This is an initial vote. The final vote on the bill in the House will be tomorrow.
“The House advanced legislation Tuesday restoring teacher tenure, a step toward reversing a divisive 2014 law that stripped educators of due process protections.
“The House gave initial approval to House Bill 2070 in a 68-54 vote.
“The underlying bill dealt with arbitration but lawmakers adopted an amendment restoring tenure on a 66-59 vote.”
Please thank those voting for the amendment to include teacher due process in the bill: Alcala, Baker, Ballard, Becker, Bishop, Brim, Burroughs, Carlin, Carmichael, Clayton, Colcannon, Cox, Crum, Curtis, Deere, Dierks, Dietrich, Elliott, Ellis, Finney, Frownfelter, Gallagher, Gardner, Good, Helgesson, Henderson, Highberger, Hodge, Holscher, Judd-Jenkins, Kessinger, Koesten, Kuether, Lewis, Lusk, Lusker, Markley, Mastroni, Miller, Murnan, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Orr, Ousley, Parker, Phelps, Pittman, Proehl, Rooker, Ruiz, Sawyer, Schreiber, Sloan, Stogsdill, Swanson, Tarwater, Terrell, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Weigel, Wheeler, Whipple, Wilson, Winn, Wolfe Moore.
Voting against the amendment to include teacher due process in the bill: Alford, Arnberger, Aurand, Awerkamp, Barker, Blex, Campbell Carpenter, Claeys, Clark, Corbet, Davis, DeGraaf, Delperdang, Dove, Eplee, Esau, Finch, Francis, Garber, Hawkins, Hubbard, Highland, Hineman, Hoffman, Houser, Huebert, Humphries, Jacobs, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Karleskint, Kelly, Lakin, Landwehr, Mason, Osterman, Patton, Phillips, Powell, Rafie, Rahjes, Ralph, Resman, Ryckman, Schroeder, Schwab, Seiwert, Smith, A., Smith, E., Sutton, Thimesch, Thompson, Vickrey, Waymaster, Weber, Whitmer, Williams.
Originally posted on Facebook 2/21/17.