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Education committee approves bill to make Veterans Day a holiday for University of Missouri employees
Summary
Senate Bill 89, sponsored by Sen. Steven Weber of Columbia, would make Veterans Day a holiday for University of Missouri system employees; the Missouri Senate Education Committee voted the bill to pass on Feb. 11 (vote tally not specified).
Senate Bill 89, sponsored by Senator Steven Weber of Columbia, would make Veterans Day a holiday for all University of Missouri system employees, the sponsor said.
"When I was talking to some friends at work at the university, I was I was surprised to find out they didn't have Veterans Day off. They have a lot of other federal holidays, but not Veterans Day," Weber said.
The Missouri Senate Education Committee voted Senate Bill 89 to pass on Feb. 11, according to the transcript. The recording does not provide a vote tally or names of committee members who voted for or against the measure.
Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan.
