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Missouri: House leader says teacher pay legislation is dead But House members removed the tax credits from the bill by an 80-58 vote Wednesday night. Opponents derided the potential for state money to benefit private schools. Some also derided the potential state oversight that could come upon private schools as a result.
Tilley had been a supporter of the tax-credit provision. As the majority leader, he decides what bills are brought up for debate. Immediately after Wednesday night’s vote, Tilley asked for the bill to be set aside and adjourned for the evening. “I wasn’t a big fan of the bill in the first place,” Tilley said Thursday. Without the state aid for special-needs children, “I’m certainly not interested in bringing it back up. “If we’re going to look at a bill to help teachers, which I think is legitimate, I think we should also look at policies to help kids,” Tilley told the AP. School choice advocates have been battling unsuccessfully for several years to allow certain Missouri students to transfer from public schools to private ones at taxpayer expense. Last year, the House defeated a bill that would have provided $40 million a year in state tax credits so lower-income families in St. Louis and Kansas City could send their children to other public or private schools. This year’s proposal for special needs children would have applied statewide but would have worked in much the same way. Public school officials warned the proposals would drain money from their districts, leaving fewer resources to teach the students who remain. They also questioned whether private schools could provide the same quality or accountability as public schools. But the educational tax credit bills have enjoyed support from some powerful financial backers, including retired investment banker Rex Sinquefield, who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to favored politicians either directly or through political action committees. 
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