Kansas City.
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SB 310 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Judiciary Description: Allow a court to expunge some criminal records after five years.
See: Official legislative description and status* SB 311 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Education Description: Allow parents to petition to convert to a charter school a school in the bottom 20 percent of the state's school improvement program. Other provisions for parental rights to force changes in an under-performing school districts. The House speaker has sponsored a similar bill, HB 603.
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SB 347 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Progress Description: Lower the penalty for criminal nonsupport to an infraction. Under current law it is a misdemeanor unless the amount owed exceeds 12 months in which case it is a felony.
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SB 387 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Jobs Description: Extend the sunset for tax credits to film producers and lower the maximum amount of credits that can be issued in a year from $4 million to $3.5 million.
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SB 423 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Perf Description: Merge enforcement of parking and enforcement of parking meters into a single division in St. Louis City.
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SB 424 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Judiciary Description: Require a jail employee to report to the sheriff immediately, in writing, when the worker has cause to believe an offender has been abused.
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SB 425 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Judiciary Description: Establish rights for an owner-occupant in a foreclosure. Establish a right for an owner-occupant to seek dispute resolution when facing foreclosure action.
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SB 426 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Education Description: Establish a pilot math and science tutoring program for students in St. Louis City, subject to appropriations.
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SB 482 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Judiciary Description: Establish in the St. Louis City circuit court a separate criminal case docket for armed robbery and various firearms felonies.
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SB 483 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Education Description: Establish various alternatives for education. Expand charter schools. Allow school credit for demonstrated competency.
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SJR 10 Sponsor:Nasheed, Jamilah Status: S Rules Description: Extend legislative terms limits from eight to 16 years in any one chamber, but retain the 16-year limit for total service in the General Assembly. Currently, a person is limited to eight years in each chamber.
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