Legislative Leaders Looking To Shorten Session
Associated Press - Tue 04:07 AM 01/22/2013
The plan would shorten the session by 10 days.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative leaders from both parties have endorsed plans to shorten this year's annual session to 80 days.
If they're successful, the Legislature will trim 10 days off the normal 90 days that leaders expect each year.
Republican House Speaker Ray Merrick of Stilwell says legislators should be able to finish their business within 80 days, and Democratic leaders agree.
Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka and House Democratic Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence strongly embraced Merrick's call to avoid pushing all major business into the wrap up period that follows the Legislature's annual spring break.
Lawmakers regularly have had sessions longer than 90 days. Last year's went 99 days and included a wrap-up of 26 days.
The longest session ever was in 2002 and lasted 107 days.
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hillbilly
Tuesday 22 January 2013 05:44 Report this comment
After the article about how these people screw the system for retirement benefits it would seem to me that they would work try to make the 90 day session work to their advantage. I hope they take a cur in pay and KPERS contributions if they wrap up in 80 days.