SAFE at Last: Victims of abuse throughout the Kentucky will not see cuts in services thanks to “pension fix” bill
KY legislature passes HB8, which provides a plan for the state’s quasi-agencies to remain in state retirement program.
FRANKFORT, KY, USA, March 12, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Both the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate have unanimously voted to pass HB8, a bill providing a long-awaited, permanent “pension fix” for the state’s quasi-government agencies, the majority of which provide essential social services such as emergency shelter and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
For several years, these quasi-government agencies, including the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky, and many of their member programs have shouldered the burden of Frankfort’s broken pension system by paying ex
Kentucky s domestic violence, sexual assault, and child advocacy groups rally support for long-term pension fix in HB8
Life-saving services in jeopardy unless lawmakers can agree on permanent solution for the state’s beleaguered retirement system.
FRANKFORT, KY, USA, February 19, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ On Feb. 10, Kentucky’s House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 8, which implements solutions that would provide long overdue relief for the state’s quasi-government agencies, the majority of which provide essential social services such as emergency shelter for victims of violence, mental health services, and more.
For several years, these quasi-government agencies, like the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky, and many of their member programs have shouldered the burden of Frankfort’s broken pension system by paying exorbinant rates