Sen. Denton Darrington, R-Declo, has now taken over the reading of SB 1108 in the Senate chamber. Among little-discussed clauses of the bill that have been read: The bill goes on for more than a full page with new requirements on how teachers must be notified of options for purchasing professional liability insurance and available providers of that insurance. Teachers would have to certify each year that they'd received this notification; even substitutes would be required to comply. That's on page 16. On page 20 of the bill, the measure declares that "evergreen" or continuing clauses in negotiated teacher contracts "are contrary to the tenets of a free republic."

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