US. Gov. Bevin: Special session on pensions to start Friday
A long-anticipated special legislative session will convene later this week in an effort to deliver relief for regional universities and quasi-governmental agencies strapped by surging pension costs, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin announced Monday.
Lawmakers will meet starting at 8 a.m. Friday at the state Capitol in Frankfort, the Republican governor’s office said. An official proclamation listing the special session’s agenda will be issued later this week, Bevin’s office said in a news release.
It takes at least five working days for lawmakers to get a bill through the General Assembly. Lawmakers are expected to meet this Saturday and Monday through Wednesday of next week before wrapping up the session, Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer said.
Bevin spent weeks building support for his proposal to cushion regional universities and quasi-public agencies — which include county health departments and rape crisis centers — from ballooning retirement payments that started this month.
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