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Education Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
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Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Education shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to education in the state, including the public schools, libraries, programs and institutions of higher learning.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gary Romine (R, Chairman) left this committee on January 30, 2020.
Jason Holsman (D) left this committee on January 16, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Member removed | • Gary Romine, Chair | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Bill Eigel, Vice chair | |||
| • Jill Schupp | • Ed Emery | |||
| • Andrew Koenig | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Bob Onder | ||||
Note: On August 22, 2017, Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D) was removed from all her committee assignments by the Democratic caucus after posting on her Facebook page that she hopes President Trump would be assassinated.[6]
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • David Pearce | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Gary Romine | |||
| • Dan Brown | ||||
| • Ed Emery | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Bob Onder | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • David Pearce, Chair | |||
| • Shalonn Curls | • Gary Romine, Vice chair | |||
| • Jason Holsman | • Dan Brown | |||
| • Ed Emery | ||||
| • Doug Libla | ||||
| • Brian Nieves | ||||
| • Scott Rupp | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Joseph Keaveny | • Kurt Schaefer | |||
| • Maria Chappelle-Nadal | • Mike Kehoe | |||
| • Dan Brown | ||||
| • David Pearce | ||||
| • Scott Rupp | ||||
| • Brian Nieves | ||||
| • Jane Cunningham | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Frank Barnitz | • Robert Mayer | |||
| • Rita Heard Days | • David Pearce | |||
| • Yvonne Wilson | • Norma Champion | |||
| • Gary Nodler | ||||
| • Scott Rupp | ||||
| • Kurt Schaefer | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri State Senate, "Education Committee," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KSDK, "Maria Chappelle-Nadal removed from all committee assignments," August 22, 2017