While a gay-rights bill dominated discussion on the legislature’s opening day, legislators have further priorities for the upcoming 10-week session. The first bill to go to Governor Pence will likely be one decoupling teacher pay from ISTEP for 2016. House Speaker Brian Bosma says it’ll be fast-tracked to the Senate. A long-term road funding plan is Bosma’s top priority, and he’s calling for full college scholarships for high school honor students who agree to teach for five years after graduation. The speaker is co-authoring a bill which also seeks to boost teacher recruitment by raising pay, and making it easier for professionals in other fields or teachers from other states to get certified to teach in Indiana. The methamphetamine epidemic crosses party lines, with both Bosma and Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane backing a proposal to require prescriptions for cold remedies containing pseudoephedrine — while acknowledging they don’t know whether their caucuses will stand with them. Lanane’s also urging an increase in the minimum wage, a proposal likely to die a quick and quiet death in the Republican-controlled Senate. And he says legislators should allow same-day voter registration and unlimited absentee voting in a bid to raise voter turnout.