Legislation with CCRW
It is going to be a very busy five months with the Texas Legislature and the US Congress, with the new President Trump’s administration, both in session. CCRW will be watching key legislation in Texas and in the Federal Government. Additionally, we will be monitoring the CCISD Bond Election in which the Citizens’ Committee’s preliminary recommendation calls for $499 million in improvements, through a voter-approved bond election in May 2017.
The top 10 Texas Legislative Priorities are as follows:
SB 1 – 2017 Budget Proposal
SB 2 – Property Tax Reform
SB 3 – School Choice
SB 4 – Sanctuary Cities
SB 5 – Photo Voter ID
SB 6 – Women’s Privacy Act
SB 7 – Inappropriate Teacher-Student Relationships
SB 8 – Fetal Tissue/Partial Birth Abortion
SB 9 – Spending
SB 10 – Hailstorm Lawsuit Reform
The top 10 Key issues on President Trump’s agenda are as follows:
- Health Care
- The Border
- Immigration
- Social Safety Net
- The Veterans Administration
- Student Debt
- Jobs
- Taxes
- Child Care
- Education