Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Day Twenty Nine of KY's 2014 Session In Review

The House Education Committee passed a bill yesterday that would establish a statewide “Books for Brains” program to encourage reading among Kentucky’s preschoolers.
HB 341, sponsored by Rep. Tilley, would provide age-appropriate books to children age 5 and under statewide through an arrangement with a private nonprofit that would select and mail the books. The program would be based on the popular Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, which partners locally to provide books to preschool age children in the U.S. and other countries.
49 Kentucky counties are already engaged in some way with the Imagination Library program. Imagination Library has delivered nearly 40 million books to children in the US, Canada, and the UK since it began operations in 1996, according to the organization’s web site. Books for Brains would be administered by the state Department for Libraries and Archives, which would also oversee a trust fund that would be established by the bill.

The following bills have passed one house:Senate Bills Passed Senate:SB 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 41, 44, 45, 47, 52,53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 61, 64, 67, 74, 76, 78, 85,
87,89, 99, 103
House Bills Passed House:
HB 1, 2, 5, 17, 40, 47, 66, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 84, 87, 93, 94, 102, 105, 110, 115,126, 129, 138, 146,
154, 157, 165,169, 170, 175, 176, 179, 181, 189, 191, 192, 199, 205, 206, 208,211, 212, 217,
218, 223, 228, 229, 246, 254, 261, 263,281,286, 316, 323, 332
Two bills have been signed by the Governor:
Signed by Governor: SB 7, 113
One bill is awaiting concurrence:
For Concurrence:  HB 98scs scta(1) sfa(3)


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     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Wednesday February 19, 2014
    8:30am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND SMALL BUSINESS
    9:00am, Annex Room 169
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING AND OCCUPATIONS
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 309 and HB 314
    9:00am, Annex Room 154
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 23 and SB 84
    10:00am, Annex Room 131
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE
    Agenda: Consideration of Referred Legislation: SB 65, SB 119 and SB 124, Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
    10:30am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
    Agenda: Community Based Services, Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Health Policy
    11:00am, Annex Room 154
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 91 and SB 129
    Noon, Annex Room 125
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT
    Noon, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION
    Noon, Annex Room 171
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 31 and HB 343
    Noon, Annex Room 131
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    Agenda: The following bills are posted and may be called for consideration: HB 331, HB 353 and HB 365
    Noon, Annex Room 154
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    Agenda: pending
    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes

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