Committee Public Health and Welfare Author Nicole Boyd, Bart Williams Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 13, SB 2329 was recommitted to committee and died in committee. Explanation of the Bill Background Though Senate Bill 2329 died after being recommitted to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 13, a version of…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2169: Assistant Teacher Pay
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 6, the Senate passed SB 2169. The bill will now be transmitted to the House. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2169 would prevent school districts from decreasing assistant teachers’ local supplements in years that the state increases assistant teachers’ minimum salaries. It…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2125: Health Savings Accounts for State Employees
Committee Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Author Chris Johnson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 6, the Senate passed the committee substitute for SB 2125. The bill will now be transmitted to the House. The committee substitute removes the language that would have made being a state employee a condition of eligibility for a Health…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1107: Removal of US History EOC Requirement
Committee Education Author Rob Robertson Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Education Committee failed to vote on HB 1107 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1107 would direct the State Board of Education (SBE) to no longer require high schools to administer…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1042: Technical Changes to Early Learning Collaborative Act
Committee Education Author Becky Currie Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Education Committee failed to vote on HB 1042 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill This bill has a companion bill, SB 2556, in the Senate. House Bill 1042 adds language to the Early…
Read MoreHouse Bill 907: Childcare Teachers Wage Incentive Program
Committee Workforce Development Author Donnie Scoggin, Otis Anthony, Zakiya Summers Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 7, the House passed HB 907. Explanation of the Bill The childcare industry, which has always been precarious, faces an ongoing market failure that may reach a crisis point as pandemic funds that kept the industry afloat expire….
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