Updates on Senate Bill 48

KSAPCO Legislative Committee Chairperson Michelle Abbott has provided an update on the status of Senate Bill 48 as well as spreadsheets that show monetary differences between the bill that passed in the House and the bill being proposed by the Senate. All information is available on the Legislative page at http://www.ksapco.net/legislation.html. Surf the page for "Update on SB48 - March 11, 2010".

Conference Page updates

An initial listing of class offerings at the Spring2010 Conference has been added to the website. You can surf the listing at http://www.ksapco.net/spg10.html. Remember, April 5 is the cutoff date for the APCO Block of rooms at the conference hotel, so make your reservations soon! Not only is there a great conference being planned, but the 2009 Kansas Telecommunicator of the Year will be announced and recognized!

Registration open for Spring Conference

The registration form for the Kansas APCO Spring Conference has now been posted on the conference page at http://www.ksapco.net/spg10.html. Be sure to book your lodging early to take advantage of the APCO Block Rate.

KAC Update

The KAC Legislative Update for February 4th has been posted. Not only is there a brief discussion regarding SB48, but also information about a bill to re-organize Kansas Government. The video can be watched here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDFYCgdZY08&feature=player_embedded.

Hearing on SB48 announced

Legislative Chairperson Michelle Abbbott reports that the hearing set for SB 48 tomorrow will be replaced with an overview of the bill provided by Legislative Research. The actual hearing on the bill, when testimony will be received,will begin on Wed, Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m., and carry over to Thurs, Feb 11 at 1:30 p.m. if they run out of time. The hearing will be before the Senate Utilities Committee. Committee members include Pat Apple-Louisburg - Chair, Ty Masterson - Andover, Marci Francisco-Lawrence, Mark Taddiken-Clifton, Roger P Reitz-Manhattan, Karin S. Brownlee-Olathe, Mike Petersen-Wichita - Vice Chair, Carolyn McGinn-Sedgwick, Terry Bruce-Hutchinson, Jay Scott Emler-Lindsborg, and Janis K Lee-Kensington.

Conference Page update

New information has been added to the Spring 2010 Conference Page at www.ksapco.net. Lodging information has been made available...make your reservations early to ensure you get a room at the APCO Block rate.

Legislative Updates

Updates on SB48/HB2423 have been posted to the legislation page at http://www.ksapco.net/. The bill passed the House on February 3 by a vote of 106-15.