Legislative Priorities and Week One Update – January 11, 2022

Legislative Update – January 11, 2022

The video posted above illustrates our 2022 legislative priorities as well as information that you will need to stay actively engaged during the 2022 legislative session.  I encourage everyone to watch this video.

The 2022 General Assembly completed its 7^th day of the 60-day session today.  The General Assembly has primarily been occupied with legislative redistricting, tornado relief funding, and Senate Bill 1, which deals with school site-based decision-making counsels.

This year the General Assembly is tasked with producing a biennial budget.  Last week, the House released its budget Bill, HB 1.  The good news is HB1 includes funding for two of KRTA’s main priorities.

1. It fully funds the TRS pension and fully funds the Medical Insurance Fund at TRS in accordance with the Shared Responsibility Plan HB540 that passed in 2010.
2. HB 1 also contains $479 million dollars to clear the outstanding obligations that the teacher pension system owes to retiring educators for their sick leave and cost-of-living adjustments.

Be sure to thank your Representative for including this funding in HB1 and urge them to maintain this fiscal responsibility as the bill continues through the legislative process.

I hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe during these unprecedented times.  We’ll continue to provide updates as the 2022 KY General Assembly advances.