Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is calling for the General Assembly to make all bills regarding public employee pension plans available for public viewing at least twenty-four hours prior to a vote.
“Ive had to keep the doors open to the Capitol so Kentuckians can timely know what the legislature is doing. We must stop this and end the process of legislating by ambush”, said Grimes.
Rep. Jody Richards, former Speaker of the House and the longest serving member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, has worked with Grimes to produce a bill for a constitutional amendment that would ensure that Kentuckians are given twenty-four
hours to review legislation regarding any changes to public employees pension plans.
“The public should know what is in these bills before their legislators vote. This constitutional amendment will ensure that occurs”, said Richards.
Grimes is working in conjunction with members of both Republican and Democratic caucuses to lead the charge to create greater transparency heading into 2019.
“I want to ensure that no matter who is in charge that we never go through this dysfunctional process ever again”, said Grimes. “Kentucky deserves better. People are tired of Frankfort politicians playing games with their retirement. These changes
will not only affect current teachers and public employees but will affect our ability to recruit quality individuals in the future.”
