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2011 House Bill 4626: Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers (Senate Roll Call 439)
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Amendment offered by Sen. Tory Rocca (R) on June 30, 2011, to strip out the provision allowing a teacher to be fired for “for a reason that is not arbitrary and capricious," rather than requiring the employer to demonstrate the firing is for a "reasonable and just cause". The amendment failed 17 to 19 in the Senate on June 30, 2011.
View All of House Bill 4626: History, Amendments & Comments 

The vote was 17 in favor, 19 against, and 2 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 439)

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Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Democrat
100100%
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12 total votes
Republican
198119%
732773%
7937%
26 total votes

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The amendment

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Bieda (D)Gleason (D)Gregory (D)Hood (D)
Hopgood (D)Hunter (D)Johnson (D)Smith (D)Warren (D)
Whitmer (D)Young (D)   

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Brandenburg (R)Caswell (R)Marleau (R)Nofs (R)Rocca (R)

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS
none

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Booher (R)Casperson (R)Colbeck (R)Emmons (R)Green (R)
Hansen (R)Hildenbrand (R)Hune (R)Jansen (R)Jones (R)
Meekhof (R)Moolenaar (R)Pappageorge (R)Pavlov (R)Proos (R)
Richardville (R)Robertson (R)Schuitmaker (R)Walker (R) 

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Kahn (R)Kowall (R)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Anderson (D)Y    Bieda (D)  n  Booher (R)Y    Brandenburg (R)  n  Casperson (R)
Y    Caswell (R)  n  Colbeck (R)  n  Emmons (R)Y    Gleason (D)  n  Green (R)
Y    Gregory (D)  n  Hansen (R)  n  Hildenbrand (R)Y    Hood (D)Y    Hopgood (D)
  n  Hune (R)Y    Hunter (D)  n  Jansen (R)Y    Johnson (D)  n  Jones (R)
  -  Kahn (R)  -  Kowall (R)Y    Marleau (R)  n  Meekhof (R)  n  Moolenaar (R)
Y    Nofs (R)  n  Pappageorge (R)  n  Pavlov (R)  n  Proos (R)  n  Richardville (R)
  n  Robertson (R)Y    Rocca (R)  n  Schuitmaker (R)Y    Smith (D)  n  Walker (R)
Y    Warren (D)Y    Whitmer (D)Y    Young (D)  

Senate Roll Call 439 on The amendment

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Comments

1) Re: 2011 House Bill 4626 (Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers )  by denestu on October 1, 2012 
A big part of the job as a teacher is to discover effective ways to help children make it through the difficult times of their academic lives, so that they can reach leadership positions later on. Students must have the ability to problem solve effectively is very important in helping them learn self-respect and self-esteem, overcome feelings of helplessness, and promote a generalized sense of capability.

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2) Re: 2011 House Bill 4626 (Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers )  by TaterSalad on June 13, 2012 
Where is Michigan on the same problem as this article shows what they have in ..................?

.............I'm putting money on this one that "tenure" will prevail !

............http://moonbattery.com/?p=12758

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3) Re: 2011 House Bill 4626 (Make it easier to fire ineffective teachers )  by TaterSalad on June 3, 2012 
This Bill will be a great improvement for the State of Michigan. We can assume that the liberal media will attack this bill because of the invasion to the "tenure" clause with Unions.

I hope the Democrats look past this and keep the school children's education at the top and forefront because teachers who are only "in it for themselves" are not true "teachers".

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