state legislative information

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CBDE4A.A54156E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear LME Families,=20 At the PTA meeting last night it was discussed about the legislative = updates with public school financing. In summary, we are still waiting = to see what the state will do. Below are some ways you can give input = during the state legislative session. =20 1) There is a parent driven rally this Saturday (3/12) down at the = capitol. It was recognized at the RRISD PTA council yesterday at our = meeting. Please realize that PTA does not take a political stand but = they simply recognized the event. You can click on the website to find = out more if you are interested. =20 http://savetxschools.org/ 2) Last week, State Representative, Mark Strama, spoke to all of our = feeder schools in the area and stated that the legislators need to hear = from the parents what you want. You can do this by contacting your = local representatives. If you go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ you = can contact your politicians directly. It also gives you daily status = on bills, etc. =20 3) Bill 275 by Representative Pitts is the bill that will have them = voting on using the state rainy day fund. This was mentioned at our = council luncheon yesterday. This is a bill that you may be interested = in following. The state needs only majority to use the $4 billion that = will cover the shortfall from the last budget, but it will need a 2/3rds = vote to use more of the fund over $4 billion. =20 4) If you did not fill out the survey that the district had on the = website, please remember you can still write to them your thoughts too. = I wrote a letter and got a response back from the superintendant in 24 = hours. They are listening to your ideas! =20 I hope this helps for those that are interested in how the state will = finance public schools. As a representative of PTA, I have attended = many meetings on this subject and thought it was important to send = information that I have received. After attending several events, I = have discovered how important it is to follow up with your = representatives. With that thought, I pass on this quote that I feel = is pertinent to the subject. =20 Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. ~Author = Unknown Have a great day!=20 Sara Solomon=20 PTA President=20 ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CBDE4A.A54156E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear LME Families,

At the PTA meeting last = night it was=20 discussed about the legislative updates with public school = financing. In=20 summary, we are still waiting to see what the state will = do. Below=20 are some ways you can give input during the state legislative=20 session.

1) There is a parent driven rally = this=20 Saturday (3/12) down at the capitol. It was recognized at the = RRISD PTA=20 council yesterday at our meeting. Please realize that PTA does not = take a=20 political stand but they simply recognized the event. You can = click on the=20 website to find out more if you are interested.

http://savetxschools.org/"=20 target=3D_blank>http://savetxschools.org/

2) Last week, State = Representative, Mark=20 Strama, spoke to all of our feeder schools in the area and stated that = the=20 legislators need to hear from the parents what you want. You can = do this=20 by contacting your local representatives. If you go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/">http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/<= /A> you =20 can contact your politicians directly. It also gives you daily = status on=20 bills, etc.

3) Bill 275 by Representative = Pitts is the=20 bill that will have them voting on using the state rainy day = fund. =20 This was mentioned at our council luncheon yesterday. This is a = bill that=20 you may be interested in following. The state needs only majority = to use=20 the $4 billion that will cover the shortfall from the last budget, but = it will=20 need a 2/3rds vote to use more of the fund over $4 billion. =

4) If you did not fill out the = survey that=20 the district had on the website, please remember you can still write to = them=20 your thoughts too. I wrote a letter and got a response back from = the=20 superintendant in 24 hours. They are listening to your=20 ideas!

I hope this helps for those that are = interested=20 in how the state will finance public schools. As=20 a representative of PTA, I have attended many meetings on this = subject and=20 thought it was important to send information that I have = received. =20 After attending several events, I have discovered how = important it is=20 to follow up with your representatives. With that = thought, =20 I pass on this quote that I feel is pertinent to the = subject. =20

Nobody can do=20 everything, but everyone can do something. ~Author=20 Unknown

Have a great day!

Sara Solomon

PTA President

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