The bill in current form would cause many state employees to pay much more for health insurance, says Personnel Cabinet
In Frankfort and around the state, HB 500 has received a lot of attention in the past week, much of it coming after a letter from the state Personnel Cabinet secretary that warned of great losses to monthly net incomes of state employees, including educators in the public school systems, if the bill were to be passed as is.
Local legislators, however, have responded that the bill—which is the House of Representatives’ proposal for the budget of the state executive branch and the state’s largest budget—in its current fashion is a starting point and there will certainly be changes before it lands on Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk toward the end of this legislative session…