Bills in Frankfort Today - March 16, 2010
Legislative Day 48
House
Allowing SEEK Funds For Early Graduation
The House Education Committee will hear SB 67 which encourages early graduation and allows students to maintain SEEK-funded scholarships when leaving the school system early.
An Independent Commission To Set Salaries of Elected Officials
The House Committee on Elections will consider HB 554, a strange constitutional amendment to create an independent commissions responsible for setting the salaries of public officials and allow the public to dispute them by referendum
Independents Allowed to Vote In Partisan Primaries
The committee will also consider SB 53, which was debated in the Senate on CNN.
Glorious Entitlement for the Benefit of Teachers
Likely KEY VOTE: House A↦R will consider HB 540 newly guaranteed perpetual health benefits -- like no employees in the private sector enjoy -- to all teachers forever. We discussed this legislation a few weeks ago.
Another New Board and Spending Program
As if the state is looking for new ways to spend. HB 490 in House Welfare Committee.
Senate
Big Brother Philanthropy
Likely KEY VOTE: The Senate Committee on Appropriations and Revenue will discuss SB 227, a horrible proposal to create a charitable trust operated by the state government for the purpose of receiving and disbursing charitable donations. In the list of things the government should not be doing, this is near the top.
Budget
Senate A&R will also discuss the budget.
Another Health Care Mandate
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance will consider SB 154 mandating coverage of acquired brain injuries. All new mandates increase health costs for us all.
