Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights:
Top News - Representative Brenda Shields, a longtime champion of early education and former business leader, led a coalition of nearly a dozen respected statewide organizations to present HB 1486, which would remove the cap on Pre-K funding for 4-year-olds and expand a voluntary opportunity for children classified as "low-income", meaning they qualify for free- and reduced lunch (FRL).
Missouri Update - Governor Mike Parson delivered his final State of the State Address, focusing mainly on the achievements of his administration and the trajectory he believes they have placed Missouri on.
Kansas Update - With the first legislative deadline approaching next week, lawmakers introduced 93 new bills, and committees scheduled 60 hearings. Lawmakers are gearing up as the revisor's office must soon request all member-sponsored bill drafts.
Additional Highlights - Aligned celebrates cultivation in annual report.