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SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES                                                    Bill No.: HCS HB 607
                                                                           Sponsor: Lewis
                                                                       Hearing Date: 4/10/2025

 COMMITTEE:            Education

 CHAIRMAN:             Brattin

 DATE REFERRED:               3/24/2025          DATE HEARING REQUESTED:      3/25/2025


 STAFF:
       Tom Estes
       Heidi Kolkmeyer
       Olivia Shannon


 WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:
      Cory Koedel - Show Me Institute


 WITNESSES FOR:
      Brandt Shields - Missouri School Boards' Association
      Michael Harris - MSTA
      Bill Gamble - Special School District of St. Louis County
      Otto Fajen - Missouri NEA
      Tyler Wilson
      David Winton - MERS Goodwill
      Kyna Iman - Parents for School Options
      Jerry Hobbs - Stride
      Jim Mulle - Aligned
      Mike Lodewegan - Missouri Council of School Administrators
      Maria Walden - MRTA


 WITNESSES AGAINST:
      Steve Carroll - St. Louis Public Schools



Standard Legislative Form 9402
In compliance with Section 610.020
Rev. 1/99                                                                                   Chairman

Statutes affected: 
Introduced (0419H.02): 163.045, 163.172
Committee (0419H.03): 163.045, 163.172
Perfected (0419H.03): 160.518, 160.522, 160.2700, 160.2705, 160.2710, 161.670, 163.044, 163.045, 163.172, 167.151, 167.167, 168.021, 168.025, 168.036, 170.014, 173.232, 177.086
Committee (0419S.10): 160.264, 160.518, 160.522, 160.701, 160.2700, 160.2705, 160.2710, 161.670, 163.044, 163.045, 163.172, 167.164, 167.167, 167.850, 168.021, 168.025, 168.036, 168.133, 168.409, 170.014, 171.027, 173.232, 173.1352, 177.086