{"id":302835,"date":"2017-03-09T20:41:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=302835"},"modified":"2017-03-09T20:41:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:41:42","slug":"gop-senator-wants-override-of-veto-on-teacher-sick-leave-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2017\/03\/gop-senator-wants-override-of-veto-on-teacher-sick-leave-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senator wants override of veto on teacher sick leave bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p>

A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday<\/span><\/span> vetoed a bill intended to stop penalizing public school teachers on their evaluations if they take more than three days of sick leave, making good on her promise to keep intact a teacher rating system that has been heavily criticized by educators since it was put in place in 2012.<\/p>\n

The veto drew immediate rebukes from teachers unions and, in a rare move, prompted one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, to say he will attempt to muster enough votes to override it.<\/p>\n

It would be the first attempt to override a Martinez veto in the six years she’s been governor. Momentum for an override could be stalled in the House, however, where enthusiasm for overturning the governor’s decision appeared less urgent Thursday<\/span><\/span>. To override the veto, the Senate and the House would need a two-thirds majority vote.<\/p>\n