Other Legislation of Note

Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Blog: Competitive Edge

To view the entire text of any of these bills visit, the LRC website at www.lrc.ky.gov.

SB 13 (Jones) and HB 159 (Greer) mandate coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders by health insurance providers.

SB 26 (Leeper) eliminates the current prohibition on nuclear facilities.

SB 28 (Westwood) provides for a career-based program of study for high school students.

SB 44 (Shaughnessy) requires public universities to create a plan to increase four-year graduation rates.

SB 67 (Winters) would promote early graduation for high school students who fulfill rigorous academic requirements.

SB 69 (Winters) provides for incentive pay and an accelerated certification program for teachers of chemistry, physics or math.

HB 13 (Wayne) establishes a state earned income tax credit and extends the state sales tax to a select number of services.

HB 21 (Rep. Stan Lee) and HB 63 (Montell) authorize public charter schools and public school academies.

HB 74 (Tilley) establishes a wellness project tax credit for qualified employers who offer wellness programs to employees.

HB 117 (Marzian) adds definitions of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to discrimination statutes.

HB 133 (Riner) prohibits wage discrimination against a person of the opposite sex who is paid less for doing a job of "comparable worth."

HB 144 (Yonts) and HB 160 (Rollins) would smooth transfer procedures for college credits and align lower division coursework across postsecondary education institutions.

HB 165 (Damron) would remove the potential liability for employers offering smoking cessation incentives to employees as part of a wellness program.

HB 213 (Adkins) would permit the state to use the Eminent Domain process to acquire land necessary for carbon sequestration and management.

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