SB561 - Reducing number of days required for certain educators to apply for full-time employment

0 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to reduce the number of days for which completion of employment in any one school year, substitute teachers, except retired teachers and other retired professional educators employed as substitutes, accrue seniority exclusively for the purpose of applying for employment as a permanent, full-time professional employee and for which that number of days or more of employment is prorated and vests as a fraction of the school year.

SB537 - Changing election to appointment of members to certain parks and recreation commissions

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to have the members of the parks and recreation commission elected rather than appointed in counties that have decided to have a parks and recreation commission and whose population is greater than 150,000.

SB404 - Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require education and safety protocols for students in grades 6 through twelve in this state and to protect the safety and security of students when using e-mail, chat rooms, web applications, and other forms of electronic application.

SB32 - DHHR rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure

0 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure.

SCR2 - US Army PFC John Henry Trail Memorial Bridge

4 Co-Sponsors

SB372 - Updating paid and unpaid family leave time for state employees

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill relates to paid or unpaid family leave time. The bill grants a total of 12 weeks under the Parental Leave Act based on at least 12 consecutive months of performing services for remuneration within this state for any department, division, board, bureau, agency, commission, or other unit of state government, or any county board of education, and specifies conditions for which the leave time is granted.

SB409 - Requiring all public schools to instruct students on foreign languages

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require all public schools to instruct students on foreign languages. The legislature finds as a public policy that learning a foreign language can improve math and reading outcomes, help a student focus better, and provides more career options following the student's completion of secondary education. The legislature further finds that an educator obtaining teacher professional learning credits in teaching foreign languages can satisfy any continuing education requirements.

SB630 - Defining protections for election officials and election workers

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to define protections for election officials and election workers, including poll workers while performing the duties of the election process; and clarifies the conditions and circumstances of protections.

SB397 - Exempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes

16 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to fully exempt both high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes, whether the high tunnels or greenhouses are heated or unheated.

SB440 - Establishing salaries for secretaries of Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Health Facilities

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to establish salaries for the Secretaries of the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities.

SB2025 - Reducing personal income tax

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to authorize up to a 5% additional reduction of the personal income tax rate beginning January 1, 2025.

SB151 - Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling

16 Co-Sponsors

SR26 - Designating February 6, 2024, as Preston County Day

4 Co-Sponsors

SB664 - Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Revenue, Office of Tax Appeals

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2024.

SB321 - Limiting municipalities’ authority to restrict purchase and storage of weapons and ammunition

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to prevent municipalities from targeting protected businesses with planning and zoning ordinances more restrictive than those placed upon other businesses.