Today the House passed three bills during a brief morning session.
The House passed House Bill 2517 which would allow Correctional Industries to directly purchase workers’ compensation coverage for inmates rather than having the private employer purchase such coverage, House Bill 2520 which would amend current law so that this section applies to someone who has not reached their twenty-fourth birthday at the time of the indictment or information upon which the imposition of sentence is being suspended pursuant to this section and committed to the custody of the Division of Corrections to be assigned to a center, and House Bill 2648 which would increase the faculty senate allotment for classroom teachers and librarians from $50 to $100, to be spent on academic materials, supplies or equipment to enhance instruction. This bill was also voted to be put into effect July 1, 2011.
House Bill 2551 was read for a second time and will advance to third reading. Also, House Bill 2451 and House Bill 2539 were read for the first time and will advance to second reading.
The following committees will meet Monday, January 31:
Finance – 1:30 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 1:00 p.m. – 410M
Health and Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E
The House will reconvene Monday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m.
