The House Ways and Means Committee heard SB 179 on the commission on court appointed attorneys sponsored by Reps. McNamara, Steuerwald, Negele and Hatcher. Author, Sen. Koch, introduced the bill. Chair, Rep. Thompson, offered amendment #11 which was adopted by consent. The amendment removes the misdemeanor pilot program and replaces it with a statewide misdemeanor reimbursement … [Read more...] about Commission on court appointed attorneys
Statewide 911 system
At a previous meeting, the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 232 on statewide 911 systems authored by Sen. Walker, Sen. Crider, and Sen. Freeman, and sponsored by Rep. Barrett. The bill, in relevant part, changes the offense, from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor, for false informing; and provides that the offense for false informing is a Level 6 … [Read more...] about Statewide 911 system
Disaster emergency
The House Public Health Committee heard SB 234 on disaster emergency authored by Sen. Garten, Sen. Freeman, and Sen. Holdman, and sponsored by Rep. Lehman. The bill provides that a state of disaster emergency declared by the governor expires after 30 days and prohibits the governor from calling a new state of disaster emergency unless the new disaster is wholly unrelated to an … [Read more...] about Disaster emergency
Absenteeism and school attendance
The House Committee on Education heard SB 282 on absenteeism and school attendance authored by Sen. Donato, Sen. Rogers, and Sen. Raatz and sponsored by Rep. Carbaugh. The bill requires the superintendent or attendance officer to report a child to the intake officer of the juvenile court not more than 10 days after the child becomes a habitual truant unless an exception applies. The … [Read more...] about Absenteeism and school attendance
Administrative law
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1003 concerning administrative law sponsored by Sen. Carrasco. The author, Rep. Steuerwald gave background on the bill. The bill: The committee discussed amendment # 12 which: Amendment #12 passed 9-2. The Committee then amended the bill further to delete the phrase "without deference" and insert "independent of" in the provision … [Read more...] about Administrative law