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Ky. Governor Vetoes New Driver’s License, Free Community College
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed all or parts of seven bills passed on the last day of the legislative session.
Bevin’s vetoes mean Kentucky will not have a new driver’s license that complies with federal security standards. Bevin had said he supported the new driver’s license but said he changed his mind after noticing what he called “tremendous opposition” to the bill.
His vetoes mean some Kentucky high school graduates will not have free community college tuition beginning in the fall. Instead, the program will start in 2017.
And Bevin’s vetoes mean some parents won’t be able to send their children to public preschool programs. The budget bill included language that expanded the program’s eligibility requirements. But Bevin vetoed it, saying the state could not afford to pay for it.