KNEA has been following, testifying on, and reporting here on a number of bills in the first half of the session. While generally speaking, if a bill has not passed its chamber of origin by Turnaround, it is considered dead for...
Read MoreClick the “Read More” link below to view a comparison of the two collective bargaining bills working their way through the legislature right now....
Read MoreAbout 10:45 tonight, the full Senate passed SB 136, the PNA bill that came to the floor looking like the Dave Trabert “minority report” bill and was amended on a motion by Senator Tom Arpke (R-Salina) to look almost...
Read MoreEarlier today HB 2326, the bill amended to be the KASB, KNEA, KSSA, USA/KS agreement, was passed on final action on a vote of 109 – 14. This means the House has approved the education community’s collective...
Read MoreHouse guts HB 2326! Moves educators’ PNA bill! The House of Representatives today had HB 2326 on the debate calendar. This is the collective bargaining bill adopted by the House Commerce Committee that would have ended...
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