JEFFERSON CITY—Today (9/14) the Joint Committee on Education and Joint Committee on Tax Policy held meetings in the Capitol as legislators returned to Jefferson City for the General Assembly’s annual veto session this week.
The Joint Committee on Education met at 2 p.m. in the Senate Lounge to recognize retiring members, as well as discuss K–12 public school funding, teacher compensation and the efficiency of the state’s Regional Professional Development Centers. The committee also talked about topics for potential future study such as voluntary pre-kindergarten and higher education funding models.
Senator David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) serves as chairman of the 14-member Joint Committee on Education. Other Senate members include Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Scott T. Rupp (R-Wentzville), Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), Sen. Rita Heard Days (D-St. Louis), Sen. Joseph Keaveny (D-St. Louis) and Sen. Yvonne Wilson (D-Kansas City).
Seven House members also serve on the committee, which is charged with monitoring the progress of education in Missouri’s public schools and higher education institutions, and making recommendations to the General Assembly for legislative action.
The Joint Committee on Tax Policy met at 4 p.m. in Senate Committee Room 1 to discuss the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and take public testimony on the issue. Legislation was proposed during the 2010 session to implement the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement in Missouri, which among other provisions, would tax Internet and catalog sales the same as purchases made at “brick and mortar” retailers in the state.
Senator Brad Lager (R-Savannah) is chairman of the Joint Committee on Tax Policy, and serves with Sen. Joan Bray (D-St. Louis), Sen. John Griesheimer (R-Washington), Sen. Carl Vogel (R-Jefferson City) and Sen. Robin Wright-Jones (D-St. Louis). Five House members also serve on the 10-member committee whose duties include continually studying and analyzing Missouri’s current and proposed tax policy and the state agencies that administer those policies.
For more information about the Missouri Senate, visit www.senate.mo.gov. To contact the Senate Newsroom, call (573) 751-3824 or e-mail newsroom@senate.mo.gov.
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