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Source: KSBA eNews Service, Frankfort, March 9, 2010

Bill to give superintendents more say in principal hiring fails

By Staff report

The House Education Committee failed Tuesday morning to pass an amended version of the principal hiring bill that would have given superintendents a stronger role in the selection of building principals.

One version of House Bill 322 passed the committee Feb. 9 but was recommitted after strenuous objections by the Kentucky Education Association. Back and forth negotiations between the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Kent Stevens of Lawrenceburg and Rep. Wilson Stone of Scottsville and Committee Chairman Carl Rollins of Midway and representatives of various education groups resulted in a committee substitute that came up for a vote this morning.

While no vote count was announced at today’s meeting, Rollins announced that it had failed with a number of “no” and “pass” votes outnumbering the “yes” votes.

Discussion among the committee members became acrimonious over the negotiations between Feb. 9 and today. KEA President Sharon Oxendine testified against the bill at the committee hearing.

More details on the committee meeting will be posted in today’s PM eNews update.

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