During the last two weeks, the legislative process proved that you have to know the rules to master the game.
Legislators faced a deadline on Friday, April 12. Bills had to pass out of their first committee to continue through the process. If they didn't get the votes or a hearing, the bill died. WCSD continues to monitor many different bills (ranging from education policy issues to other topics that could impact the operations side of the school district) that survived the deadline. Check out the bills that weren't so lucky here.
The April 12 deadline set us up for a week of numerous and long floor sessions in the Senate and Assembly. Bills were introduced, amended, and passed to the next committee for further discussion. Some bills even received a full vote by the Senate or Assembly. All this activity is leading up to yet another deadline tomorrow (Tuesday, April 23) when bills must get passed out of their first house to move forward.
Unless, the proposed legislation is exempt from this deadline, which usually means the bill has a fiscal impact. Exempt bills can stay alive throughout the process even if they miss the scheduled deadlines. The list of bills receiving an exemption is growing, and you can see that list here.
As more deadlines draw near, we get a clearer picture of what the end of the session will look like and the impact it could have on WCSD.
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