Not enough time left for original Breonna s Law to pass Kentucky General Assembly
focus shifts to amending other no-knock warrant bill
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â Saturday, March 13, marks one year since Louisville police shot and killed Breonna Taylor. Itâs just a few days away, said Representative Attica Scott. Itâs pretty heavy right now.
Scott is the lead sponsor for House Bill 21, known more commonly as Breonna s Law for Kentucky. The bill would ban no-knock warrants in Kentucky and enact other reforms, which is something people have been calling for in the wake of Taylor s death.
Feb. 24 FRANKFORT The Kentucky House Impeachment Committee Tuesday recommended against impeaching Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron, ending a drawn-out process that has lasted since early January. "The committee has found that none of the allegations made against the governor or the attorney general rise to the level of impeachable offenses," said Rep. Jason Nemes, the .
Lawmakers vote to revamp Kentucky Teachers pension plan
Kentucky state Rep. C. Ed Massey
The Kentucky House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would move participants in the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, Frankfort, to a hybrid plan.
The House voted 68-28 in favor of the bill, which creates a tier for teachers hired after Jan. 1, 2022.
Rep. C. Ed Massey sponsored the bill because the $21.6 billion pension fund has a huge unfunded legacy, he said in a telephone interview.
The changes for teachers hired after Jan. 1 creates a true hybrid plan, Mr. Massey said. There s a defined benefit component and a defined contribution component. The idea is the defined benefit piece is a Social Security replacement, and the defined contribution piece becomes portable so it gives new hires the opportunity to move back and forth, Mr. Massey said.
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A bill reforming the teacher pension system for new hires cleared the Kentucky State House Thursday afternoon, less than two hours after coming out of a legislative committee.
The bill would put teachers hired after Jan. 2022 into a different “tier” than current employees. The new tier would have a smaller defined benefit than the existing plan, but would also have an additional defined contribution, meaning retirees’ total benefits could fluctuate more based on the stock market. But the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ed Massey (R-Boone), said the average payment would be 74% of the teacher’s salary, similar to salary replacement for the current plan and would save the state $3.57 billion over the next 30 years.