Nearly two weeks after it was passed by both Houses of the Missouri Legislature, the so-called fix to Sen. Jane Cunningham's Facebook Law may finally head to Gov. Jay Nixon's desk today.
As noted in an earlier post, the bill has yet to be signed by Speaker of the House Steve Tilley and then reported back to the Senate. Those two items are expected to take place today then the bill heads for the governor.
Nixon asked the General Assembly to repeal the social networking portion of Senate Bill 54 after it was heavily opposed by classroom teachers and parents. He did not ask for it to be fixed, so it remains to be seen whether he signs the bill. The compromise was devised by Sen. Cunningham and representatives of the state's teacher organizations, but these are the same representatives who did not see any problems with the original bill.
The "fix" requires that each school district devise a policy for communication between teachers and students by March 1, 2012. Supposedely, this puts the power in the hands of local school districts, which would receive input from teachers. In reality, for most school districts it will put complete power in the hands of the Missouri School Boards Association, which writes the policies used by most boards across the state.
Gov. Nixon can sign the bill, veto it, or allow it to become law without his signature.
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