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House advances school‑employment protections and honors classified staff; Substitute SB 33 passes
Summary
The House read and discussed Substitute Senate Bill 33 (Orderly School Termination Procedures) in tandem with recognizing classified school employees. Sponsors argued the bill would extend protections to classified staff; the clerk recorded SB 33 as passing with affirmative votes read into the record.
Substitute Senate Bill 33, titled the Orderly School Termination Procedures amendment, was lifted from the Rules calendar and considered on the House floor while classified school employees were present for formal recognition.
Representative Pignanelli spoke in support of the measure and recounted instances where classified employees had been treated inconsistently by local districts; he argued SB 33 would grant career classified employees protections and procedural rights more consistent with teachers and administrators. "What senate bill 33 does … is say you're a career employee," Pignanelli said, describing the bill’s intent to align certain rights and obligations.
Members introduced and recognized outstanding classified school employees from districts across the state; floor members praised the honorees' service to students and schools.
Following debate and the sponsor’s summation, the reading clerk recorded the bill’s result into the House journal: the transcript reads, "Senate bill 33, 373 affirmative and 0 negative votes" as the clerk announced the recorded count. The clerk’s readout indicated the measure had been advanced with recorded affirmative votes; reporters should consult the official House Journal for the formal roll‑call entry and to confirm the numeric readout from the transcript.
