With the last three floor votes falling almost completely along party lines, Rep. Brian Baker, R-Belton, the House handler of the measure, questioned the Democratic commitment to pass the formula.
Blunt and Rep. Brian Baker, R-Belton, who was put in charge of the bill in the House, said natural economic growth would generate the money. But the bill's sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, has said he favored the combination of economic growth with a repeal of loss limits and an increase to the gross receipts taxes gambling boats pay.
The Special House Committee on Education Funding spent much of last week discussing the proposal defeating a proposal to send it to the House floor on Thursday. Chairman Brian Baker, R-Belton, said the committee would reconsider the initial vote Wednesday.
The leader of the House committee which will consider the joint committee's proposal Rep. Brian Baker, R-Belton, said there was no plan to fund Shields' idea and changing the formula to address Wallace's concerns would be even costlier.
House Speaker Ted Jetton created the committee to find better ways to fund public schools. The group's main goal is to find the best way to distribute money to Missouri public schools. Jetton appointed Rep. Brian Baker to chair the committee.
A House Special Committee has been created to examine the formula used to distribute public education money. Chairman Brian Baker said the goal of the committee is to fix funding differences across Missouri and protect education.Actuality:
Jetton named Rep. Brian Baker, R-Belton, to lead the new committee and pointed to what he said was wide diversity on the committee to help resolve what was a geographical and not partisan issue.
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