Seeing a lot of confusion in the mentions about this.
The surprise last-second push to audit @JCPSKY will not happen because a House committee refused to vote on it.
This means the potential JCPS audit will not happen.
Again, audit NOT happening.
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
The surprise last-second push to audit @JCPSKY will not happen because a House committee refused to vote on it.
This means the potential JCPS audit will not happen.
Again, audit NOT happening.
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
I'm going to walk through this as simply as I can.
Senate Bill 156 is a bill. It is a bill dealing with a state reading research center.
It passed out of a Senate committee and the Senate earlier in the session. #KYGA23
Senate Bill 156 is a bill. It is a bill dealing with a state reading research center.
It passed out of a Senate committee and the Senate earlier in the session. #KYGA23
This means its next step in the legislative process is passing out of a House committee.
It was assigned to the House Education Committee. That committee passed the bill yesterday morning.
That meant its next step would have been a House vote. BUT
It was assigned to the House Education Committee. That committee passed the bill yesterday morning.
That meant its next step would have been a House vote. BUT
The House sent it back to the House Education Committee for another vote. This isn't common.
Last night, the committee learns there is a committee sub on the bill.
A committee sub is a different version of the bill than what is currently being considered.
Last night, the committee learns there is a committee sub on the bill.
A committee sub is a different version of the bill than what is currently being considered.
In this case, the committee sub included the initial bill about the reading center AND the new section calling for an audit on JCPS.
That is the version of the bill the committee considered this morning.
That is the version of the bill the committee considered this morning.
In order to vote on the new version of the bill - the committee sub - the committee must first vote to adopt the committee sub.
This means they agree to replace the initial bill - reading center stuff - with the new language - reading + audit.
This means they agree to replace the initial bill - reading center stuff - with the new language - reading + audit.
Once the committee sub is adopted, then the committee can vote on the actual bill. *That* is the vote that sends the legislation forward to the next step.
But in SB 156's situation, the committee refused to adopt the committee sub - the version of the bill with the audit stuff.
This meant they took a vote again on the regular SB 156 - the reading stuff they passed yesterday.
This meant they took a vote again on the regular SB 156 - the reading stuff they passed yesterday.
So SB 156 is just the reading stuff now and can get a House vote.
Yes, someone could try to add the audit stuff back into the bill with a floor amendment - a change lawmakers pass during the floor vote
Yes, someone could try to add the audit stuff back into the bill with a floor amendment - a change lawmakers pass during the floor vote
But I don't think that is crazy likely because it is embarrassing to have a bipartisan group of folks refuse to adopt your committee sub
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