"Missouri statutes prohibit sexual offenders from being within 1000 feet of our schools, and yet they are right inside our classrooms," said Rep. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County.
Intro: The Show-Me state was recently ranked the 11th worst state in the nation for educator sexual misconduct, prompting Republican St. Louis Representative Jane Cunningham to work on legislation to attack the problem.
The bill proposed to increase intellectual diversity on college campuses. Commonly referred to as the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act, the bill passed through the House but was never discussed in the Senate. The bill's sponsor Rep. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, said she will try again next year with the bill.
The Missouri House gave initial passage to Rep. Jane Cunningham's, R-St. Louis County, bill that would establish the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act on April 12. The bill, House Bill 213, would also require universities to annually report the ways in which they are promoting academic freedom and free exchange of ideas with bias toward religious or political affiliation.
The Missouri House on Wednesday gave initial passage to Rep. Jane Cunningham's, R-St. Louis County, bill that would establish the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act. The bill, House Bill 213, would require universities to annually report the ways in which they are promoting academic freedom and free exchange of ideas with bias toward religion or political affiliation.
Intro: Republican representative Jane Cunningham said she disagrees with what some women call sexual harassment. She said she supports the governor in his decision regarding the employment of the director of the Department of Agriculture after being investigated for sexual harassment. Fanna (Fauna) Haile-Selassie (High-lay-suh-lah-say) got Cunningham's response.
The Missouri House on Wednesday gave initial passage to Rep. Jane Cunningham's, R-St. Louis County, bill that would establish the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act. The bill, House Bill 213, would require universities to annually report the ways in which they are promoting academic freedom and free exchange of ideas with bias toward religion or political affiliation.
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