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9/4/2012 - New State Law Streamlines Transfer Process for Missouri College Students:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, the law's sponsor and the Chairman of the House Higher Education Committee said other states have passed similar legislation with success. Oklahoma has had a similar organization of compatible courses for ten years. It has expanded since its creation to include more than 800 courses, a spokesman from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education said.
8/30/2012 - New State Law Streamlines Transfer Process For College Students:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, the law's sponsor said that other states have passed similar legislation with success. Oklahoma has had a similar organization of compatible courses for ten years. It has expanded since its creation to include more than 800 courses, a spokesman from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education said.
4/16/2012 - Missouri students who transfer from a 2-year to a 4-year higher education institutions may be easier under a bill. :
Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce and House Higher Education Committee Chair Mike Thomson worked together on legislation designed to make it easier to transfer credits.
4/11/2012 - Missouri school funding system inherently unfair:
While Wolff argues that equality has become an unattainable ideal, some legislators are trying to even out the discrepancies. Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, and Senate Education Committee Chairman David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, have proposed similar legislation they say would make funding more equal.
3/6/2012 - Idea of Student Curators Shot Down in House Committee Meeting Tuesday.:
The Chair of the Committee Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, opposes the legislation.
3/6/2012 - Idea of student on Board of Curators rejected by MO lawmakers. :
Republican Representative Mike Thomson voted against the bill and said students lack the maturity to serve on the board.
3/21/2012 - Missouri House still waiting to deal with unaccredited schools:
Part of the difficulty in dealing with a bill this extensive is that several crucial issues, such as how to equalize funding for public schools in different areas, is tied up with issues that face more contention, such as eliminating teacher tenure and dealing with transfers from unaccredited districts, said Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville. The current budget gap in Missouri means the school funding formula is $268 million short of adequate funding. 
2/6/2012 - Missouri House takes steps to equalize school funding:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, is sponsoring a bill that would attempt to "minimize the hurt" schools feel in the 2013 fiscal year. The state is currently $268 million below what is needed to fully fund Missouri's schools and Thomson said that deficit could continue to grow if no action is taken.
2/22/2012 - Missouri House Committee adopts education package bill:
The substitute passed along mostly party lines with a 13-9 vote. Rep. Mike Thomson of Maryville and Rep. Paul Fitzwater of Potosi were the only Republicans to vote against the legislation.
1/31/2012 - House committee approves credit transfer bill.:
The bill, sponsored by Representative Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, would streamline the process of transferring credits by requiring the universities to create a list of 25 transferable lower-division courses.
1/31/2012 - House Committee approves transfer credit bill:
Maryville Republican Representative Mike Thomson is the sponsor of the bill. He says time is valuable for students.
1/24/2012 - House committee considers universal college transfer courses:
The bill's sponsor is Higher Education Committee Chair, Republican Mike Thomson.
1/18/2012 - Missouri legislature grasps at understanding of public school funding:
The problem the legislature plans to address is that the current statute doesn't include how to deal with a lack of significant funding increases. Senate Education Committee Chairman David Pearce, R-Warrensberg, and House Education Committee Chairman Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, are sponsoring separate bills to determine how funds would be distributed when the government does not have enough money to meet the formula's appropriation increase requirements.
1/11/2012 - State lawmakers seek spending limit:
The Foundation Formula, the mechanism to fund local districts, has been underfunded since 2009 and is facing a potential $500 shortfall this year. Joint Education Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, supported the spending cap, but expressed concerns about future education funding.
1/10/2012 - State lawmakers heard testimony on broken school funding :
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, and Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, have filed bills in the House and Senate, respectively, to fix the problem and address budget shortfalls in the future.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2012:
Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and House Higher Education Committee Chair Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, worked together on legislation designed to make it easier to transfer credits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 16, 2012:
Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and House Higher Education Committee Chair Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, worked together on legislation designed to make it easier to transfer credits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 27, 2012:
Two Republican representatives, Mike Thomson of Maryville and Paul Fitzwater of Potosi, voted against the legislation.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 20, 2012:
Two Republican representatives, Mike Thomson of Maryville and Paul Fitzwater of Potosi, voted against the legislation.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 13, 2012:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, is sponsoring a bill that would attempt to "minimize the hurt" schools feel in the 2013 fiscal year. The state is currently $268 million below what is needed to fully fund Missouri's schools and Thomson said that deficit could continue to grow if no action is taken.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 6, 2012:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, is sponsoring a bill that would attempt to "minimize the hurt" schools feel in the 2013 fiscal year. The state is currently $268 million below what is needed to fully fund Missouri's schools and Thomson said that deficit could continue to grow if no action is taken.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 30, 2012:
The bill, sponsored by Representative Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, would streamline the process of transferring credits by requiring the universities to create a list of 25 transferable lower-division courses.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 23, 2012:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, who is also the Higher Education Committee chairman, sponsored the bill. He said the plan would make the process of earning a college degree more efficient throughout Missouri.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 16, 2012:
Senate Education Committee Chairman David Pearce, R-Warrensberg, and House Education Committee Chairman Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, are sponsoring separate bills to determine how funds would be distributed when the government does not have enough money to meet the formula's appropriation increase requirements.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 9, 2012:
Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, and Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, have filed bills in the House and Senate, respectively, to fix the problem and address budget shortfalls in the future.
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