The Senate reconvened at 2 p.m. and passed 13 bills on third reading. The messages were sent to the House for concurrence.
House Bill 2412 would provide certain county commissions with authority to regulate the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment; House Bill 2485 would allow pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine; and House Bill 2870 would extend the deadline of the buyback provision under the Teachers’ Defined Contribution Retirement System to the State Teachers Retirement System to 90 days.
The Senate created conference committees, one of which relates to House Bill 2832. The bill would create a critical skills instructional support program for students in third and eighth grade. The student assistance team would recommend students who need additional academic help to be successful at the next grade level. The instructional support program would be a condition for promotion, and the county boards would implement the program by July 1, 2010.
Bills are moving back and forth between the two Legislative bodies and will continue until 12 a.m. when the Legislature will go into recess until mid May for an Extended Session.
The Senate is in recess until 5 p.m.
