This (edited) from the
Herald-Leader:
The 2017 General Assembly enters its final phase Monday as
Republican leaders prepare for Gov. Matt Bevin a stack of legislation on
university funding, religious expression, medical malpractice, workers’
compensation and many other subjects.
The Kentucky House
and Senate are scheduled to continue passing bills through Wednesday,
then recess until March 14, when they will return for two days of voting
on “concurrence” — deciding whether or not to agree with any changes
that have been made to their bills by the other chamber.
Next,
Bevin, a Republican, will get two weeks to veto legislation if he
chooses. Lawmakers return to the Capitol on March 29 and 30 to act on
Bevin’s vetoes, if there are any, and conclude their 30-day session.
Here is where some noteworthy [education] bills that have passed at least one chamber stood on Friday:
- House Bill 128, which would allow school districts to offer elective Bible study classes, awaits a hearing in the Senate Education Committee.
- House Bill 151
would permit children to attend the school nearest their home, causing
concern in Louisville, where a racial desegregation plan involves moving
some children outside of their neighborhoods to create greater
classroom diversity. It awaits a hearing in the Senate Education
Committee.
- Senate Bill 1,
which would establish a new process for intervening in low-performing
schools and reviewing classroom academic standards, awaits a hearing in
the House Education Committee.
- Senate Bill 17, which details the right of public students to express religious viewpoints in school, awaits a final vote on the House floor.
- Senate Bill 107
would grant sweeping powers to the governor to abolish every public
educational governing board in Kentucky, including those at state
universities, the Kentucky Board of Education and the Council on
Postsecondary Education. It awaits a hearing in the House State
Government Committee.
- Senate Bill 153,
which would create a new method of funding higher education, funneling
$1 billion to state universities based on their graduation rates and
other performance measures, awaits a hearing in the House budget
committee.
d more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article136253033.html#storylink=cpy
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