Sometimes a letter will do.
If a committee is not ready to pass my legislation, I can ask the chair to send a letter to the affected state agency to review the issue raised by my bill and report back to the committee before next year’s session.
That reply can help build the case for next year’s bill.
For example, House Bill 1164 would create the crime of domestic terrorism It would also require the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security to report to the General Assembly on the state’s efforts to plan, prevent, detect, and address domestic terrorism.
A letter could get the report done.
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I’m already listing my tasks for after the session ends.
At a discussion this morning of the Kirwan education reform bill, I made notes to:
- Review the effect of Kirwan’s salary increases for teachers on programs I’ve sponsored that help teachers repay their academic debt; and
- Discuss with education experts next steps I should take to help implement what we are about to enact in the schools in my district.
