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Press Release: Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis Asks for Governor’s Solution to SB 493 Veto

NEWS From the Office of

Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis

 

73rd District

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

June 24, 2014

 

 

CONTACT:           Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis

573-751-0855

 

     

 

 

 

 

Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis Asks for Governor’s Solution to SB 493 Veto

 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis has called into question Governor Nixon’s veto of the student transfer bill, SB 493, and would like Governor Nixon to provide solutions to the student transfer problems that were addressed by the bill.

 

“The General Assembly worked diligently this session to provide a solution to our failing school districts in Missouri,” said Curtis, D-St. Louis.  “Though SB 493 was not perfect, the bill does provide some solutions to the student transfer issue that the governor continuously ignores.”

 

Representative Curtis further stated, “We have now headed into uncharted territory and this veto leaves us with fewer options.  It’s abundantly clear that DESE does not have the right answers or solution, and now with this veto, it has put our children at risk for the following school year. I am unhappy with the governor’s decision and ask that he help us come up with a solution to address the problems that his veto has presented to the future of the children that live within these failing districts.  Our children deserve a quality education.”

 

For further information, contact Representative Curtis’ office at 573-751-0855.

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