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Senate adopts compromise amendment to shorten teacher termination process; SB146 moves to third reading
Summary
Senators adopted Amendment 17 to Senate Bill 146, reducing the orderly‑termination timeline from 90 to 60 days and adding procedural safeguards including subpoena power for the Board of Education; the amended bill passed second reading and was placed on the third‑reading calendar (22‑0 with 7 absent).
Senator Hilliard, sponsor of Senate Bill 146, moved to uncircle the bill and introduced Amendment 17, which he described as a compromise worked out among teachers, superintendents and other stakeholders. "First of all, it reduces the total time for orderly termination from 90 to 60 days," Hilliard said, summarizing the principal change.
Hilliard told the Senate the…
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