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Senate committee deals blow on legislation to allow adjunct teachers (SF New Mex)

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Senate committee deals blow on legislation to allow adjunct teachers

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    Posted: Monday, February 23, 2015 10:00 pm | Updated: 10:22 pm, Mon Feb 23, 2015.

    By Milan Simonich
    The New Mexican     | 2 comments

    Democratic state senators stopped a bill Monday night that would have allowed public schools to hire part-time adjunct teachers.

    This means another initiative on public education by Republicans is probably dead. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week had approved a bill for adjunct teachers on a 31-21, party-line vote.

    That bill, similar to the one blocked in the Senate, probably is doomed now.

    Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee tabled the bill for adjunct teachers on a 5-5 vote. A bill cannot advance on a tie.

    Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-committee-deals-blow-on-legislation-to-allow-adjunct-teachers/article_ae954f1d-20ed-5077-a9de-4b047e8052d4.html