Representative Suzanne Miles, House Majority Caucus Chair, is seeking public opinion on some of the issues state legislators may face when they meet Jan. 5 in Frankfort for the 2021 Regular Session.
Below is the 2021 Legislative Questionnaire. Options for responding are:
- Mail to 702 Capital Avenue, Annex Room 32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
- Email to me at [email protected]
- Submit online via bit.ly/Miles2021
In a media release, Miles said: “Please understand that I am not endorsing any of these proposals. Instead, the questions are based on pre-filed bills and other proposals floating around. By sharing your opinions on these issues, you will help me better represent you.”
Miles encourages citizens to contact her with questions or concerns at [email protected].
When session begins, citizens can keep track of the legislature through the General Assembly’s official website at legislature.ky.gov.
Kentucky Educational Television broadcasts many committee meetings and the work they do on the House Floor. To access the KET coverage, visit the legislature’s website and click on the Live Coverage box or log on to ket.org.
The legislature also created a YouTube channel (KY LRC Committee Meetings) to broadcast live from committees that KET is unable to cover.
2021 Legislative Questionnaire
1. How has COVID-19 affected you?
Have you tested positive for COVID-19?
____ Yes
____ No
If yes…
___ Were you hospitalized
___ Were you able to recover at home
___ Were you asymptomatic
Have you lost your job or wages due to the shutdown?
____ Yes
____ No
If yes…
___ Did you file for Unemployment Insurance
___ Did you receive Unemployment Insurance
___ Have you gone back to work
___Other______________________________
Have you experienced any undue burdens due to the pandemic?
____ Yes
____ No
If yes, what were they?
___ No access to childcare
___ No access to loved ones in longterm care or nursing homes
___ Afraid for personal safety
___ Other______________________________
2. How do you think children should be educated during a pandemic?
___ In person
___ Virtual learning
___ Hybrid
___ Allow individual school districts to determine what is best
Are you a parent or legal guardian of school-aged children? I value everyone’s opinion but would also like to know.
____ Yes
____ No
3. Would you support legislation that allows the General Assembly to provide oversight if state-wide emergency orders go beyond 28 days?
___ Yes
___ No
___ Undecided
4. Several local governments and business groups have asked the legislature to give local voters the option to approve a temporary local sales tax designated for specific projects. Would you prefer having the option to vote on a local sales tax to fund specific local projects?
____ Yes
____ No
____ Undecided
5. Do you support modernizing Kentucky’s gasoline tax formula to pay for safe and reliable transportation infrastructure?
____ Yes
____ No
____ Undecided
6. Do you support reforming Kentucky’s public pension system to address our status as one of the worst-funded systems in our nation?
____ Yes
____ No
____ Undecided
If yes, please share what you would support?
____ Preserving benefits for current employees, while making changes for new hires
____ Providing benefits like those in the private sector for new hires
7. Please rank, with 1 being highest, what you feel are priority areas for state spending?
____ Roads and Bridges (Infrastructure)
____ Education
____ Public Pension Liability
____ Public Health Programs (Excluding Medicaid)
____ Public Safety (Law Enforcement)
____ Medicaid
____ Other ______________________________
8. What are you most concerned about? Please rank the following with 1 being your greatest concern and 10 being your least.
___ COVID-19
___ Jobs
___ Education
___ Mental Health
___ Drug Abuse
___ Child Abuse
___ Other ______________________________
