The legislation passed roughly along party lines in the House and Senate. Senators Maria Chappelle-Nadal and Jolie Justus, both Democrats, spoke at length against the bill during floor debate.
Democrats have also balked at the Sue Shear language and threatened to block the bill if it remains. Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County, said she would launch a filibuster if it came up for a vote.
Every Democrat except for Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County, voted in favor of keeping the teacher tenure system intact. Chappelle-Nadal also led an effort to cap the pay for school administrator's at two-and-a-half times the average teacher salary in a school district.
CORRECTION: The original version of this story incorrectly quoted that Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal had questioned the safety of red-light cameras. The attribution of the statement to her was incorrect. Just the opposite of the quote, Chappelle-Nadal led the fight in the Senate to preserve the red-light camera enforcement system.
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
Sen. Kiki Curls, D-Jackson County, led last week's filibuster with the help of two St. Louis area senators, Robin Wright-Jones and Maria Chappelle-Nadal. Curls said she would filibuster for as long as it takes to defeat the bill.
Missouri Democratic Senators - with Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County, leading the charge - are once again delaying a vote on the workplace discrimination bill, but this time it's the House's version of the bill. House Bill 1219 is identical to Senate Bill 592 - which Chapelle-Nadal filibustered for 10 hours, but was eventually passed out of the Senate. Senate Minority Floor Leader Victor Callahan, D-Independence, joined in the debate.
Missouri Democratic Senators - with Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County, leading the charge - are once again delaying a vote on the workplace discrimination bill, but this time it's the House's version of the bill. House Bill 1219 is identical to Senate Bill 592 - which Chapelle-Nadal filibustered for 10 hours, but was eventually passed out of the Senate. Senate Minority Floor Leader Victor Callahan, D-Independence, joined in the debate.
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
Passage of the bill comes after an extensive filibuster last week that kept Senators at the capital until the early hours of Thursday morning. The filibuster, which ended in a compromise between Republicans and members of Missouri's Legislative Black Caucus, was led by Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County.
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis County, led the day-long filibuster against the business-backed bill. Earlier this week members of Missouri's Legislative Black Caucus spoke out against the bill, saying they supported their members in the Senate, and would continue to oppose the bill until it is defeated. Chappelle-Nadal said she would restart her filibuster if the proposal reached the Senate floor after being through the House.
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