Kay Khan's Legislative Record
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Education
Class Size and Kindergarten Education
Authored legislation for 2005-2006 session to increase kindergarten
education and reduce class size
KAY'S LEGISLATION
House 1103 — An Act Relative to Reducing Class
Size and All Day
Implements all-day kindergarten in public schools in the Commonwealth.
Provides grants to school districts to reduce class size.
Local Aid
• Supported override of Gov. Romney’s veto of $23 million
for local aid for municipalities for education and other purposes in
fiscal year ’04 budget.
Kindergarten teachers for Newton schools
• Fought to preserve state grant program that provides funds for
kindergarten teachers and reduces class size in Newton schools.
• Voted for successful override of Gov. Romney’s veto of
$10 million from $23 million kindergarten teacher grant program in fiscal
year ’04 state budget.
International Education
Filed new bill in for 2005-2006 session to promote global studies
KAY'S LEGISLATION
House 1252 — Relative to International Education
Creates an International Education Advisory Committee to promote
international education in Massachusetts public schools. Provides incentives
for public schools to enhance international education programs.
Libraries
• Helped override Governor’s veto of $1.6 million in state
funding for local libraries in ’04 budget.
Health Care
Childhood Obesity
• Authored legislation to: empower school districts to improve
access to nutritious food in schools, encourage nutrition education
and promote physical activity in schools.
KAY'S LEGISLATION:
House 1102/House 4636 – An Act Relative to Student Nutrition
Empowers local school districts to address obesity/overweight among
youth. Promotes nutrition education, physical activity and food service.
Prescription Drugs
• Successfully fought Mitt Romney’s 2003 plan to eliminate
the $96 million state program providing assistance to seniors and disabled
paying for prescription drugs.
• Successfully advocated for full funding of Prescription Advantage
Program in fiscal year 2004 budget.
• Worked to establish pioneering Prescription Advantage Program
in 2000.
• Cosponsor of 2003-2004 legislation to require state agencies
to join together and purchase prescription drugs in bulk to save taxpayer
dollars and increase access to medications.
Medicaid
• Cosponsor of legislation and supporter of budget provisions
to prevent cutting health insurance benefits for long-term unemployed
and legal immigrants.
Mental Health Parity
• Cosponsor of 2000 mental health parity law to grant equal insurance
coverage for mental illness.
Disease Prevention, Treatment Research
• Advocate for funding of breast cancer detection, treatment and
research programs through the Dept. of Public Health.
• Supporter of successful overrides of Gov. Romney’s veto
of $2.7 million for health care coverage for women diagnosed with breast
cancer and $1 million for prostate cancer treatment, screening and education
at DPH in ’04 budget.
Nursing
• Authored legislation to create a Nursing Advisory Board as a
new state agency to address nursing shortage and other workplace issues
facing nurses.
KAY'S LEGISLATION:
House 2678 – An Act to Create a Nursing Advisory Board
Establishes state agency to advise policymakers on issues affecting
the practice of nursing including the nursing shortage to preserve the
stability of our health care system.
Nursing Homes
Filed new legislation to ensure planning for residents discharged by
nursing home.
KAY'S LEGISLATION
House 2681 — Relative to Nursing Home Transfers and Discharges
Requires Medicaid to require nursing facilities to provide discharge
planning to ensure transfer to a safe setting when discharging or transferring
a resident.
Substance Abuse Treatment
• Working to preserve funding for state substance abuse programs
in annual budget.
• Cosponsor of 2003-2004 legislation to provide insurance coverage
for substance abuse treatment.
Reproductive Rights
• Advocate for pro-choice policies.
• Cosponsor of 2002 law to greatly expand insurance coverage for
contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies.
• Cosponsor of current legislation to provide access for women
to emergency contraception.
Smokefree Workplaces
• Cosponsored legislation to create a statewide workplace smoking
ban.
Health Insurance
• Cosponsor of legislation for universal, single-payer health
care system in Massachusetts to provide health insurance coverage for
all Mass. residents.
HMO Bill of Rights
Cosponsor of HMO Patients’ Bill of Rights signed into law in 2000.
Strengthens rights of enrollees in managed care plans.