Monday, February 7, 2011

Monday Quick Hits: Hot Policy Topics for This Week

After discussing the budget and the deficit for over three months, the actual legislative work on the budget for FY 2011 begins this week. All of the appropriation subcommittees will be meeting jointly to receive staff overview reports. Of interest to our readers is the appropriation subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the appropriation subcommittee on Education. Also in the mix this week is a committee meeting on state personnel issues.

Three bills of interest are on the calendar this week also. This evening the Senate will complete its debate on S13: Balanced Budget Act. This bill targets specific line items of the current budget that will be targeted for additional cuts. This bill hopes to get an additional savings of $400 million to add a cushion for the next budget cycle.

Senate Judiciary II will take up H2: Protect Health Care Freedom Act. This bill which past the House last week will add North Carolina to the 28 state federal lawsuit that seeks to exempt states from the Affordable Health Care Act individual mandate.

Also this week, Senate Education will take up H8: No Cap on Number of Charter Schools. This bill seeks to remove the cap that currently exists on charter schools in our state. There will be a committee substitute for the current bill that is listed on line.

We will be following all of these committee meetings this week.


Here is the calendar for the week:

Monday, February 07, 2011

5:30 PM Session Convenes (Senate)

6:00 PM Session Convenes (House)


Tuesday, February 08, 2011
8:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Joint) 421 LOB

8:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Joint) 643 LOB

10:00 AM Judiciary II (Senate) 1124 LB
Protect Health Care Freedom. (H2) 1124 LB

10:00 AM Education (House) 643 LOB

Wednesday, February 09, 2011
8:30 AM Finance (Senate) 544 LOB

8:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Joint) 421 LOB

10:00 AM Education/Higher Education (Senate) 544 LOB
No Cap on Number of Charter Schools. (S8)

12:00 NOON State Personnel (House) 544 LOB


Thursday, February 10, 2011
8:30 AM Finance (Senate) 544 LOB

8:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Joint) 421 LOB

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