Boyer Blocks Public From SB1313 Discussion
After advising interested parties that he would not hear SB1313 in the Arizona House Education Committee on Wednesday, Chair Paul Boyer invited discussion of the bill. However, in contravention to every convention, Boyer only allowed Sen. Sylvia Allen, the bill’s original sponsor to speak on the widely unpopular and controversial legislation.
Boyer’s move shocked education activists in the hearing room and across the state. Despite being told that Boyer would hold the bill; thus eliminating a need for a public discussion, activists attended the meeting on the chance that he was misleading the public. Boyer has earned a reputation for misrepresenting his positions with constituents, and disregarding their voices.
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