Posted: March 24, 2010 - 7:09pm
By Brandon Larrabee
TALLAHASSEE - A broad overhaul of teacher contracts and pay narrowly passed the Senate on Wednesday, with Republicans saying the plan would prove to be a draw for teachers and Democrats saying the bill "ends the teaching profession."
The measure, sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, passed the upper chamber 21-17. Four Republicans, including gubernatorial candidate Paula Dockery of Lakeland, broke with their party to oppose the measure.
