St. Louis area Representative Rebecca McClanahan introduced legislation to remove the amendment but it was voted down in committee. The bill now goes to the House Rules Committee which will decide if the higher education bill will be heard in the House.
Rep. Rebecca McClanahan, D-Kirksville, proposed the amendment, saying that it was ridiculous to set fewer restrictions on legislators who are seeking to become professors than the rest of the applicants.
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