Missouri state representative files 21 constituent-driven bills in legislative session

MISSOURI — State Representative Ann Kelley has filed 21 bills this legislative session, and says they were all "constituent-driven."

Among those bills is one Kelley says focuses on Missouri's "A-Plus" program.

A-Plus is a state scholarship program providing funds to high school students who've met certain criteria.

Kelley says the bill came about after speaking with a young man from Sarcoxie, who qualified for the scholarship, but then found out it wouldn't cover getting a CDL.

Her proposal would change that.

A separate bill comes from an experience her son had trying to register a vehicle.

If passed, it would modify how long vehicles are registered for—some qualifying for a "lifetime" registration.

Kelley says it's supposed to be a citizen legislature—and this is how government is supposed to work.

"People have come to us, or we have experienced personally the bureaucracy of our government, and we want to fix that, we want to cut all that bureaucracy out, make it easier for everybody to live and function and do what they're supposed to do to make a living," said state representative Ann Kelley, (R)-Lamar.

Kelley says if there's something you think should be addressed, contact your state representative.

She says many times, that's how changes to state law start.