Mo. House committee discusses repeal of rule prohibiting public funds for private schools
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Send to friendJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri House committee heard testimony last week concerning proposed legislation to repeal prohibitions in the state constitution against using state funds to support religious schools.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, spoke Feb. 16 before the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee on HJR 10, a bill he is sponsored that would repeal the provision, known as the Blaine Amendment, which dates back more than 100 years.
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