SCS SB 580 -- COORDINATING EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY

SPONSOR:  Shields (Baker, 123)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Elementary and Secondary Education by a vote of 15 to 0.

This substitute requires the Commissioner of Higher Education,
the chair of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the
Commissioner of Education, the President of the State Board of
Education, and the Director of the Department of Economic
Development to meet and discuss ways in which their respective
departments may collaborate to achieve a more efficient and
effective education system that more adequately prepares students
for entering the workforce.  The group is required to annually
report to the General Assembly and the Governor their agencies'
actions and recommendations for initiatives and statutory
changes.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that having a mechanism to promote a
coordinated, continuing dialogue with all the stakeholders in the
whole range of education will be a valuable tool for improvements
in education and economic development.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Shields; Department of
Higher Education; Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Missouri State Teachers Association; and Missouri
National Education Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Becky DeNeve, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:46 am