Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis County, who sponsors the bill, said, "Once the red light cameras were installed several years ago, several municipalities around the state shortened the length of time for the yellow lights so that they could get more offenders actually going through the red lights."
"We need to do something to help these kids," said Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis County. "And we don't need to wait until next year or the following year or five years or 10 years down the road. We need to act now to give these kids a quality education."
The Supreme Court decision in Turner v. School District of Clayton does not give county schools the option to refuse a city student applying for transfer. Members of the committee said this provision is an attempt to protect the city school district financially and give the county schools more flexibility. A study by a University of Missouri-St. Louis professor concluded that almost 16,000 students would transfer out of the unaccredited St. Louis District if they had the choice. Rep. R..
Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis County, presented his bill before the Health Care Policy committee. Stream said he hopes that by putting CPR training into high school curriculum, students will be better able to handle emergency situations.
"We need to do something to help these kids," said Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis County. "And we don't need to wait until next year or the following year or five years or ten years down the road. We need to act now to give these kids a quality education."
Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis County, who sponsors the bill, said, "Once the red light cameras were installed several years ago, several municipalities around the state shortened the length of time for the yellow lights so that they could get more offenders actually going through the red lights."
Costs for the training varied by organization; however, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Rick Stream, R-St. Louis, says the training would only cost about $200.