Resolution of the Boone County Republican Party to Support Senate Bill 61
The BCRP resolved to support Senate Bill 61, co-sponsored by Boone County senators John Schickel and Gex Williams, among others. The legislation would eliminate no-excuse, in-person absentee voting.
Boone County School Board November 9
Quantifying Total System Effectiveness
The District presented the State’s effectiveness reporting system termed “Accountability Report.” Even the administration’s presenter described the report as “gobbledygook” because no insight can be extracted, much less improvement action steps identified from the report.
Efforts to Expand KEES Funding to Homeschoolers
Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, was joined by Laura Edwards, a certified teacher and homeschooling mother of six, along with Rep. Steve Rawlings, R-Burlington, and others during Wednesday’s Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Education meeting. One of the key topics of discussion centered around expanding funding opportunities for homeschool students under the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program.
Updates on Major Legislation
Sen. John Schickel, District 11
Below is a list of major legislation passed in the recent session of the Kentucky General Assembly. A major win for working Kentuckians was the legislature approving an additional half percentage income tax decrease.