MNEA Veto Session Update
September 16, 2015
By Otto Fajen
MNEA Legislative Director
VETO SESSION WINDS DOWN
The Missouri House and Senate convened for Veto Session at noon on September 16. The legislature considered motions to override several bills passed during the Regular Session and vetoed by the Governor. As of this writing, the Senate is still debating an override motion on HB 722 (Shaul), the last vetoed bill to be taken up for override.
STUDENT TRANSFER/CHARTER AND VIRTUAL EXPANSION BILL DIES IN HOUSE
The House discussed a motion to override HB 42 (Wood). However, the House did not bring the motion to a vote, and the bill did not become law. The Association opposed the bill. HB 42 would have intruded on local district control, expanded the transfer provision, created a costly expansion of charter and virtual schools without appropriate accountability and failed to fully address the needed action on the transfer issue.
SO-CALLED "RIGHT-TO-WORK" DIES IN HOUSE
The House failed to override the Governor's veto of HCS/HBs 116 & 569 (Burlison) by a vote of 96-63, and the bill did not become law. This so-called "Right-to-Work" provision would have affected the constitutional bargaining rights of all Missourians. HB 116 would have applied to all employees and would remove the ability of labor unions to receive compensation for the costs of fulfilling their duties as exclusive representative. The Association opposed the bill and appreciates the Governor's veto and the support of the bipartisan group of legislators who voted against the bill.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERIOD BILL BECOMES LAW
The Senate overrode HB 150 (Fitzpatrick) into law by a vote of 24-8. The bill makes several changes to unemployment compensation, including shortening the period of benefits to as little as 13 weeks, depending on general unemployment figures. Legal questions may be raised regarding the override process, since the House override motion occurred during Regular Session, while the Senate motion occurred during Veto Session. The issue may eventually be decided by litigation.
A+ SCHOLARSHIP RESIDENCY RESTRICTION BECOMES LAW
The Senate and House voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 224 (Romine) and enacted the bill into law. The bill requires that a student be a United States citizen or permanent resident in order to be eligible to receive reimbursements from the A+ Schools Program. This change will deny A+ Scholarships to otherwise-qualified students who are lawfully present under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
September 16, 2015
By Otto Fajen
MNEA Legislative Director
VETO SESSION WINDS DOWN
The Missouri House and Senate convened for Veto Session at noon on September 16. The legislature considered motions to override several bills passed during the Regular Session and vetoed by the Governor. As of this writing, the Senate is still debating an override motion on HB 722 (Shaul), the last vetoed bill to be taken up for override.
STUDENT TRANSFER/CHARTER AND VIRTUAL EXPANSION BILL DIES IN HOUSE
The House discussed a motion to override HB 42 (Wood). However, the House did not bring the motion to a vote, and the bill did not become law. The Association opposed the bill. HB 42 would have intruded on local district control, expanded the transfer provision, created a costly expansion of charter and virtual schools without appropriate accountability and failed to fully address the needed action on the transfer issue.
SO-CALLED "RIGHT-TO-WORK" DIES IN HOUSE
The House failed to override the Governor's veto of HCS/HBs 116 & 569 (Burlison) by a vote of 96-63, and the bill did not become law. This so-called "Right-to-Work" provision would have affected the constitutional bargaining rights of all Missourians. HB 116 would have applied to all employees and would remove the ability of labor unions to receive compensation for the costs of fulfilling their duties as exclusive representative. The Association opposed the bill and appreciates the Governor's veto and the support of the bipartisan group of legislators who voted against the bill.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERIOD BILL BECOMES LAW
The Senate overrode HB 150 (Fitzpatrick) into law by a vote of 24-8. The bill makes several changes to unemployment compensation, including shortening the period of benefits to as little as 13 weeks, depending on general unemployment figures. Legal questions may be raised regarding the override process, since the House override motion occurred during Regular Session, while the Senate motion occurred during Veto Session. The issue may eventually be decided by litigation.
A+ SCHOLARSHIP RESIDENCY RESTRICTION BECOMES LAW
The Senate and House voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 224 (Romine) and enacted the bill into law. The bill requires that a student be a United States citizen or permanent resident in order to be eligible to receive reimbursements from the A+ Schools Program. This change will deny A+ Scholarships to otherwise-qualified students who are lawfully present under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Jefferson City, MO 65101
1-800-392-0236www.mnea.org
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