TFC News Brief – 12/9/19
- The Senate Education Committee approved a bill that would do away with the existing teacher bonus program, anticipating the need for those funds for a hike in starting teachers’ salaries or another program.
- A Senate committee approved a bill that would provide funding to research and locate lost and forgotten African-American cemeteries.
- Another Senate committee approved a bill that would ban smoking in state parks and allow local governments to ban smoking on government-owned public beaches.