Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, and Rep. Rita Days, D-St. Louis, are sponsoring separate House bills that are similar to Stoll's plan. Gaw's proposal would establish a grant program, and Days' plan would seek remedial classes for struggling students.
Rep. Rita Days, D-St. Louis County, confirmed she was one of the legislators contacted about filing the lawsuit -- although she declined to participate in the suit because of costs.
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