SB 299 -- ST. LOUIS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

SPONSOR:  Coleman (Wright-Jones, 63)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Elementary and Secondary Education by a vote of 15 to 0.

This bill removes the remaining references to principals from the
City of St. Louis tenure statute.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and
FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the law was revised in 1998 to
remove City of St. Louis principal tenure, but was overlooked in
this section.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Coleman; and St. Louis Board
of Education.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Becky DeNeve, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:21 pm