On February 24, the Senate Education Committee passed a negotiations bill which mirrors the minority report from the K-12 Efficiency Commission (signed by paid lobbyists Mike O’Neal and Dave Trabert who have consistently opposed strong education funding and policy, Sam Williams and Dennis Depew and not the majority of the commission) rather than passing the bill supported by the school boards association, the superintendents association, the school administrators association and the teachers union.

Voting for the bill were Senators Melcher, Fitzgerald, Tyson, Pyle, Abrams and Arpke.

Senators Hensley, Baumgardner, Schmidt, Pettey, and Kerschen voted against the bill.

Please thank Senators Hensley, Baumgardner, Schmidt, Pettey and Kerschen.

If Senators Melcher, Fitzgeradl, Tyson, Pyle, Abrams or Arpke are your senator, you might want to ask whether they are representing you.