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Issue 2
March 23, 2007
Vol. 1
Issue 2
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Issue 1
March 9, 2007
Vol. 2007
Issue 1
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Appropriations
 This morning at about 2 a.m., after 17 hours of debate and 243 amendments, the House approved the $150 billion appropriations bill. The bill provides $109.7 million for community colleges, which would increase DCCCD’s allocation by approximately $2.6 million over current funding.
The Senate Finance Committee should debate its version of the appropriations bill today. The current proposal would provide $119.6 million for community colleges, which translates into $3.8 million in additional dollars for DCCCD.
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Advocacy
Now that we are halfway through the session, legislators quickly will turn their attention to thousands of bills waiting for action. In order for the district to remain on legislators’ radar screens, they must hear directly from each of our DCCCD advocates.
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Committee Meetings
 On Monday, the House Higher Education Committee heard several bills specifically related to community colleges. Dr. Steve Mittelstet, president of Richland College, testified on behalf of HB 2032, which is related to African-American studies programs at community colleges. A total of 10 bills related to community colleges were heard on Monday. Read more about HB 2032.
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Legislation
 Two bills that are of particular interest to DCCCD are: SB 1052 and SB 1064.
SB 1052 relates to tuition credits for students who complete the core curriculum at two-year public institutions of higher education. Read more about SB 1052.
SB 1064 addresses community college purchasing provisions; DCCCD has been instrumental in collaborating on this bill with Sen. Royce West. Staff plans to testify on behalf of SB 1064 at an upcoming hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education. Read more about SB 1064.
We continue to track and analyze proposed bills that may affect the Dallas County Community College District. You can see the updated tracking list and bill status on the DCCCD Web site.
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Correction
Last week we referred to Sen. John Corona. The senator's name should have appeared as Sen. John Carona. We regret the error, and apologize for any confusion.
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