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March 18, 2011 [email protected]
STATE SOVEREIGNTY HEARING
One of the largest concerns across the nation
right now is the impact of federal health carereform. This past
Thursday a State Sovereigntypublic hearing was held where I laid
out House
Bill 335. My bill will to require state agencies tosubmit a
report to the Legislative Budget Boardprior to any implementation
of a federal
healthcare mandate. This will insure that we asa state know how
much this federal mandate willcost, and provide transparency to the
taxpayers.
BENBROOKWATERAUTHORITY BILL
This past Tuesday a public hearing was held forH.B. 2007, which
I authored. This bill wouldcall for the Benbrook Water Authority to
pay for
actual property damages that could be caused bythe Authority's
sanitary sewage system whenback up occurs. The Benbrook Water
Authority
asked me to file this bill so that they canadequately take care
of their customers. I amproud to have such responsible actors in
my
district that are looking out for the community.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSISWEEK
This past week I had the honor and the privilegeof recognizing
the Lone Star chapter of TheNational Multiple Sclerosis Society
with aresolution on the House floor. The Lone Stargroup has been
instrumental in raisingawareness and funds to assist in research
and
treatment of this disease through events such asBike MS and Walk
MS. It was a pleasure gettingto visit with them and I hope everyone
takes amoment to visit their website and becomeinformed on this
serious condition that so manylive with. Multiple Sclerosis Lone
Star Chapter
webpage:http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/TXH/index.aspx
.
VOTERIDENTIFICATION BILL
As mentioned last week, the House was
expecting to hear S.B 14, the bill requiring thepresentation of
photo identification prior tovoting, this past Wednesday. However,
this
measure was delayed until this upcomingMonday. I am very excited
to see thislegislation moving forward and know we will
see strong support across the board for this bill.
PUBLICEDUCATION BILLS
As always, public education is a very importantissue to me. This
past Tuesday, two bills Iauthored, H.B. 1833 and H.B. 1834 were
heard
in the Public Education Committee meeting.H.B. 1833 removes the
requirement that schoolshave to post certain information in
localnewspapers and replaces it with the option ofonline placement.
This is a cost to schooldistricts that is unwarranted and it is not
the job
of our schools to fund the media. Additionally,HB 1834 removes
excess reporting requirementsfrom school districts to the Texas
EducationAgency. This is an inefficient use of time andresources.
With our current budget shortfall wemust remove all unfunded
mandates from our
public schools and promote local control.
Sincerely,
Representative Mark M. Shelton, M.D.District 97
District Office Capitol OfficePeeler Howell Clayton
StewartDistrict Director Chief of Staff
1050 Forest Park Blvd. P.O. Box 2910Suite 200 Austin, TX
78768Fort Worth, TX 76110 512-463-0608817-927-0061
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