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Houses Passes HB 2151
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Rep. Johnson testifying Feb. 18th on HB2151.
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2021 Statehouse China Virus (Covid) Rules & Restrictions
STATEHOUSE PROTOCOLS
The Statehouse already operates with a mask guideline, hand-sanitizing stations and temperature checks, protocols that were put in place by the state earlier this year. Statehouse access is limited to legislative business.
HOUSE PROTOCOLS
The House’s added protocols to address committee meetings, the House chamber, House floor voting, and protection of public access to legislative activity. The changes are based on guidance that legislative leadership had requested last month from the University of Kansas Health System. New protocols being implemented include:
SEAT ASSIGNMENTS
Representatives have been assigned temporary floor seats to provide for adequate social distancing on the House floor. In order to safely seat all members in the chamber, we will utilize every other floor seat, the press area, East and West galleries. There will be a sign with the district number and name at assigned seats.
DAILY SESSION
YRepresentatives will be notified by the Majority Leader’s office in advance of all floor work days which require their presence. Otherwise, they will not need to come to the House floor for daily 11am sessions and are advised to remain in their office. We will read in bills, assign bills to committees, and take care of any other necessary administrative business without a quorum in the chamber. Daily session will continue to be broadcast on the Kansas Legislature YouTube Channel.
The Statehouse already operates with a mask guideline, hand-sanitizing stations and temperature checks, protocols that were put in place by the state earlier this year. Statehouse access is limited to legislative business.
HOUSE PROTOCOLS
The House’s added protocols to address committee meetings, the House chamber, House floor voting, and protection of public access to legislative activity. The changes are based on guidance that legislative leadership had requested last month from the University of Kansas Health System. New protocols being implemented include:
- Installing technology for Webex streaming in all 13 House committee rooms
- Transitioning House committees to be paperless with online access to documents
- Social distancing of legislators on the House floor by utilizing House galleries to space members at least 6 feet apart
- Providing the option for stakeholders and members of the public to testify before committees remotely
- Implementing an electronic voting system for floor votes so that House members can securely vote from the House gallery while maintaining appropriate distancing
- Making ongoing COVID-19 testing available for legislators and staff, and
- Providing masks for all House members
SEAT ASSIGNMENTS
Representatives have been assigned temporary floor seats to provide for adequate social distancing on the House floor. In order to safely seat all members in the chamber, we will utilize every other floor seat, the press area, East and West galleries. There will be a sign with the district number and name at assigned seats.
DAILY SESSION
YRepresentatives will be notified by the Majority Leader’s office in advance of all floor work days which require their presence. Otherwise, they will not need to come to the House floor for daily 11am sessions and are advised to remain in their office. We will read in bills, assign bills to committees, and take care of any other necessary administrative business without a quorum in the chamber. Daily session will continue to be broadcast on the Kansas Legislature YouTube Channel.
Tim Johnson retires from full time teaching in December 2020
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"It has been my pleasure to serve as a teacher and coach at Basehr-Linwood HS these last few years. With my election to the Kansas Legislatue I will be retiring from full-time teaching at the end of the current semester in December."
"Education is the key to success and I pledge my support of education in the coming years in the legislature in Topeka. The school districts in the 38th District of Basehor-Linwood, Tonganoxie, Lansing, and DeSoto are 4 of the best in the state and it is critical we provide the funding to continue that excellence." |
Basehor-Linwood High School
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