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Issues include Common Core, the budget and road bills, a "right to work bill," changes to pension funds, and changing gubernatorial election to even years which would give present elected state wide constitutional officials an additional year in office. Click on headline to read complete article By KY Senator Max Wise, KY-16 Personal Commentary FRANKFORT, KY (Fri 8 Jan 2016) - I truly hope you and your family enjoyed a wonderful Christmas season and a happy New Year. A new year also means a new Legislative Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Tuesday, January 5 marked the beginning of a 60-day Session that will run through mid-April. In that Session, we hope to address the numerous important issues facing our state, keeping the common theme of creating Kentucky jobs and strengthening Kentucky families. One of the most important bills we are working on is Senate Bill (SB) 1, which would repeal Common Core standards and give Kentucky educators the chance to set their own standards. The bill would also shift more control to local school districts, limiting federal overreach and burdens on educators while producing college- and career-ready Kentucky graduates. We also want to save taxpayers money by repealing prevailing wage on school construction sites, eliminating an additional 10-20 percent in costs from publicly-funded school construction. In 2016 we also will be tasked with passing a comprehensive budget bill and road plan, which will be implemented from July 2016 to June 2018. Although we have seen some slight increases in general fund returns, new costs related to public employee and teacher pensions and state-implemented Medicaid will place a greater burden on our budget than in years passed. On Wednesday, Senate Leadership introduced 13 bills identified as priority legislation and one of the most critical was Senate Bill 2. This measure would make our state employee pension systems (KRS, KTRS, and JFRS) more transparent in their transactions, more accountable in how they contract with third parties for services, and ensure that the board of trustees of KRS and KTRS have the investment experience necessary to professionally guide these organizations. Another measure that the Senate will again focus on is "right to work." Our right to work bill will not be aimed at punishing unions or union workers, but will give workers a choice upon employment as to whether or not they would like to pay union dues. Through this legislation, we will make Kentucky a more attractive place to do business, which will grow our overall economy. We also will be focusing once again on the rights of the unborn. If you have followed the investigation of Planned Parenthood in 2015, you know that there is a major concern about that organization. I have sponsored Senate Bill 7 to ensure that no state funding goes to Planned Parenthood, and Senate Bill 25, that further prohibits the sale of an aborted fetus or any of its tissue. As many of you know, Kentucky was in the spotlight earlier this year with Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. Governor Matt Bevin recently issued an Executive Order to have county clerks' signatures removed from marriage licenses; we are proposing a bill codifying that bill into law. Additionally, the Senate wants to extend the protection of religious freedoms in schools. True to both the U.S. and Kentucky Constitutions, proposed legislation would reinforce political and religious freedom of expression for students, staff, and schools and allow those expressions to be duly communicated. Research shows that over a million Kentuckians show up to vote in a federal election year, but only hundreds of thousands show up to vote for their future governor in odd-numbered years. A new bill proposed in the Senate would move gubernatorial elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, including more Kentuckians in the process of selecting their new state leader. This measure would not extend the term of the current governor and would save an estimated $20 million over each election cycle. We have heard the voice of Kentuckians from across the state and crafted this legislation by listening to your concerns and ideas. Thank you for your support, and please do not hesitate to reach out to my office at any time. I look forward to what this New Year and new Senate session will bring to Kentucky! If you have any questions or comments about the issues or any other public policy issue, please call me toll-free at 1-800-372-7181. You can also review the Legislature's work online at www.lrc.ky.gov. Note: Senator Max Wise (R-Campbellsville) represents the 16th District which encompasses Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne Counties. Sen. Wise is Chair the Enrollment Committee, Vice Chair of Education, and a member of Appropriations and Revenue, Education, Economic Development, Tourism and Labor, Health and Welfare and Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committees. He is the Chair of the Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation and member of Budget Review Subcommittee on Education, NR, and EP This story was posted on 2016-01-08 14:28:36
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