Hirth wasn't the only person left unsatisfied by the comittee's proposed changes. Democratic St. Louis City Rep. Michele Kratky cast the only dissenting vote to approve the changes as written. She told the committee there were too many unanswered questions about the execution of mandatory training for interns and staff, the chain of command to report incidents of wrongdoing and the subsequent punishments for those incidents to pass the proposal as written.
Former Legislative Intern Taylor Hirth testifying to the House Administration CommitteeMonths after reports of inappropriate activities with college interns led to the resignation of two legislators, tougher policies governing behavior of representatives and House staff was adopted by the House Administration Committee.But one of the committee's provisions came under attack from one of the few former interns who has gone public about unwanted sexual advances by legislators. The new..
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