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This Week in Austin
Quote of the week (paraphrased):
“I don’t just sign something without first reading it. I did so in this instance because it was Wright Lassiter asking.”
–Sen. Royce West, explaining why he signed the Community College Caucus commitment form without reading it.
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Legislative Meetings
On Monday, Dr. Lassiter met with three members of our legislative delegation – Sen. Royce West, Sen. Chris Harris and Rep. Kirk England. These meetings offered an opportunity to create new relationships with DCCCD and strengthen existing ones.
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Committee Meetings
In last week’s update, we referenced SB 1052, which relates to tuition credits for students who complete the core curriculum at two-year public institutions of higher education. Dr. Lassiter registered DCCCD’s support for this bill when it was heard by the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education on Monday. The bill now moves to the full Senate Education Committee. [read the bill]
On Wednesday, DCCCD’s purchasing director, Philip Todd, testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education in support of SB 1064, which addresses community college purchasing provisions. The bill was supported by the subcommittee and now moves to the Senate Education Committee for further consideration. [read the bill]
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Legislation
During its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the DCCCD Board of Trustees signed a joint letter supporting HB 381, which encourages state agencies to use community colleges to provide training for employees. This bill awaits further consideration by the House Higher Education Committee. [read the bill]
Several additional bills of particular interest to DCCCD are: SB 289, SB 1146 and HB 3827. SB 289 relates to the use of professional nursing shortage reduction program grants. [read the bill]
SB 1146 would create online “report cards” for institutions of higher education. [read the bill]
HB 3827 relates to the manner in which governing boards of junior colleges can hold meetings via conference call. [read the bill]
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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