NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The House sponsor of a proposal to repeal Tennessee teachers' collective bargaining rights says she's not worried about the legislation passing even though it stalled in the House Finance Committee on Tuesday.
The Republican-controlled committee voted 14-11 to send the measure back to the House Education Committee, which is closed but can be reopened at the call of the chairman or the House speaker. Neither could be reached by The Associated Press for comment.
Members of the finance committee, which is controlled by Republicans, voted to send the proposal back after the sponsor attempted to add an amendment that would repeal bargaining rights.
The original bill seeks to shield certain areas — like teacher evaluation standards and merit pay — from union bargaining, but not do away with negotiations altogether.
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