A bill that would lessen the lieutenant governor’s agriculture duties was introduced

Indianapolis, Indiana – A bill that would relieve incoming Lt. Governor-Elect Micah Beckwith of some of his duties governing the state’s farm sector has been submitted in the Indiana Senate.

Sen. Susan Glick (R-District 13) and Sen. James Buck (R-District 21) wrote Senate Bill 202, which aims to eliminate the requirement that the lieutenant governor be in charge of the “implementation of the department” and instead specify that the Indiana Department of Agriculture operates as an executive agency.

The lieutenant governor “is not the secretary of agriculture and rural development,” according to the law.

Since the general election in November, Lt. Governor-Elect Beckwith has been a part of a number of contentious incidents. This includes objections from a number of parents and locals who opposed Beckwith’s scheduled visit to Westfield High School to speak about the school’s agricultural science curriculum.

He was originally supposed to give a speech at the high school in November, but it was postponed after parents’ concerns were received by school officials.

After calling the Indiana Daily Student “elitist leftist propaganda” and declaring that he would be “happy to stop it for them” if the student newspaper continued to publish, Lt. Governor-Elect Beckwith got into a heated argument with the publication in November.

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure is scheduled to read the bill for the first time on Wednesday. The Senate committee consists of 12 members, including State Senators Buck and Glick.