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Missouri Senate gives preliminary approval to bill on virtual-school assessments
Summary
The Missouri Senate gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 266, sponsored by Senator Travis Fitzwater, to establish provisions for assessing students enrolled in virtual public schools; an amendment about charter schools was added and later withdrawn.
The Missouri Senate gave preliminary approval Monday evening to Senate Bill 266, a measure sponsored by Senator Travis Fitzwater of Holts Summit that would establish provisions for assessing students enrolled in virtual public schools.
Fitzwater told colleagues the bill would allow students "in a virtual setting in public school systems to be able to take assessment tests to make sure they are not having to drive all over Kingdom Come to go to to take virtual tests," according to the Senate floor transcript.
The bill drew a brief side debate about charter schools during floor discussion. Senator Koch raised charter-school issues, and Senator Carla May of St. Louis added an amendment. May questioned how charter schools were being placed in districts, saying, "Of having charter schools in their district, but they voted for them to be in my district. Now they're trying to stop me from regulating my district. I don't understand that." May later withdrew her amendment.
With the amendment withdrawn, senators gave Senate Bill 266 preliminary approval. A second affirmative vote in a future Senate session would be required to send the bill to the Missouri House of Representatives for consideration. The Senate is expected to turn to the state budget in about two weeks, the transcript notes.
Dean Morgan reported from the state capital.
